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We raised our head and stepped back. For we did not understand what had made us do this, and we were afraid to understand it. And the Golden One stepped back, and stood looking upon their hands in wonder. Then the Golden One moved away, even though no others were coming, and they moved, stepping back, as if they could not turn from us, their arms bent before them, as if they could not lower their hands. WE RAISED OUR HEAD AND STEPPED BACK FOR WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD MADE US DO THIS AND WE WERE AFRAID TO UNDERSTAND IT AND THE GOLDEN ONE STEPPED BACK AND STOOD LOOKING UPON THEIR HANDS IN WONDER THEN THE GOLDEN ONE MOVED AWAY EVEN THOUGH NO OTHERS WERE COMING AND THEY MOVED STEPPING BACK AS IF THEY COULD NOT TURN FROM US THEIR ARMS BENT BEFORE THEM AS IF THEY COULD NOT LOWER THEIR HANDS
rest one,” we whispered. Never have men said this to women. The head of the Golden One bowed slowly, and they stood still before us, their arms at their sides, the palms of their hands turned to us, as if their body were delivered in submission to our eyes. And we could not speak. Then they raised their head, and they spoke simply and gently, as if they wished us to forget some anxiety of their own. “The day is hot,” they said, “and you have worked for many hours and you must be weary.” “No,” we answered. “It is cooler in the fields,” they said, “and there is water to drink. Are you thirsty?” “Yes,” we answered, “but we cannot cross the hedge.” “We shall bring the water to you,” they said. Then they knelt by the moat, they gathered water in their two hands, they rose and they held the water out to our lips. We do not know if we drank that water. We only knew suddenly that their hands were empty, but we were still holding our lips to their hands, and that they knew it, but did not move. D BUT THEY DID NOT ANSWER AND WE KNEW IT OUR DEAREST ONE WE WHISPERED NEVER HAVE MEN SAID THIS TO WOMEN THE HEAD OF THE GOLDEN ONE BOWED SLOWLY AND THEY STOOD STILL BEFORE US THEIR ARMS AT THEIR SIDES THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS TURNED TO US AS IF THEIR BODY WERE DELIVERED IN SUBMISSION TO OUR EYES AND WE COULD NOT SPEAK THEN THEY RAISED THEIR HEAD AND THEY SPOKE SIMPLY AND GENTLY AS IF THEY WISHED US TO FORGET SOME ANXIETY OF THEIR OWN THE DAY IS HOT THEY SAID AND YOU HAVE WORKED FOR MANY HOURS AND YOU MUST BE WEARY NO WE ANSWERED IT IS COOLER IN THE FIELDS THEY SAID AND THERE IS WATER TO DRINK ARE YOU THIRSTY YES WE ANSWERED BUT WE CANNOT CROSS THE HEDGE WE SHALL BRING THE WATER TO YOU THEY SAID THEN THEY KNELT BY THE MOAT THEY GATHERED WATER INTO THEIR TWO HANDS THEY ROSE AND THEY HELD THE WATER OUT TO OUR LIPS WE DID NOT KNOW IF WE DRANK THAT WATER WE ONLY KNEW SUDDENLY THAT THEIR HANDS WERE EMPTY BUT WE WERE STILL HOLDING OUR LIPS TO THEIR HANDS AND THAT THEY KNEW IT BUT DID NOT MOVE
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