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Updated: May 17, 2025
My Bashaw then seeing the case to be desperate, his house burnt without remission, and all his goods lost, gave himself over unto all the devils in hell, calling upon some of them by their names, Grilgoth, Astaroth, Rappalus, and Gribouillis, nine several times.
It should seem that Grandier had been shrewd enough to take a bond to secure the fulfilment of the contract on the other side; for we have the document in fac-simile, signed and sealed by Lucifer, Beelzebub, Satan, Elimi, Leviathan, and Astaroth, duly witnessed by Baalberith, Secretary of the Grand Council of Demons.
And this was why he had appeared almost every evening of ten successive days in the gardens of the goddess Astaroth, shielding his face from all who passed him. Once, when he had drunk much wine at a feast in his palace, Ramses slipped out with a settled purpose. "To-night," said he to himself, "I will enter Kama's dwelling; as to her adorers let them sing at her windows."
Do ye wish to see his face?" When they assented, the chief rose, and pulled the bag from the man standing near him. Both high priests cried out with astonishment. The Greek was really so like Ramses that it was impossible to resist the deception. "Thou art Lykon, the singer from the temple of Astaroth?" asked the holy Sem of the bound Greek. Lykon smiled contemptuously.
At the sight of that image of Death in the filthy turban and uncanny-looking bed-jacket, watching the black fowl as it pecked at the millet-grains, calling to the toad Astaroth to walk over the cards that lay out on the table, a cold thrill ran through Mme. Cibot; she shuddered. Nothing but strong belief can give strong emotions. An assured income, to be or not to be, that was the question.
When she rose at sight of the dignitaries, and appeared in the light, those present saw that her face had bronze-colored spots on it. Her eyes seemed wandering. "Kama," said the chief, "the goddess Astaroth has touched thee with leprosy." "It was not the goddess!" said she, with a changed voice. "It was the low Asiatics, who threw in a tainted veil to me. Oh, I am unfortunate!"
But how in the name of Astaroth I'm going to keep it I haven't the remotest conception. Some letters in Dale's round handwriting lay on the library table awaiting my signature. Dale himself had gone. A lady had called for him, said Rogers, in an electric brougham. As my chambers are on the second floor and the staircase half-way down the arcade, Rogers's detailed information surprised me.
Those two shadows of the pharaoh perished, but he survived." "Well, enough of this," interrupted the prince. "But that the people of Asia may know that I am gracious, I designate Kama five talents for games, in honor of Astaroth, and a costly goblet for her temple. This gift will be received today by thee." He dismissed the priestess with a motion of his head.
"Thou didst promise that I should be thy first woman, but before the moon traversed half the heavens thy promise was broken. Perhaps Thou thinkest that the vengeance of Astaroth will fall on the priestess alone, and not reach to princes." "Tell thy Astaroth," replied Ramses, calmly, "not to threaten princes, or she may go herself to the servants' house." "I understand!" exclaimed Kama.
Ramses accepted the invitation willingly; the holy priests Mefres and Mentezufis had no objection to the presence of the prince in honoring the goddess Astaroth. "First of all, Astaroth," said the worthy Mefres to Mentezufis, "is the same as our Is is and the Chaldean Istar; second, if we permit Asiatics to build temples in our land it is proper to be kindly to their gods at seasons."
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