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"The Jew did not say that, father; he said it would be because of the sins of the people and their idolatries." "What does it matter what he said?" broke in Sakon hastily. "How shall I answer Ithobal?" "Tell him," she replied with a strange smile, "that he does wisely to be jealous of the prince Aziel." "What!
"I go only to give her what counsel I can in the matter of the suit of this savage, Ithobal. The lady Elissa and I have quarrelled beyond repair over that accursed sacrifice " "Which her ready wit prevented," put in Metem. "But I promised last night that I would help her if I could," the prince went on, "and I always keep my word." "I understand, Prince.
"Yet there is one other who will make you answer," replied Ithobal, in a voice thick with rage, "and here he is," and he drew his sword and flashed it before the prince's eyes. "Or if you fear to face him, then the wands of my slaves shall cause you to cry me pardon."
There upon the edge of the rock above him, leaning forward, his eyes blind with horror, stood Ithobal the king. Aziel saw him, and a fury entered into his heart because this man, whose jealous rage and evil doing had bred such woe and caused the death of his beloved still lived upon the earth.
But all this priestly juggling means little, the truth being that the city in its terror is ready to throw her or for the matter of that, Baaltis herself if they could lay hands on her as a sop to Ithobal, hoping thereby to appease his rage. The lady Elissa knows her danger but here she comes to speak for herself."
"I know not what they fear," answered Sakon, "but at least we fear nothing, for we are too many," and he glanced at his soldiers, a thousand strong, upon the hillside. "Nor are the citizens of Zimboe the servants of any man unless he be the king of Tyre." "That we shall put to proof, Sakon," said Ithobal; "but say, what does the Jew with you?" and he pointed to Aziel.
But for good or ill, so the matter stands; and now what is it that you wish of me?" "I wish that you should make it impossible that the prince Aziel should take this woman to wife. Not by murder, indeed, for 'thou shalt not kill, saith the law, but by bringing it about that she should marry the king Ithobal, or if that fail, in any other fashion which seems good to you."
Therefore before I die I wish to say a word to you. What brought you to this place to-night?" "A letter from yourself, lady." "I know it," she said, "but I did not write that letter; it was a snare, set, as I think, by the king Ithobal, who would do you to death in this way or in that. A messenger of his bribed my waiting-maid to deliver it, and afterwards I learnt the tale from Metem.
"If you desire to challenge me to combat, king Ithobal, for this purpose only I am your servant, though the fashion of your challenging is not that of any nation which I know." Before Ithobal could reply, Sakon cried out in a loud voice: "Enough, enough!
These, guarded as they were by many strongholds within whose circle the cattle were herded, as it was thought, could only be taken with the sword of hunger. At last the storm burst, for on the fifth morning after Elissa had barred herself within the tomb, Ithobal attacked the native town.
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