Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди
2. Back To Atlantis
YouseethefaithIputinyou,Deucalion,bytellingyouwhatyouwishtolearn.”
“Therehasalwaysbeentrustbetweenus.”
“Iknow;butthishabitofsuspicionishardtocastoff,evenwithyou.However,letmeputyourgoodfaithbetweenmeandthetorturefurther.Zaemon,youremember,wasgovernoroftheswineherd’sprovince,andZaemon’swifesawPhoreniceandtookherawaytoadoptandbringupasherown.Itissaidthattheswineherdandhiswomanobjected;perhapstheydid;anyway,Iknowtheydied;andPhorenicewastaughttheartsandgraces,andbroughtupasadaughterofthePriestlyClan.”
“Butstillshewasanadopteddaughteronly,”Iobjected.
“Theomissionofthe‘adopted’washerwillatanearlyage,”saidTathodryly,“andshelearntearlytohaveherwishescarriedintofact.Itwasnotoriousthatbeforeshehadgrowntofifteenyearssherulednotonlythewomenofthehousehold,butZaemonalso,andtheprovincethatwasbeyondZaemon.”
“Zaemonwaslearned,”Isaid,“andadevoutfolloweroftheGods,andsearcherintothehighermysteries;but,asaruler,hewasalwaysaflabbyfellow.”
“IdonotsaythatopportunitieshavenotcomeusefullyinPhorenice’sway,butshehasgeniusaswell.Forhertohaveraisedherselfatallfromwhatshewas,wasremarkable.Notonewomanoutofathousand,placedasshewas,wouldhavegrowntobeaughthigherthanamerewifeofsomesturdycountryman,whowassufficientlysimpletocarenothingforpedigree.
