Angels and Women (1924)

58 ANGELS AND WOMEN
claimed with deep emotion--"And you, poor
child, are like your mother. God save you!"
To which I devoutly added--"Save me from
sin, O God!"
Third Moon.
The time has passed heavily; we bleached
and prepared for spinning the store of flax,
gathered the hemp, clipped the hair of the
camels and wool of the sheep to make fabrics,
and many an hour I spent in learning
from my patient mother the art of dyeing
thread, and weaving the fine linen of which
our garments are fashioned. The monotony
of the dreary days was relieved by light labor
in the garden, drying grapes, dates, and
sweet herbs. We conversed little, except
upon the subjects of our daily occupations.
Our life went on in a dull, eventless round,
till yesterday at mid-sun when Aldeth rushed
into our apartments, exclaiming: "Cheros
has disappeared. He was gathering dates