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"What of that?" cried the voice; "love is the highest of religions, for do not the Phoenicians worship it?" "Seize yonder knave," shouted Sakon, and search was made but without avail. Afterwards, however, Aziel remembered that once, when they were weather-bound on their journey from the coast, Metem had amused them by making his voice sound from various quarters of the hut in which they lay.
And, by the way: If, when she has listened to your wisdom, the daughter of Sakon should chance to explain to you that the sight of this day's attempted sacrifice filled her with horror, and that she parted with every jewel she owns to put an end to it well, her words will be true. But, since you have quarrelled, they will have no more interest for you, Prince, than has my talk about them.
At this moment a messenger, whose long white hair, wild eyes and red robe announced him to be a priest of El, by which name the people of Zimboe worshipped Baal, entered the room, and whispered something into the ear of Sakon which seemed to disturb him much. "Pardon me, Prince, and you, my guests, if I leave you," said the governor, "but I have evil tidings that call me to the temple.
There were many ladies, wives and daughters of dignitaries and wealthy citizens, and with them a great crowd of spectators of all classes gathered in the lower part of the hall, for a rumour had spread about that the farewell audience given by Sakon to King Ithobal was likely to be stormy.
Unarmed though he was, Aziel had sprung to his aid, but Metem and Sakon, knowing that he would but bring about his own destruction, flung themselves upon him and held him back. Whilst he was still struggling with them the end came, and Issachar grew still for ever. Then, as the sun sank and the darkness fell, Aziel's strength left him, and presently he slipped to the ground senseless.
Say now, are you prepared, for the sake of this maiden, to abandon the worship of your fathers and to become the servant of El and Baaltis?" "You know well that I am not so prepared, Sakon. For nothing that the world could give me would I do this sin." "Then, Prince, it is best that you should go, for that and no other is the price you must pay if you would win my daughter Elissa.
At dawn upon the following day an embassy, headed by Sakon, governor of the city, in whose train were Metem and Aziel, went to the camp of Ithobal. The mission of these envoys was to give the king answer to his suit, for he refused to come to Zimboe unless he were allowed to bring a larger force than it was thought prudent to admit into the city gates.
Now tell me, King, I pray you, how came your cousin here, so far from home, since he was not numbered in your retinue?" "I do not know, Sakon," answered Ithobal, "and if I knew I would not say. You tell me that my dead kinsman was a thief of women, which, in Phoenician eyes, must be a crime indeed.
Had it not leapt within her at the first sight of him as to one most dear, one long-lost and found again? She loved him, and he loathed her, and oh! her lot was hard. As Elissa lay brooding thus in her pain, the door opened and Sakon, her father, hurried into the chamber. "What is it that chanced yonder?" he asked, for he had not been present in the sanctuary, "and, daughter, why do you weep?"
Of the stranger who this very day reviled you in words of such shame, and so soon?" asked her father astonished. Elissa did not speak in answer; she only looked straight before her, and nodded her head. "Had ever man such a daughter?" Sakon went on in petulant dismay. "Truly it is a wise saying which tells that women love those best who beat them, be it with the tongue or with the fist.
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