Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди

           Andsointimetheyreachedthecoasttowns,andTathoandthefewthatsurvivedtookship,andsailedhome.TheyevenateTatho’swifeforhim.Theymustbecuriousperseveringthings,theselittlehairymen.TheGodssendtheydonotgetacrosstheseastoAtlantis,ortheywouldbeworseplaguetothepoorcountrythanPhorenice.”

           NowIhadheardoftheselittlehairycreaturesbefore,andthoughindeedIhadneverseenthem,Ihadgatheredthattheywerealittlelessthanhumanandalittlemorethanbestial;alinksotospeakbetweenthetwoorders;andspeciallyheldincheckbytheGodsincertainforestsolitudes.AlsoIhadlearnedthatonoccasion,whenpunishmentwasneedful,theycouldbesetlooseasadevastatingarmyuponmen,devouringallbeforethem.ButIsaidnothingofthistothenymph,shebeingbutavulgarwoman,andindeedhalfsilly,asisalwaysthecasewiththeseself-styledsorceresseswhogulltheignorant,commonfolk.ButwithinmyselfIwasbitterlygrievedatthefateofthatfinecolonyofYucatan,inwhichIhadexpendedsuchaninfinityofpainstodomyshareofthebuilding.

           Butitdidnotsuitmypurposetohavemynameandqualityblazonedabroadtillthetimewasfull,andsoIsaidnothingtothenymphaboutYucatan,butletthetalkcontinueuponothermatters.“WhataboutEgypt?”Iasked.

           “Initsaccustomeddarkness,sotheysay.