Копи царя Соломона

Solomon’s Road

           Thesunnevergetsinhere;noanimalcomesheretotearordestroy. Nodoubthisslave,ofwhomhespeaksonthewriting,tookoffhisclothesandlefthim. Hecouldnothaveburiedhimalone. Look!"hewenton,stoopingdowntopickupaqueerly-shapedbonescrapedattheendintoasharppoint, "hereisthe‘cleftbone’thatSilvestrausedtodrawthemapwith." 

           Wegazedforamomentastonished,forgettingourownmiseriesinthisextraordinary and,asitseemedtous,semi-miraculoussight. 

           "Ay,"saidSirHenry,"andthisiswherehegothisinkfrom,"andhepointedtoasmallwoundontheDom’sleftarm. "Didevermanseesuchathingbefore?" 

           Therewasnolongeranydoubtaboutthematter,whichformyownpartIconfessperfectlyappalledme. Therehesat,thedeadman,whosedirections,writtensometengenerationsago,hadledustothisspot. Hereinmyownhandwastherudepenwithwhichhehadwrittenthem,andabouthisneckhungthecrucifixthathisdyinglipshadkissed. Gazingathim,myimaginationcouldreconstructthelastsceneofthedrama,thetravellerdyingofcoldandstarvation,yetstrivingtoconveytotheworldthegreatsecretwhichhehaddiscovered:theawfullonelinessofhisdeath,ofwhichtheevidencesatbeforeus. ItevenseemedtomethatIcouldtraceinhisstrongly-markedfeaturesalikenesstothoseofmypoorfriendSilvestrehisdescendant,whohaddiedtwentyyearsbeforeinmyarms, butperhapsthatwasfancy. 

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