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Updated: May 13, 2025
The hanging-gardens were the latter's residence in summer, and in her conversations there with Kassandane and Atossa one name was often mentioned the name of her, who had been the innocent cause of events which had decided the destinies of great kingdoms and noble lives the Egyptian Princess.
Unnoticed by her mistress she slipped out of the room, the windows of which commanded a splendid view over the hanging-gardens, the immense city beneath, the river, and the rich and fruitful Babylonian plain, and went into the garden. Without looking round she ran to a flower-bed, to pluck some roses.
He thought a moment and then exclaimed with a smile; "Set the prisoners free, my King; I will answer for it with my own head, that Bartja was not in the hanging-gardens." The king was surprised at this speech but not angry. The free, unrestrained, graceful manner of this Athenian towards himself produced the same impression, that a fresh sea-breeze makes when felt for the first time.
Boges appeared to conduct him to the Harem, which he was accustomed to visit at this hour, when sufficiently sober. "Phaedime awaits you with impatience," said the eunuch. "Let her wait!" was the king's answer. "Have you given orders that the palace on the hanging-gardens shall be set in order?" "It will be ready for occupation to-morrow."
"But if Kassandane or Atossa should send to her?" "Turn the messengers away, and send word that every attempt to see or communicate with Nitetis will be regarded by me as a personal offence." "May I ask a favor for myself, O King?" "The time is not well chosen for asking favors." "I feel ill. Permit some one else to take charge of the hanging-gardens for to-morrow only." "No! now leave me."
Kassandane sent at once to the hanging-gardens, with a request that Nitetis would come to her apartments. Atossa, as unbridled in her joy as in her grief, ran to meet her friend's litter and flew from one of her attendants to the other crying: "They are all innocent; we shall not lose one of them not one!"
His escape had been rendered possible by the trap-door in the hanging-gardens, and greatly assisted by the enormous crowds assembled in the streets. Immense treasures were found in his house. Chests of gold and jewels, which his position had enabled him to obtain with great ease, were restored to the royal treasury.
Her husband made known his willingness to conduct me to the music-room, and we ceremoniously descended a staircase blooming like the hanging-gardens of Babylon. From there I had my first glimpse of the company. They were strange people. The women glittered like Christmas-trees.
It has turned out a sublime piece of folly; and when the New Zealander of distant ages shall have moralized sufficiently among the ruins of London Bridge, he will bethink himself that somewhere thereabout was the marvellous Tunnel, the very existence of which will seem to him as incredible as that of the hanging-gardens of Babylon.
The next day Nitetis removed to the country-house in the hanging-gardens, and began a monotonous, but happy and industrious life there, according to the rules laid down by Croesus. Every day she was carried to Kassandane and Atossa in a closely shut-up litter.
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