Cleopatra
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter Xv. Of The Feast Of Cleopatra; Of The Melting Of The Pearl; Of The Saying Of Harmachis; And Of Cleopatra's vow Of Love. On the third night the feast was once more prepared in the hall of the great house that had been set aside to the use of Cleopatra, and on this night its splendour was greater even than on the nights before. For the twelve couches that were set about the table were embossed with gold and those of Cleopatra and Antony were of gold set with jewels. The dishes also were all of gold set with jewels, the walls were hung with purple cloths sewn with gold, and on the floor, covered with a net of gold, fresh roses were strewn ankle- deep, that as the slaves trod them sent up their perfume. Once again I was bidden to stand, with Charmion and Iras and Merira, behind the couch of Cleopatra, and, like a slave, from timeto time call out the hours as they flew. And there being no help, I went cold at heart; but this I sworeit should be for the last time, since I could not bear that shame. For though I would not yet believe what Charmion told methat Cleopatra was about to become the Love of Antony yet I could no more endure this ignominy and torture. For from Cleopatra now I had no words save such as a Queen speaks to her slave, and methinks it gave her dark heart pleasure to torment me. Thus it came to pass that I, the Pharaoh, crowned of Khem, stood among eunuchs and waiting-women behind the couch of Egypt's Queen while the feast went merrily and the wine-cup passed. And ever Antony sat, his eyes fixed upon the face of Cleopatra, who from time to time let her deep glance lose itself in his, and then for a little while their talk died away. For he told her tales of war and of deeds that he had doneay, and love-jests such as are not meet for the ears of wom...
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English edition · First published 1881 by General Books LLC · ISBN 9780217695091
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- Cleopatra · General Books LLC · 2009 · ISBN 9780217695091 This page
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- Cleopatra: Cleopatra Henry Rider Haggard · Independently published · 2021 · ISBN 9798721154409
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- Cleopatra · Pub One Info · 2010 · ISBN 9782819915140
- Cleopatra · Editorium · 2008 · ISBN 9781434115522
- Cleopatra · Editorium, LLC · 2008 · ISBN 9781600965982
- Cleopatra · Independently Published · 1881 · ISBN 9781548812201
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