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It rained forty days and forty nights, and the waters rose higher and higher, covering the hills, and creeping up the mountains, so that every living thing died except Noah, and all that were with him in the ark. But after ten months the tops of the mountains were seen, and Noah sent out a raven and a dove.
Beneath the Virgin, Lion, and Crab is the twisted girdle formed by the Snake, extending over a whole line of stars, his snout raised near the Crab, supporting the Bowl with the middle of his body near the Lion, and bringing his tail, on which is the Raven, under and near the hand of the Virgin. The region above his shoulders is equally bright.
The queen of the Amazons appeared before him, a beautiful woman, with long raven hair. "Greeting to thee, mighty warrior," she said. "Hast thou come to slay women?" "Perchance it is you who will triumph over me," replied Alexander. The queen of the Amazons smiled.
Tenney did not look at him. Then Raven, in a sudden mounting of desire to show Tira how sorry he was for her, said to her impetuously: "I hate to leave you alone." And again she surprised him as she had the night before in implicit acceptance of her new faith, something as tangible as divine. She spoke in a perfect simplicity. "I ain't alone," she said. Tenney had turned his head, to listen.
Under the crumbling arch, relieved against the green of the lane beyond, stood the figure of a slender boy wrapped in a mantle of scarlet that bore a strangely familiar look. His hair fell upon his shoulders in soft wavy locks of raven blackness; but his face was turned away as his hands fumbled at the fastening. Sister Wynfreda rose and took a step forward, staring at him in bewilderment.
"I showed you, the night you came," said Raven, "the story of Old Crow's life. You didn't quite catch on. Want another try at it?" Dick had to search his memory. The only thing he had kept in mind about that night was his anger against Nan. There was a book, he recalled vaguely: some sort of stuff in a crabbed hand. "Old Crow?" he said. "Old Crow never wrote anything."
But the island seemed empty of life, and her yelling useless. Down dropped the raven in front of her. Down winnowed the hen-raven at the back of her. And, both together, they approached. And all the time the great black-backed gull continued to yell, "How-how-how-how!" At last, when he had got close enough, the cock-raven lunged at her, or, rather, underneath her.
I see thee yet, fair France thou favour'd land Of art and nature thou art still before me, Thy sons, to whom their labour is a sport, So well thy grateful soil returns its tribute, Thy sunburnt daughters, with their laughing eyes And glossy raven locks. But, favour'd France, Thou hast had many a tale of woe to tell In ancient times as now.
He himself was a tall strong man, arrived at that period of life in which men are supposed to have lost none of their resolution, while they have acquired a wisdom and circumspection unknown to their earlier years. The countenance of Godfrey bespoke both prudence and boldness, and resembled his hair, where a few threads of silver were already mingled with his raven locks.
Then Ian drew his sword and cut off the head of the raven, and shut his eyes so that he might see nothing. After that he lay down and slept till morning dawned, and the man came and unlocked the door and shook the sleeper. 'Here is the cap, said Ian drowsily, drawing it from under his pillow. And he fell asleep again directly.
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