Angels and Women (1924)

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ent discomfort, I feared his solitary escort.
He seemed to divine my thought, for a
deeper shadow overspread his grand features,
as he gave order to a band of slaves:
"Attend the princess whithersoever she
will."
"Ho! Ho!" said the Darvand with a leer.
"What careth my Lord Hesperus, the Passionless
?"
The eyes of the Deva flashed fire. He
raised his hand in menace, and bestowed
upon my tormentor a look so terrible that
he shrank back in silence. Fearing the consequences
of a moment’s delay, I directed
the guard to take me to the open air; I passed
quickly through the throng, whose rude gaze
and free remarks made the breath of night
doubly welcome as we drew near an entrance
to the garden.
Then was made manifest the guiding hand
of the Almighty; for it came to pass that,
when the slaves essayed to reach the northern
tower, a band of dancing girls entered