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"And now, my Nefer," she went on, throwing her clinging arms round his neck again, "now, good night! AND NOW MY NEPHEW SHE WENT ON THROWING HER CLINGING ARMS AROUND HIS NECK AGAIN NOW GOOD NIGHT
 her wrists and drawing her towards him. "I am flesh and blood. I am man, and thou art woman--and I love thee! I love thee! Ah, how sweet thy kisses are! Now let the gods bless or curse, for never could they take away what thou hast given--and for it I will give thee all. All that has been, and is, and might have been! Priest and sage, Initiate of the Mysteries, what are they to me now! O Nitocris, my queen and my love! Sooner would I live through one year of bliss with thee than an eternity in the Peace of the Gods itself!" The words of blasphemy came hot and fast between his kisses, and she heard them unresisting in his arms, giving him back kiss for kiss, and looking into his eyes under the dark lashes which half-hid hers; and so Ma-Rim[=o]n, the youthful Initiate of the Holy Mysteries, became in that moment a man, and so he began to learn the long lesson which teaches to what heights and depths a woman who has loved and hated can rise and fall for the sake of her love and her hate. N I AM MORTAL HE SAID SWIFTLY CATCHING HER WRISTS AND DRAWING HER TOWARDS HIM I AM FLESH AND BLOOD I AM MAN AND THOU ART WOMAN AND I LOVE THEE I LOVE THEE AH HOW SWEET THY KISSES ARE NOW LET THE GODS BLESS OR CURSE FOR NEVER COULD THEY TAKE AWAY WHAT THOU HADST GIVEN AND FOR IT I WILL GIVE THEE ALL ALL THAT HAS BEEN AND IS AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRIEST AND SAGE INITIATE OF THE MYSTERIES WHAT ARE THEY TO ME NOW O NYDIKRUS MY QUEEN AND MY LOVE SOONER WOULD I LIVE THROUGH ONE YEAR BLISS WITH THEE THAN AN ETERNITY IN THE PEACE OF THE GODS ITSELF THE WORDS OF BLASPHEMY CAME HOT AND FAST BETWEEN HIS KISSES AND SHE HEARD THEM UNRESISTING IN HIS ARMS GIVING HIM BACK KISS FOR KISS AND LOOKING INTO HIS EYES UNDER THE DARK LASHES WHICH HALF HID HERS AND SO MYRIMOUN THE USEFUL INITIATE OF THE HOLY MYSTERIES BECAME IN THAT MOMENT A MAN AND SO HE BEGAN TO LEARN THE LONG LESSON WHICH TEACHES TO WHAT HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS A WOMAN WHO IS LOVED AND HATED CAN RISE AND FALL FOR THE SAKE OF HER LOVE AND HER HATE
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