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The king agreed, and had every reason to be pleased with his beautiful bride. A son was born to them; but the lady put it in the fire. The king wept and tore his beard, but said nothing. Then a daughter of singular loveliness afterwards Balkis, Queen of Sheba was born: a she-bear appeared at the door, and the mother flung her babe into its jaws.
And alone in the silence of night Balthasar repeated: "Happy, happy, happy he who is born under this star." The rumour spread over all Ethiopia and the neighbouring kingdoms that King Balthasar had ceased to love Balkis. When the tidings reached the country of Sheba, Balkis was as indignant as if she had been betrayed.
And there, indeed, I saw the most prodigious treasures; but best of all, O King, more glorious than gold, more precious than rare jewels, I saw Queen Balkis, the most beautiful of queens." "Tell me of this Queen," said Solomon, loosening his rough grasp upon the Hoopoe. So it was, say the Mussulmans, that a bird told Solomon of the great Queen whose journey to Jerusalem is described in the Bible.
Soon they heard nothing more than the sound of dripping blood as it fell from the brow of Balthasar on the breast of Balkis. "I love you," the queen murmured. And by the light of the moon as it emerged from behind a cloud the king saw the white and liquid radiance of her half-closed eyes.
"It is universally said that Queen Balkis has a shaggy leg and a foot made of two black horns." Balthasar shrugged his shoulders. He knew that the legs and feet of Balkis were like the legs and feet of all other women and perfect in their beauty. And yet the mere idea spoiled the remembrance of her whom he had so greatly loved.
Then, having prostrated themselves, the mage and the eunuch retired. Balthasar, left alone with Balkis, tried to speak; he opened his mouth but he could not utter a word. He said to himself, "The queen will be angered at my silence." But the queen still smiled and looked not at all angry. She was the first to speak with a voice sweeter than the sweetest music.
But the black man, seizing an enormous pestle used to pound Egyptian onions, knocked down two of his assailants and forced the others back. And all the while he was conscious of the warmth of Balkis' body as she cowered close against him; it was this which made him invincible.
Was strong Samson not as weak as I? Was Solomon the Wise much better when Balkis wheedled him? I said to the king But enough of that, I spake of Blanche de Bechamel. "Curiosity was the poor child's foible. To know the secret of Masonry was the wretched child's mad desire. With a thousand wiles, smiles, caresses, she strove to coax it from me from ME ha! ha!
And he replied: "It must be admitted nevertheless that these signs are obscure. But while I study them I forget Balkis, and that is a great boon." And among truths most useful to know, the mage taught that the stars are fixed like nails in the arch of the sky, and that there are five planets, namely: Bel, Merodach, and Nebo, which are male, while Sin and Mylitta are female.
Queen Balkis stared and stared at the great King's seal upon the mysterious letter, and when she had read the brief invitation she stared and stared again. But she had heard the fame of Solomon and was eager to ask him some of her clever questions to prove his wisdom. So she decided to accept his invitation and come to Jerusalem.
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