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178 ARIADNE.Istood silent and amazed before the statue;amazed because the spiritualised and perfectbeauty giveninit to Hilarion seemed to me themost amazing pardon that a woman's forgivenessever on this earth bestowed; silent, because I,who had dwelt among sculptors all my years,could neverhave conceivedit possible for her togive to any shape of stone such vitality, suchproportion, such anatomical perfection, such personalsublimity as wereall here.It was a great work;it would have been greatin Athens, and was how much greater in thismodern age! And she was only a woman, andso young." Oh, my dear! oh, my dear! " Icried out toher, " standing before it. Athene is with youstill. You have the clue and the sword. Oh,mydear, with such gifts praise heaven! AVhat doesthe pain or the loss in hfe matter. You aregreat! "She looked at me from under her lovely lowbrows and her half-falling hair, as the Ariadneof the Capitol looks at you; only with a lookmore intense — a look of deeppity,deeper scorn.
ARIADNE. 179" Is that aU that you know! Great! AVhatuse is that ? Icould not kdl the ape and theasp. Perhaps he would not haveleft me ifIhadbeen foolish and like other women."Ilike an idiot cried out,—"You blaspheme, and against yourself! Thegods' gifts are greater than his. You have theclue and the sword. How can you care ? Lethimperish, the ingrate and fool! "The look in her eyes grew darker and deeperwith sadness and scorn. She turned from mewith almost aversion." Ihave only createdit that he maysee it,andthat others maystill see his face whenIshallhave been dead a thousand years; for it will beof him they wiU think, not of me."Then she was silent, andIcould have spokenmad words against him, butIdared not; andIthought of the Daphne of Borghese with thelaurel growing out of her breast, the laurel thatalways is bitter, and that hurts when it springsfrom the heart of a woman."Oh, my dear,"Isaid humbly to her, "begrateful; you have the gifts that a million of>" 2
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- Page 143 and 144: ARIADNE. 135Hilarion laughed ahttle
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- Page 147 and 148: ARIADNE. 139to be always seeing hea
- Page 149 and 150: ARIADNE. 141He laughed a httle, par
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- Page 159 and 160: ARIADNE. 151her; she was vaguely op
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- Page 167 and 168: ARIADNE. 159A Divine City indeed, h
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- Page 175 and 176: ARIADNE. 167never touched Maryx onc
- Page 177 and 178: ARIADNE. 169coidd not end the phras
- Page 179 and 180: ARIADNE. 171" Iwoulcl notpromise,"
- Page 181 and 182: ARIADNE. 173that are vile canbe fai
- Page 183 and 184: CHAPTER XLThe months went on, and s
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- Page 191 and 192: ARIADNE. 183would change places wit
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- Page 203 and 204: ARIADNE. 195" Take my life away wit
- Page 205 and 206: ARIADNE. 197talked of; it took a ti
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- Page 209 and 210: ARIADNE. 201bit his tired senses in
- Page 211 and 212: ARIADNE. 203pure a breath of heaven
- Page 213 and 214: ARIADNE. 205before the world, and h
- Page 215 and 216: ARIADNE. 207— for her sake. He kn
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- Page 227 and 228: ARIADNE. 219" Oh my God ! "Maryx gr
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ARIADNE. 179" Is that aU that you know! Great! AVhatuse is that ? Icould not kdl the ape and theasp. Perhaps he would not haveleft me ifIhadbeen foolish and like other women."Ilike an idiot cried out,—"You blaspheme, and against yourself! <strong>The</strong>gods' gifts are greater than his. You have theclue and the sword. How can you care ? Lethimperish, the ingrate and fool! "<strong>The</strong> look in her eyes grew darker and deeperwith sadness and scorn. She turned from mewith almost aversion." Ihave only createdit that he maysee it,andthat others maystill see his face whenIshallhave been dead a thousand years; for it will beof him they wiU think, not of me."<strong>The</strong>n she was silent, andIcould have spokenmad words against him, butIdared not; andIthought of the Daphne of Borghese with thelaurel growing out of her breast, the laurel thatalways is bitter, and that hurts when it springsfrom the heart of a woman."Oh, my dear,"Isaid humbly to her, "begrateful; you have the gifts that a million of>" 2
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