Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди

14. Again The Gods Make Change

           

           Yet,whenIhadbiddentheguardsunhaspthecollarwhichheldtheprisoner’sneck,andclappedmyarmsaroundher,showingalltheroughnessofonewhohasnomindthathiscaptiveshallescapeorevenundulystruggle,athrillgushedthroughmesopotentthatIwasliketohavefainted,anditwasonlybysupremestrainofwillthatIheldunbrokenlyonwiththeceremonial.I,whohadneverembracedawomanwithaughtbutthearmofroughnessbefore,nowheldpressedtomeonewhomIlovedwithaninfinitetenderness,andtherevelationofhowlovecancomeoutandlinkwithlovewasalmostmyundoing.Yet,outwardly,Naismadesosign,butlayhalf-strangledinmyarms,asanywomandoesthatisbeingborneawaybyaspoiler.

           Itrodwithhertotheuppermoststep,thevastthrone-stoneoverhangingus,andthensothatallofthosewhoweregazingfromthesidesofthepyramidsandtheroofsofthebuildingsroundmightsee,thoughwewerebeyondPhorenice’sview,Iusedaforcethatwasbrutalindraggingheracrossthelevel,andputtingherdownintothehollow.Andyetthegirlresistedmewithnooneeffortwhatever.

           Sothatthevictimmightnotstruggleoutandbecrushed,andsogainaneasydeathwhenthestonedescended,therewerebrazenclampstofitintogroovesofthestonesabovethehollowwhereshelay,andtheseIfittedinplaceaboveher,andfastenedonebyone,doingthisbutcher’sworkwithonehand,andstillfiercelyholdingherdownbytheother.Gods!andthesweatofagonydrippedfrommeontothethirstystoneasIworked.Icouldnotkeepthatin.

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