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age.<br />

204 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"placed her hand in thine without either oath [on<br />

"her part] or covenant to prevent [her] from<br />

"[taking] thy blood. But it is not right for a<br />

"man to boast himself overmuch of what God<br />

"Almighty hath bestowed upon him, and he should<br />

"not say' that all wisdom and all knowledge have<br />

"been given to him alone, for His wisdom and<br />

"knowledge belong to each and every man."<br />

<strong>Alexander</strong>'s Then the Two-homed one bit his lips, and wrung<br />

his hands and looked at Candace wrathfully, and<br />

as his anger was rising she said to him, "Why<br />

"dost thou rage, and wherefore bitest thou thy<br />

"lips.''" And the Two-horned one said to her,<br />

"My wrath is fierce because my sword 'Lightning'<br />

"is not with me."^ Then Candace, smilingf at him,<br />

said, "And what wouldst thou do if thou hadst<br />

"thy sword with thee?" And he said to her, "I<br />

"would utterly slay thee, and then I would stab<br />

"myself until I died." And Candace said to him,<br />

"O thou fool, for that which thou hast said are<br />

"the words of a fool when they come from thee,<br />

"inasmuch as thou art the king of the earth. And<br />

"now thou art a captive in the hand of a woman,<br />

Candace "aud she hath power to send thee away free if<br />

consoles<br />

hta^wiui him v/iil "she wisheth. Be of good cheer, and let not thy<br />

her love.<br />

"heart be sad, for I will not shed thy blood, and<br />

"I will restore thee to thine army, when thou hast<br />

' Read fl)A.^nA •<br />

" '0 be 'AXeSavbpo? r|9e\ecre Hiqpei eauTov dveXeiv Kai<br />

Tt'iv KavbcxKiiVj see Miiller, p. 133, col. i.

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