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"The girl is still in their hands." "They will do her an injury when they hear..." "Let her die. Better go to one's grave childless, than unrevenged." "I understand. I cannot blame you any longer. The boy's blood must be revenged." And so saying, the old man pressed the Athenian's right hand. The latter dried his tears, mastered his emotion, and cried: "Let us go to the council of war now.
'I must have yon bunch of violets, sweet Nydia, said Glaucus, pressing through the crowd, and dropping a handful of small coins into the basket; 'your voice is more charming than ever. The blind girl started forward as she heard the Athenian's voice; then as suddenly paused, while the blood rushed violently over neck, cheek, and temples.
"The girl is still in their hands." "They will do her an injury when they hear . . ." "Let her die. Better go to one's grave childless, than unrevenged." "I understand. I cannot blame you any longer. The boy's blood must be revenged." And so saying, the old man pressed the Athenian's right hand. The latter dried his tears, mastered his emotion, and cried: "Let us go to the council of war now.
'Would that I could restore the one and save the other! returned Arbaces, with apparent emotion. 'Yes; to make thee happy I would renounce my ill-fated love, and gladly join thy hand to the Athenian's. And think not, O Ione, that I would follow thee longer with a prayer of love. I know it is in vain. Suffer me only to weep to mourn with thee.
He ceased, and pressed his hand on his wound. Cambyses gazed at him in astonishment, stepped forward, and was just going to touch his girdle an action which would have been equivalent to the signing of a death-warrant when his eye caught sight of the chain, which he himself had hung round the Athenian's neck as a reward for the clever way in which he had proved the innocence of Nitetis.
He ceased, and pressed his hand on his wound. Cambyses gazed at him in astonishment, stepped forward, and was just going to touch his girdle an action which would have been equivalent to the signing of a death-warrant when his eye caught sight of the chain, which he himself had hung round the Athenian's neck as a reward for the clever way in which he had proved the innocence of Nitetis.
'Tush, slave, hold thy peace! or, if thou wilt speak, what hast thou heard of the state of Glaucus? 'Why, my master has gone to the Athenian's trial; Glaucus will smart for it! 'For what? 'The murder of the priest Apaecides. 'Ha! said Nydia, pressing her hands to her forehead; 'something of this I have indeed heard, but understand not. Yet, who will dare to touch a hair of his head?
"The girl is still in their hands." "They will do her an injury when they hear . . ." "Let her die. Better go to one's grave childless, than unrevenged." "I understand. I cannot blame you any longer. The boy's blood must be revenged." And so saying, the old man pressed the Athenian's right hand. The latter dried his tears, mastered his emotion, and cried: "Let us go to the council of war now.
Cambyses allowed this, and the Athenian's words proved true; no sooner had he assured Mandane of the good-will of all present, laid his hand on her head and spoken kindly to her, than the source of her tears was unlocked, she wept freely, the spell which had seemed to chain her tongue, vanished, and she began to tell her story, interrupted only by low sobs.
I could hear the clatter of arms among the bushes, but the Athenian was allowed to depart unmolested, the soldiers, without doubt, believing him to be a Persian. "On returning to the house the stranger's orders were: 'Accompany me to Phanes' bark, and cease not to call me by the Athenian's name. 'But the boatmen will betray you, I said.
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