Angels and Women (1924)

58 ANGELS AND WOMENclaimed with deep emotion--"And you, poorchild, are like your mother. God save you!"To which I devoutly added--"Save me fromsin, O God!"Third Moon.The time has passed heavily; we bleachedand prepared for spinning the store of flax,gathered the hemp, clipped the hair of thecamels and wool of the sheep to make fabrics,and many an hour I spent in learningfrom my patient mother the art of dyeingthread, and weaving the fine linen of whichour garments are fashioned. The monotonyof the dreary days was relieved by light laborin the garden, drying grapes, dates, andsweet herbs. We conversed little, exceptupon the subjects of our daily occupations.Our life went on in a dull, eventless round,till yesterday at mid-sun when Aldeth rushedinto our apartments, exclaiming: "Cheroshas disappeared. He was gathering dates