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The prisoner sang nothing; and presently a man dressed like a Bohemian came out of the town and spoke to her. This was Cogia, the Assassin, bearer of the letter. 'Well, Cogia? said Jehane, holding herself. 'Mistress, the letter of our lord has been delivered. I think it may go hard with the Melek. 'What, Cogia? Does the Archduke dare? 'The Archduke, mistress, desires not the Melek's death.
He is the bravest man in the world, and one of the best rulers; but he has no discretion. He is too absolute and loves too little. Jehane opened her eyes very wide. 'Why, do you know my lord, sire? she asked. The Old Man took her hand. 'There are very few personages in the world of whom I do not know something, he said; 'and I tell you that there are terms to the Melek's government.
He is a worthy man. But many do desire it kings of the West, kinsmen of the Marquess, above all the Melek's blood-brother. One of that prince's men, as I judge him, is with him now one of your country, mistress. In a vision she saw the leper again, a dull smear in the sunny waste, scratching himself on a white stone.
In this manner the epoch of Melek was reduced to five, to three, to two, to one thousand years. Then to five hundred, and at last to one hundred and fifty. But here was a trouble. The records of the State, which had been carefully kept for many centuries, showed no trace of Melek's coming during any part of the time, but always referred to him as a long-distant forerunner.
We have had many revelations from the interior, but nothing quite like this. Most histories are valuable in proportion to the truthfulness of the narrator, but Mrs. Melek's story owes a large show of its interest to her obvious tension of the long-bow.
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