Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 113ent discomfort, I feared his solitary escort.He seemed to divine my thought, for adeeper shadow overspread his grand features,as he gave order to a band of slaves:"Attend the princess whithersoever shewill.""Ho! Ho!" said the Darvand with a leer."What careth my Lord Hesperus, the Passionless?"The eyes of the Deva flashed fire. Heraised his hand in menace, and bestowedupon my tormentor a look so terrible thathe shrank back in silence. Fearing the consequencesof a moment’s delay, I directedthe guard to take me to the open air; I passedquickly through the throng, whose rude gazeand free remarks made the breath of nightdoubly welcome as we drew near an entranceto the garden.Then was made manifest the guiding handof the Almighty; for it came to pass that,when the slaves essayed to reach the northerntower, a band of dancing girls entered