Копи царя Соломона
Solomon’s Treasure Chamber
Itwasalldoneinfourseconds.
ThenweturnedtoFoulata.Thepoorgirlwasstabbedinthebody,andIsawthatshecouldnotlivelong.
"Ah!Bougwan,Idie!"gaspedthebeautifulcreature. "Shecreptout—Gagool;Ididnotseeher,Iwasfaint—andthedoorbegantofall; thenshecameback,andwaslookingupthepath —Isawhercomeinthroughtheslowlyfallingdoor, andcaughtherandheldher,andshestabbedme, andIdie,Bougwan!"
"Poorgirl!poorgirl!"Goodcriedinhisdistress;andthen,ashecoulddonothingelse,hefelltokissingher.
"Bougwan,"shesaid,afterapause,"isMacumazahnthere?Itgrowssodark,Icannotsee."
"HereIam,Foulata."
"Macumazahn,bemytongueforamoment,Ipraythee, forBougwancannotunderstandme,andbeforeIgointothedarknessIwouldspeaktohimaword."
"Sayon,Foulata,Iwillrenderit."
"Saytomylord,Bougwan,that—Ilovehim,andthatIamgladtodiebecauseIknowthathecannotcumberhislifewithsuchasIam,forthesunmaynotmatewiththedarkness,northewhitewiththeblack.
"Saythat,sinceIsawhim,attimesIhavefeltasthoughtherewereabirdinmybosom,whichwouldonedayflyhenceandsingelsewhere. Evennow,thoughIcannotliftmyhand,andmybraingrowscold,Idonotfeelasthoughmyheartweredying; itissofulloflovethatitcouldlivetenthousandyears,andyetbeyoung.
