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There you will find those who are like yourself; there you can love and be happy." "But what of Almah?" I asked. Layelah made a pretty gesture of despair. "You are always talking of Almah," said she. "What is Almah to you? She is cold, dull, sad! She never will speak. Let her go." "Never!" said I. "Almah is worth more than all the world to me." Layelah sighed.
The fact is, I did like Layelah very much indeed, and I wanted to tell her so; but my ignorance of the language did not allow me to observe those nice distinctions of meaning which exist between the words "like" and "love." I knew no other word than the one Kosekin word meaning "love," and could not think of any meaning "like." It was, therefore, a very trying position for me.
I said nothing, but tried desperately to think of something that might divert the conversation. Layelah was silent for a few moments, and then went on in a musing tone: "As I was saying, I love you, Atam-or, and I hate Almah because you love her.
"Oh, but she gives you up, you know," said Layelah, quietly. "Well, but I'm not going to be given up." "Why, how unreasonable you are, you foolish boy!" said Layelah, in her most caressing manner. "You have nothing at all to do with it." At this I was in fresh despair, and then a new thought came, which I seized upon. "See here," said I, "why can't I marry both of you?
My daughter is like me, and instead of being ashamed of her station she is proud of it, and would not give it up even to become a pauper. I will see you again. I have much to say." With these words the Kohen Gadol retired, followed by Layelah, leaving me more hopeful than I had been for a long time. For many joms following I received visits from the Kohen Gadol and from Layelah.
Here again I was overwhelmed, but I still persisted in my effort. "Dear Layelah," said I, "I love Almah most dearly and most tenderly." "Oh, Atam-or, why speak of that? I know it well. And so by our Kosekin law you give her up; among us, lovers never marry.
"Among the Kosekin," said Layelah, "it is the highest happiness for lovers to give one another up." "I am not one of the Kosekin," said I. "I cannot let her go away I cannot let her go back to the amir to meet death alone. If she dies she shall see me by her side, ready to die with her." At this Layelah laughed merrily. "Is it possible," said she, "that you believe that?
A bright fire now sprang up and blazed high in the air; while I, in order to have an ample supply of fuel, continued to gather it for a long time. At length, as I came back, I saw Layelah lying on the sand in front of the fire, sound asleep.
"I know, I know," said she, quickly; "I have arranged for all. Your life shall be saved. Do you think that I have consented to your death? Never! You are mine. I will save you. I will show you what we can do. You shall escape." "Can you really save me?" I cried. "I can." "What! in spite of the whole nation?" Layelah laughed scornfully. "I can save you," said she. "We can fly.
I did not answer, but turned away the conversation by a violent effort. "Are there any other athalebs here?" "Oh yes." "How many?" "Four." "Are they all as tame as this?" "Oh yes, all quite as tame; there is no difference whatever." Upon this I left the back of the athaleb, and Layelah also descended, after which she proceeded to show me the other monsters.
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