Angels and Women (1924)

188 ANGELS AND WOMEN,Aloma!" Sweeter than the music of anangel was the voice coming through thegloomy night."O Japheth," I cried, as I fell into his extendedarms, "my mother is murdered, thenorth tower is burned, Aldeth must haveperished---""But I am with you, my beloved," saidhe; "the barriers that separated us are removed,and wilt thou not he mine?" AndI answered, "Dear Japheth, I am thine."Carefully we groped our way along towardthe Tebah into which Japheth told methe family were now removing. He alsoinformed me that being near the Palacewhen the alarm was sounded, he entered thehalls and sought me in vain; but among thewomen who had gathered around the bodyof the murdered queen was poor Aldeth, almoststupefied with terror.He roused her and together they went tomy chamber, hoping" that I might have fledthither. Not finding me, Japheth proposed