Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 139
me, saying, "Wilt thou not remain with us,
daughter of my beloved brother? There is
one vacant room in the Tebah; surely it was
reserved for thee."
As I endeavored to frame a reply, Japheth
came quickly to my side, and added his eloquent
entreaties to those of his father. His
eyes beamed with anxious love, his glowing
face reflected the blush which suffused my
cheeks. "The vacant room, dear cousin, adjoins
my own; let it be thine. My brothers
have chosen companions, but I am still alone.
Without thy sweet presence, so shall I ever
remain, for none but Aloma can become the
bride of Japheth."
Taking courage, I replied: "By the ties of
kindred and affection, by the bonds of religion
and sympathy, by the presence of
impending danger, I am thine; but for the
moment our paths diverge. I must return
to my mother. I shall come to thee again,
for God wills it shall be so." Japheth would
have accompanied me. "The way is full of