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ALEXANDER AND CANDACE. 203<br />

"thee by thy portrait," and taking me by the hand<br />

she brought me into another chamber, and, having<br />

sent her men-servants and maid-servants outside,<br />

she shewed me the picture which the painter had<br />

painted, and said' unto me, "Dost thou recognize she shows<br />

"thyself in this picture, or not?" Now when Isawtr^t. ^^°''<br />

my portrait I recognized in it myself, and behold<br />

my understanding became confused, and my thoughts<br />

were scattered, and darkness fell upon my heart,<br />

and I despaired of my life. And Candace said to<br />

me, "I see that thou art troubled and that thy<br />

"courage hath fled, O thou conqueror^ of Darius,<br />

"the king of Persia, and of Porus, the king of<br />

"India, who was a mighty and a powerful king,<br />

"and the inheritor of a kingdom from his fathers,<br />

"moreover, the king of China did submit to thee.<br />

"And thou didst rule over these kings, and the<br />

"nations did homage to thee, and all the peoples<br />

"of the earth feared thee, and brought tribute to<br />

"thee, and they did render submission unto thee,<br />

"and were afraid of thee; and now fate hath led<br />

"thee captive so that [thou] hast fallen into the The worws<br />

"hands of a woman, who waged no battle withv^qXhld<br />

"thee, and whose army suffered no fatigue on thy^^^^" '^°"<br />

"account, and she hath the power to judge thee<br />

"as she pleaseth, and either to send thee away<br />

"free or to keep thee in captivity. And, behold,<br />

"God Almighty hath brought thee unto her [p. ii6]<br />

' of<br />

thine own free-will and pleasure, and she hath<br />

' Read a)^n.Ai = ' Read ^"hll :<br />

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