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It was clear that either she suspected me of being in search of the secrets of one of her gods, or of being boldly inquisitive about her traffic with Time, or else she was darkly absorbed with brooding upon the deed. IT WAS CLEAR THAT EITHER SHE SUSPECTED ME OF BEING IN SEARCH OF THE SECRETS OF ONE OF HER GODS OR OF BEING BOLDLY INQUISITIVE ABOUT HER TRAFFIC WITH TIME OR ELSE SHE WAS DARKLY ABSORBED WITH BROODING UPON THE DEED
ong since, and there abated somewhat the ire of the envious gods. And the only daughter of the Merchant Prince felt so little gratitude for this great deliverance that she took to respectability of a militant kind, and became aggressively dull, and called her home the English Riviera, and had platitudes worked in worsted upon her tea-cosy, and in the end never died, but passed away at her residence. THE HOUSE OF THE SPHINX When I came to the House of the Sphinx it was already dark. They made me eagerly welcome. And I, in spite of the deed, was glad of any shelter from that ominous wood. I saw at once that there had been a deed, although a cloak did all that a cloak may do to conceal it. The mere uneasiness of the welcome made me suspect that cloak. The Sphinx was moody and silent. I had not come to pry into the secrets of Eternity nor to investigate the Sphinx's private life, and so had little to say and few questions to ask; but to whatever I did say she remained morosely indifferent.  THE BOOK OF WONDER BY LORD DUNZANIE THIS IS LIVER BOX RECORDING ALL LIVERLOCKS RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG THE HOUSE OF THE SPHINX WHEN I CAME TO THE HOUSE OF THE SPHINX IT WAS ALREADY DARK THEY MADE ME EAGERLY WELCOME AND I IN SPITE OF THE DEED WAS GLAD OF ANY SHELTER FROM THAT OMINOUS WOOD I SAW AT ONCE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A DEED ALTHOUGH A CLOAK DID ALL THAT A CLOAK MAY DO TO CONCEAL IT THE MERE UNEASINESS OF THE WELCOME MADE ME SUSPECT THAT CLOAK THE SPHINX WAS MOODY AND SILENT I HAD NOT COME TO PRY INTO THE SECRETS OF ETERNITY NOR TO INVESTIGATE THE SPHINX'S PRIVATE LIFE AND SO HAD LITTLE TO SAY AND A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK BUT TO WHATEVER I DID SAY SHE REMAINED MOROSELY INDIFFERENT
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