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Updated: June 13, 2025
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!"
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.
The poor, heavily-afflicted girl trembled at these words, and when the eunuch was gone, begged Mandane to tell her what it all meant. The girl, instructed by Boges, said that Bartja had stolen secretly into the hanging-gardens, and had been seen by several of the Achaemenidae as he was on the point of getting in at one of the windows.
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!"
The landlord found this document and, being able to read, confirmed the statement of the sick youth; he was, however, soon seized by a fresh attack of fever, and began to speak incoherently." "Could you understand him?" "Yes, for his talk always ran on the same subject. The hanging-gardens seemed to fill his thoughts.
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."
Kassandane tried to soothe the violent girl, and assured her every attempt to visit the hanging-gardens would be in vain. Then Atossa began to rage again, until at last her mother was forced to command silence, and as morning had already began to dawn, sent her to her sleeping-room. The girl obeyed, but instead of going to bed, seated herself at a tall window looking towards the hanging-gardens.
"You have set at nought the law of the land and of the court, and, in appearance at least, have done great offence to your brother's honor. ..." "You are speaking..." "Fly, I tell you fly at once; for if your visit to the hanging-gardens was ever so innocently meant, you are still in the greatest danger.
You, Datis, go at once to the hanging-gardens and order Boges to defer the execution of the sentence on the Egyptian Princess; and further, I wish messengers sent to the post-station mentioned by the Athenian, and the wounded man brought hither under safe escort." The "king's eye" was on the point of departure, but Phanes detained him, saying: "Does my King allow me to make one remark?" "Speak."
Boges had slipped out quietly before him. In the forecourt he found one of the gardener's boys from the hanging-gardens. "What do you want here?" asked Boges. "I have something for the prince Bartja." "For Bartja? Has he asked your master to send him some seeds or slips?" The boy shook his sunburnt head and smiled roguishly. "Some one else sent you then?" said Boges becoming more attentive.
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