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Of all the world. Men say she is a thousand years old, and
wise beyond belief.'
'Is it wise of us, then,' I said to him, 'to intrude
ourselves upon her in such numbers? For if it be true that
she is so deeply sunk in eld, she will surely be frail and
infirm, and will not welcome the noise and confusion of
so great a multitude.'
My companion, however, was swept from my side by
the press of the crowd, and I heard not his reply.
said# dllOU art a we'A-SPoken
A 'hat
'lint
t square, NvyIthey
,i,tment,
.h I TeacheeX ij:te gead:lsalpp. , -AI
At lengt and to inY M'LU
ha.,te'g,, yet anlyeu.
had been had not OV . t for
City e venerated IAAY have sp en in les , hat
cl that th iforrnant nay cXS I realized that W
foun I that n'Y 0I: Olnan;
ncludec - der his WO: jnan a
co e to CO'xs' UTCI!ty, for no t 'ht 0'
..I.had leisul an abs ,lid endure he weig,
'he had td' kd lie Was wei:ful, COd that I had for a
noble OT PO "Ost I laugive
'however "cl a. Possible. silent
thousand years, - Aereci itthere calixe
Single instant COTISII . ,zute sy-Y and to ,, Urprse
',,d then froln out teat Snowy Owl, center of the POPU',
form of a 9 thevery flared her great
'SS the aloft into tent sl'e v.,ninering
-iceyycled ffoln the last Illolf
she de, a 5'ge
And at' baT,,e of air
lous 5(luai:e. 'e tisne the cX,Stus
arycl at the ot uinhke eediat ShurineT!I19
,If her
to ei,I6u NOW Wlhen that P tht the owl had
seeine heated rock. .,ffi "ent t beau'
a astoras cl the Trios t
abo'vl d behelcx W' $too she swep
.had passe place a aU in blue I ,t bowed
..Ished and that InGo"e cl all ptes,
..,v see
WO' I have eve. e all' trucy durnb
.,h ilnipel:ious 7,a7' ' Ioixe, 5
vn beforehet. I at no,:
acynowlthe squal'ei theiytsel-ves I bowed no . ' she
and abase' beauty, See" f t
ss by her Of respect- the jaintes
and llyotiorse, . th any display 'Ical and
edg,ed'her WI 'her enwss'on q . "cl as she calne
ine, t 'her UP8 t the brow by
ToaM ,,, abou S touched a