The Project Gutenberg eBook of Artemas—the second book This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: Artemas—the second book Author: Andrew Cassels Brown Release date: October 12, 2022 [eBook #69144] Most recently updated: October 19, 2024 Language: English Original publication: United States: George H. Doran Company Credits: Al Haines *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ARTEMAS—THE SECOND BOOK *** [Illustration: Cover art] ARTEMAS THE SECOND BOOK _Concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war_ NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNTO EVE THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS CHAPTER I. 1 _Artemas writeth again_. 3 _Concerning a journey_. 7 _And the things that he did learn_. 13 _One confesseth a secret_. 17 _And imparteth it_. 20 _His mendacity condemneth him_. 22 _The scribe revealeth himself_. The words of Artemas of the scribes that _were_ in Lon in the land of En, being those _words_ that he did write him _also_; 2 Of the things that were and of the things that were to be: concerning men and the things that men did do. 3 ¶ Now it came to pass on an occasion that I, _being_ Artemas, the scribe, did journey in a certain carriage unto the city of Lon. 4 And it was a carriage that was full _of a_ multitude, such being the wont in those days, so that _I did_ perforce stand me up on my feet. 5 And, behold, _there was_ a man; and he did sit upon my right hand. And _there was_ another man also; and he did sit upon my left hand. 6 And they did hold speech, the one with the other. Yea, _even_ as I stood up between them did they speak familiarly across me. 7 ¶ Wherefore I did learn many _things_ concerning them, and concerning the course of the war, and concerning the rulers of the land, 8 And concerning the wives of the rulers and their children also, and concerning the money that _they were_ possessed of, and concerning their wickedness in secret _places_. 9 And after I had heard many _things_ that amazed me mightily, then he _that was_ upon my left hand, he did speak unto the other, 10 And he did say unto him, What thinkest thou concerning the Book _that is_ of Artemas? 11 And he that was upon my right hand, he did wriggle him about in strange ways. 12 And _after that_ he was wriggled about sufficiently, then did he make answer and he did say, 13 ¶ Speak not unto me concerning that Book, for _I have_ a reason. Also, it is a secret. 14 And I did ope mine ears full wide for to hear, notwithstanding that he was that manner _of man_ that expoundeth nought save _only_ the things that be secret. 15 And he did say unto his friend, Nevertheless, _because_ thou hast an open countenance and art, moreover, that man whom my soul loveth, 16 Therefore dost thou prevail upon me to impart unto thee _that which_ thou shalt tell unto no man. 17 ¶ For I, even I, am he that did write the Book _that is_ of Artemas. 18 Yea, notwithstanding that thou knowest me only as one that vendeth choice meats, nevertheless I did write me also that Book which is inscribed unto Eve. 19 And perchance I shall write me another book _also_ if, so be it, I am spared _and_ it pleaseth me so to do. 20 ¶ And after I had heard the things that he did say, then did I know him _for_ a liar. 21 For he was a man that was garbed in the raiment of peace, but he that men call Artemas, is he _not one_ of the host of En? 22 ¶ Verily, _it is_ even so, or otherwise. But which _of him_ be him, what man shall say anything to the contrary? CHAPTER II. 2 _Concerning David_. 9 _Concerning Simon_. 12 _Concerning Horatio_. 17 _Concerning Frances_. 22 _Concerning Lazz_. 24 _Concerning Reding_. 27 _Concerning Lanz_. Now these be the names and these _the manner_ of men; and as it is writ about them, so _also_ is it. 2 ¶ There was David, that was the chief ruler over all the land. And he continued in the way that _he was_ going, gaining favour with the people continually, and filling the minds of them that hated him with bitter envy. 3 Verily, he became _more so_ than ever before, and whatsoever there was to be done, that thing of a surety he would do. Neither was there any occasion _when_ he was found wanting. 4 Wherefore it came to pass that those who ruled _with_ him, after that they had got them _into_ an hole, then they did come unto David for to raise them up again; and always he _did do_ it. 5 And when the hearts of the men of En grew heavy within them _because_ of the soreness of their lot, which was an hard lot, _being_ full of trials, 6 Then would he open his mouth full wide and _he would_ speak. And the words that he did utter, they poured forth in a fiery stream that did set the hearts of the people aflame. 7 Wherefore his enemies, they did gnash their teeth in secret, being consumed _with_ the violence of their rage. And they did conspire _together_ for to do him hurt; yea, his greatness, it did fret them _beyond_ endurance. 8 Nevertheless, there was none other amongst them that did _come up_ unto David, that ruled _at a time_ of trouble such as never before was known in all the world. 9 ¶ Now Simon was that man who _had_ erstwhile _been_ a thorn in the flesh of the rulers because he did abominate the war, nor comprehend that it _was_ requisite. Wherefore there were many that did call him Simple. 10 But after that he had perceived _things_, and the men of Hu, he had seen that _which_ was in their minds, then did he gird on his armour and he did go out for to fight. For the lust of blood, it was entered into his bones. 11 _Moreover_, he did take a damsel unto him to wife. 12 ¶ Now Horatio, _being_ the scribe of the new apocrypha, he refrained not from writing concerning Horatio, and concerning the things that Horatio, he would do. 13 And on an occasion he spake unto the people in a loud voice, saying unto them, Hearken unto my voice, ye men of En, and pay heed to _the words_ of my mouth. For who shall be keeper of the victuals? And who the chief larderer of En? 14 Verily, there is _such_ a man that be fit for to undertake it. And the name of the man, behold, _it is_ Horatio! 15 And when the people had heard the things that he did say, they began to observe him closely. And they perceived that though he was given _over_ to fatness, yet had he also an hungry eye. 16 Wherefore they made him not the chief larderer of En, _neither_ did they choose him for to be the keeper of the victuals; for they were a crafty lot, and the size of his stomach, _it was_ against him. 17 ¶ Now Frances, that was surnamed Loid, _he was_ the chief of all the soldiers that were in Lon. 18 And he was for ever making him ordinances so that the fighters that were in Lon, they should know the _things_ that they should do. 19 And on a time he did stand forth in the presence of the people, and he cried out in a loud voice, saying unto them, Why speak ye _concerning_ my soldiers, that they be boys? 20 Know ye not that they be men, full grown and vigorous. Also, they do acquit themselves valiantly in the face of the enemy, so that all the world, it is amazed at their prowess. And he upbraided them soundly _because_ of it. 21 Wherefore many condemned him for a fool, because he understood not that which was in the people's hearts nor perceived the meaning of _the word_. 22 ¶ And there was a certain man, and his name, it was Lazz. And he was one of them that was born _of_ the enemy. 23 And because he did have friends in an high place, therefore, whatsoever he did do, that _thing_, it was judged in secret. Nevertheless, the judges, _they did_ put him away. 24 ¶ Now, he that was the chief judge in the land of En, his name, it was Reding. 25 And he was one of the children of Israel, a man of honour, and of good repute _throughout_ all the land. Also, he was a man that did follow after wisdom, having a full head and abhorring _the ways_ of the foolish. 26 Nevertheless, the rulers did send him to uphold the dignity of En amongst the men of Amer; whereat many wondered, _because_ he was a most fit man. 27 ¶ And there was a certain man, being _of the_ nobles of the land, and his name it was Lanz. 28 And on an occasion he did hold forth _concerning_ peace and concerning the blessings thereof. Wherefore there were some that said, Behold, _he is_ possessed of a bolo. 29 And although he perceived that men, they understood him not, nevertheless he did hold forth again; and his folly was a bye-word in the land. CHAPTER III. 1 _Concerning Ronda_. 6 _Concerning Yapp_. 7 _Concerning Smuts_. 9 _Concerning Barnz_. 16 _Concerning Rep_. Now he that was chosen for to keep the food of the people, and to be the chief larderer in the land, his name, it was Ronda. 2 And the path of this man, it was beset with obstacles; and it did lie between the devil, _that was_ the sellers of victuals, and the deep sea, _that was_ the people. 3 And he did have dominion over the birds _of the_ air, and over the beasts _of the_ field, and over the fishes that were in the sea. 4 And at a _word_ from his mouth, all the rabbits that were in the land, they did vanish out of sight; neither were they seen any _more_ of man. 5 Nevertheless, though some did curse him openly, yet did he do that _which_ was appointed unto him. 6 ¶ Now he that was an help unto Ronda, his name, it was Yapp. And he was a man that did buy him pig in small _pieces_; neither did he get him the half of a swine, save only _over_ a long time and in fragments. 7 ¶ Now there was a certain great captain, and his name, it was Smuts. And he did come _from_ afar off for to counsel the fighters of En. 8 And notwithstanding that his name, it was _what_ it was, nevertheless he was a power in the land; and his words, they were sold for _the price_ of four farthings. 9 ¶ Now, there was another man, _also_, and his name, it was Barnz. And notwithstanding that _he was_ a man of labour, nevertheless, his seat was amongst the rulers of the land. 10 And he spake unto the people _in_ a speech, and he said unto them, Who is Winston and who _is_ he? Verily, he is _that_ man who hath butted him in, and he hath wrought mischief throughout all the land, because of _what_ he hath done. 11 And after he had finished speaking, behold, a clamour arose amongst all the people, and they cried out against Winston, _because_ he had butted him in. 12 And when Barnz saw how _it was_ with the people, and that Winston, also, he was swollen up with the anger _that was_ in him, then did he speak unto the people again, fearing _lest_ they had not heard him aright. 13 And he spake unto them in these words, saying, What I _did_ mean or what I did ought to have meant, it _was_ another thing. 14 Wherefore, understand ye all that Winston, he did not butt _him_ in alone. For I, even I, that be Barnz, the man of labour, I also did butt me in _with_ him. Also, _and_ moreover, we did butt us in together. 15 And at that time, there was no butter, save _only_ these, in all the land of En. 16 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and his name, it was Rep: and his pen, it was mightier _than_ his sword. 17 And he did remove himself from the camp of the Amalekites and did pitch his tent _amongst_ the children of Moab. 18 And when he was arrived in the land of Moab, he straightway sat _himself_ down on a seat, and he did spread him _out_ for to write. 19 Yea, he did write even such things _and_ such things; and things also in likewise, these _did_ he write him as well. 20 And he did rend the Amalekites _with_ words, and the rulers of the land did he chastise most hotly; with the quill of a goose did he smite them, nor spared he any one _of them_ at all. 21 Wherefore all _those_ that heeded him, they did tear their clothes in the violence of their perturbation. And they did put on sackcloth and ashes, and their faces they did smear _with_ mud, crying out in a loud voice, _and_ saying, 22 Now is the end of all things, and _now_ the end of En. Verily, we are thrown in the dust at the feet of our enemies, for the rulers are turned _against_ us. 23 And they do conspire with the Amalekites for to bring about our undoing. Yea, the end of all things, it is _close_ at hand. 24 And because they were amongst the false prophets, therefore was _it_ not so. And, notwithstanding that Rep, he did write him _thus_ darkly, nevertheless the people, they did get them _on_ with the war. 25 But Rep, because he did write _concerning_ secret matters, he paid for his temerity in an hundred pieces of gold, all good money _and_ very precious. CHAPTER IV 1 _Willi vexeth the men of Amer_. 6 _Wudro warneth Willi_. 10 _Who taketh counsel of his chief captains_. 17 _And continueth in his evil ways_. 21 _The men of Amer make them war_. 23 _Willi derideth them publicly_. 28 _Wudro getteth him on with it_. 36 _And the voice of peace is heard over the waters_. Now there was great vexation of spirit amongst _the men_ of Amer, for the servants of Willi, the king of Hu, they conspired together and they did sink the ships of Amer _in_ the sea. 2 And whensoever a man of Amer did perish _because_ of it, then did Willi write him an epistle concerning the matter. 3 And the grief that was writ _upon_ the paper, behold, it was very beautiful; but the manner of atonement, _it was_ only in talents of gold. 4 And he did seal the epistle _with_ a seal; and, lo! it was made _in the shape of_ a tear. 5 Now the longest rope, _it hath_ an end. Wherefore it came to pass _in time_ that Wudro, the son of Wyl, being he that did rule in Amer, he sent messengers unto Willi, saying unto him, 6 ¶ Such things and such things hast thou done, all these _being_ against thy plighted word; and thine iniquity, it hath tormented me for a long _time_ past. 7 Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and _pay_ attention to my words. 8 Because I am a man of peace, therefore have I borne with thee long _enough_; and I am become sick unto death _with_ thy naughtiness. And the blood of my murdered people, it crieth _aloud_ for retribution. 9 Take heed, _therefore_, and mend the evil of thy ways, for, _on the_ next occasion, assuredly shalt thou rue the day. 10 ¶ And when Willi had heard the things that Wudro, the son of Wyl, did say unto him, he sent in haste unto his chief captains, and he did commune _with them_. 11 And he questioned them closely concerning the words of Wudro. And he said unto them, Think ye that this man, he meaneth _anything_? 12 And they made answer unto him, saying, Be of good cheer, and heed him not, for he is a man that acteth only _according to_ his advantage. 13 And the land of Amer, it prospereth exceedingly; neither doth the miller turn away _the_ stream which worketh his wheel. 14 Also, he liveth afar off, and his servants, _they are_ unready. Verily, the threats of such an one, they be full of emptiness; and whatsoever he sayeth, that hath he _also_ said before. 15 Nevertheless, when the time cometh, then will we smite him _because_ of it. 16 And after they were finished speaking, the heart of Willi was rejoiced and his soul was filled with courage. 17 ¶ And he spake unto them in these words, _saying_, Assuredly are ye men after mine own understanding. Let us, therefore, see about it. And they did see about it. 18 And when word was brought unto Wudro concerning _it_, and how Willi made mock of his threats, _then_ waxed he very wroth. 19 And he cried out in the violence of his anger, saying, Am I, then, Job, _that be_ born again, to be tormented thus? 20 And he straightway called the people together, and he told them _all_ the things that Willi had done. 21 ¶ And he said unto them, Is it, therefore, _a matter_ for war? And they answered him with a mighty shout, saying, It is _a matter_ for war. 22 And when Willi heard what was come to pass, _he was_ amazed, and his knees, they did tremble beneath him. 23 ¶ Nevertheless, he commanded his servants that they should bring unto him the brazen mask, _being_ part of the royal attire. 24 And when it was brought unto him, he did hide the light of his countenance _behind_ it. And he raised his _voice_ on high, and he spake, saying, 25 What of the land of Amer? And what _of it_? Verily, a pin that lieth in the _way_, it is of more account than a spike that lifteth its head at a distance. 26 Even so, the iron heel of Hu, it levelleth all things; neither shall any _man_ presume to withstand it. 27 And after he was finished speaking, he sent out messengers _unto_ the four corners of the earth, instructing them that they should tell _these things_ unto all peoples. 28 ¶ Now Wudro, the son of Wyl, _after_ that he had made him war, he cried not out from the housetops concerning the things he would do, but he gat him _about_ for to do them. 29 And he opened wide the strings of his purse, so that the shekels, they gushed _forth_ as the waters of a brook after rain. Neither _was he_ backward in the matter of food, making due provision in all things. 30 And he sent much munition of war unto them that were _with him_, and he commanded his physicians that they should go out for to succour the wounded. 31 And he did send his vessels of war also, _which_ were useful things and ready for the fray. And of men that did fly in the air, he did send _of these_ a goodly band, and valiant. 32 And he built him a mighty army, all picked _men_ of the best in the land; and he sent them unto the land of Eur for to fight against the men of Hu. 33 And he rested him not, neither by day nor by night _did he_ rest him, but he was for ever at it, doing all those things that were requisite and necessary _unto_ the undertaking. 34 And when word was brought unto Willi that Wudro, he had taken the coat from off _his_ back, and that he laboured without respite, then grew he sore afraid. 35 And he _called_ his counsellors unto him, and he spake unto them in these words, saying, Is there no one _now_ amongst all the men of peace _that will_ raise his voice against this bloody war? 36 ¶ And, lo! straightway, _there was_ a voice, and it spake concerning peace. And it was blown along by the wind, even unto the land of Amer _was it_ blown. 37 And when it was come unto the ears of Wudro, that was the son of Wyl, he made answer unto it, and he did say, Verily, _it hath_ a goodly sound. 38 Nevertheless, _this peace_, it shall not come to pass; for the King of Hu, he hath a lying tongue, and his plighted word, _hath_ he not broken it before? 39 And because he is _what_ he is, therefore shall the compact of peace be made only with that man which _he is_ not. 40 And the words of Wudro, they were blown along by the wind, even back from the land of Amer _were they_ blown on the wings of the wind. CHAPTER V. 1 _Concerning the land of Russ_. 4 _The dividing up of it_. 6 _Confusion ariseth_. 10 _All men are equal_. 11 _Concerning Tino, the King of the Greeks_. 16 _Jon smiteth him_. 10 _He getteth him thence_. 22 _Willi speaketh unto the nations_. 24 _His lamentation in secret_. Now it came to pass in the land of Russ that all the people cried out against the king _because_ of his tyranny. 2 And they did come upon him suddenly, and they did _take_ him. And they cast him into prison, so that he no longer ruled _over_ them. 3 And they straightway set _about_ it for to make all men equal throughout the land. Yea, rich _and_ poor, the wise man _and_ the fool, the workers _and_ the sluggards, the good men _and_ the evil. All these did they strive to make equal together. 4 ¶ And they did divide the land into pieces, being a piece _unto_ each one of them. And the money that was in the treasury, that also did they share _amongst_ them. 5 Nevertheless, there were some, being the nimble _ones_, that did profit by it exceedingly. And every man's hand, it was turned against his neighbour, for they feared very dreadfully lest _he had_ too much. 6 ¶ And a legion of devils broke loose _amongst_ the people, and they did contend together concerning the equal division of power, so that it was _a time_ of confusion, no man knowing what he would get _of it_. 7 Verily, it was like unto a cauldron of boiling broth wherein the meat _cometh_ up according to the seething of it; and whosoever did clutch _at_ a piece, he adventured to find it too hot. 8 And some did make peace, and some did make war; and some did borrow money, but none did repay it _unto_ the lenders. 9 And every man in the land, _he was_ equal unto his fellows; and more so was it _so_ with them that did rightly choose the leader to be over them. 10 ¶ Yea, the wise of an high estate, they were brought _down_ very low; and the foolish of low degree, they were lifted up higher than _these_. 11 ¶ Now there was one amongst the kings of Eur, and his name, it was Tino, the king of the Greeks. And Sophia, that was sister unto Willi, the king of Hu, she had _taken_ him to husband. Yea, verily, _she had_ taken him. 12 And Tino was a crafty man and artful. And whensoever he did speak, behold, there was oil _upon_ his words, so that afterwards he could slide them both this way and _also_ that way, as did him most advantage. 13 Verily, he was as full of lies as the hide of a dog is full of fleas; and he was _for ever_ scheming for to hurt the people of En. 14 And after he had continued in his evil ways _for_ a long time, then did all the peoples that were joined together against the men of Hu cry out in a loud voice, saying with one accord, Is there no one _amongst_ all our brethren that will rid us of this turbulent beast? 15 And there was one, amongst them, a _certain_ man, and his name, it was Jon. And he straightway set sail in a boat, and on the third day he came to Athens. 16 ¶ And _after_ he was arrived there, he did make his way into the presence of Tino, that was the king, and he did smite him _one_. 17 Yea, he lifted up his foot against him, and did catch him _with_ a lusty stroke. 18 And he commanded his servants that they should bring him a caravan for to carry Tino thence. And Sophia did he put _into_ it also, and Tino's oxen, and his ass, and everything _that was_ his. 19 ¶ And after it was ready, then did Tino get him thence. And he departed into a far country, even unto _that_ place where his caravan now resteth. 20 And _he did_ leave his second born for to rule in his stead, thinking in his heart, This one, he shall keep warm _the seat_ for me. 21 Now when word was brought unto Willi _concerning_ Tino, that was his brother, and _concerning_ all the things that had happened unto him, then waxed he very wroth. 22 ¶ And he spake unto all the nations of the earth, crying out in a loud voice, and saying, Who _shall_ lay hands on the king? And who lay hands on the Lord's anointed? 23 Verily, the time draweth nigh when I will vanquish mine enemies utterly, and Tino, he shall go up _again_ unto that place from whence _he hath_ come down. 24 ¶ And after he had spoken these _words_ unto all the nations of the earth, then did he repair unto the secret chamber of his palace. And he called unto him certain of his servants; and Mud, that was his son, him _also_ did he call unto him. 25 And he put on sackcloth and ashes and did raise his voice in lamentation over Tino, and over Sophia, _that was_ his wife, saying, How are the mighty fallen, and _those_ of an high estate cast down from their high places! 26 I am disturbed _because_ of thee, my Tino, for thou wert more unto me than a brother. Very pleasant hast thou been unto me, and wonderful thy ways _towards_ me. 27 Thine heart, _it was_ deeper than water, and thy tongue as subtil as the smile of a woman _that_ knoweth. 28 The ball of _thine_ eye was a full moon that ripeneth corn, and thy teeth stood _out_ like sentinels of ivory without the gate of Paradise. 29 Thou _hast_ fallen very low, my Tino; very low hast thou fallen indeed, for thou liest with thy face in the dust, neither is there any help _in_ thee. 30 How are the mighty fallen, and _those_ of an high estate cast down from their high places! CHAPTER VI. 1 _The rulers send unto Artemas_. 4 _He seeketh the Lord High Physician_. 22 _And findeth him_. 23 _One carrieth a multitude of papers_. 27 _A man of fat hoppeth wonderfully_. 31 _The scribe performeth also_. 37 _Wherefore he is sent away_. Now it came to pass that the rulers sent word unto me, _saying_, Stand forth, and show thyself unto a physician, for we have need of thee to smite the men of Hu. 2 And I rose up from my bed _and_ anointed myself with sweet oil and did shave the hair from off my face _with_ a razor. 3 And I did don my richest apparel and did put in the pocket of _it_ a brush for the teeth, fearing lest they should _straightway_ send me into battle, and mine habitation, I should see it no more. 41 ¶ And after I was made ready, _I did_ hie me unto the place appointed. 5 Now when I was come there, I saw a man; and he was one of the fighters of En, being _also_ a scribe. 6 And I drew nigh unto him, and I did salute him saying, Peace be unto thee, brother, and peace be _upon thy_ father's house. Nevertheless, he heeded me not, but did continue in the task that he was doing. 7 And after he had writ all _that which_ he was minded to write, and more also, then lifted he his eyes towards me. And he spake unto me in a _voice_ of thunder, saying, Wots-yer nime? 8 And because the language that he spake, it was strange unto mine ear, and because the look upon his face, _it was_ terrible, therefore did I seek for to pacify him. 9 And I said unto him, Whatsoever thou hast _said_, verily, it is so; and who be I to gainsay thee? But what be the _meaning_ of it, that indeed I know not. 10 Now there was one that _came_ after me, a young man, benign of countenance; and he did understand the meaning _of it_, and he interpreted it unto me, 11 So I made answer, and I said unto him _that_ asked, Behold I am a citizen of Lon, a poor scribe, and my name, _it is_ Artemas. 12 Wherefore he did write down Artemus. And _after_ he had written it so, he spake unto me again, saying, Get thee to the physician, that we may know what _manner_ of man thou art. And I gat me thence. 13 And I came unto a certain place, where four winds _did_ meet. And I did take _up_ my stand in that corner of it that was most draughty; and I did wait. 14 And after I was become hardened by _the length_ of my vigil, then did the Lord High Physician send out an herald. 15 And he stood upon the step _of the_ house wherein the physician was hid, and he called out in a loud voice, saying, Artemus. 16 And the eyes of them that were round _about_, they did look on me with envy; and there was hate in their hearts also because I was summoned for to go up _before_ them. 17 And when I was come within the house, behold, _there was_ a man, and he commanded me that I should take off my raiment, that was also my richest apparel. Yea, whatsoever I did _have_ on, that did he command me _to_ take off. 18 And the mandate troubled me greatly, for I was a young _man_ and loth to reveal my loveliness _before_ all the world. 19 And because I was backward in setting about it, therefore did he hearten me _with_ words; yea, he did bid me that I should get me a move _on_. 20 And I did get me a move _on_; but all else _I did_ get me off. 21 And when I was become naked enough, then did he measure the height of my stature, and _what_ it was. And I was weighed in the balance, also, _and_ found wanting. And afterwards he did take me unto the Lord High Physician. 22 ¶ And there were others in that _room_, being in like straits to myself. And each _of us_ did eye his fellows with a great contempt, for, verily, _we were_ a sorry lot, and strangely made. 23 ¶ Now he that went up before me, he did carry in his hand a multitude of papers. And he spake unto the Lord High Physician, and _he said_ unto him, Behold, I am sick unto death. 24 And after the Lord High Physician had taken stock _of him_, and after he had read that which was writ upon the papers, then spake he unto the young man, and he said, 25 It seemeth unto me that thou art a vigorous youth and hefty. But if, peradventure, _thou art_ sick unto death, what _matter_ the means to thy end? And he did send him forth. 26 And the young man was amazed, for he had paid one hundred talents of gold for _that which_ was writ upon the papers, being assured that he might work the matter by _force_ of their numbers. 27 ¶ And after him there stood forth another. And he was a man given _over_ to fatness, so that even in his resting moments he was continually _out of_ breath. 28 And the Lord High Physician _spake_ unto him in these words, saying, Stand thou upon thy right leg, _and_ hop; and he did hop. 29 And the Lord High Physician spake unto him again, _saying_, Stand thou now upon thy left leg, _and_ hop; and he did hop upon his left leg also. 30 And, behold, his stomach, it did shake _before_ him, for it was _of a_ size, and loose withal. Wherefore, the hopping of him, _it was_ a matter of delight. 31 ¶ And after it was finished, then did the Lord High Physician command me to stand forth; and _I did_ stand forth. 32 And when he had seen me, _what_ I was, he said unto the scribe that attended him, Verily, this man's nakedness _becometh_ him ill, and his body, it lacketh meat. So let _it be_ recorded of him. 33 And he spake unto me again, saying, Read now the symbols that _thou seest_ before thee. And because they were _beyond_ the sight of mine eye, therefore spake he unto the scribe again, saying unto him, Verily, the fool hath not even eyes to see. So let _it be_ recorded of him. 34 And he did smite me upon the chest, and he ordered me _to say_ unto him, Ninety-nine. 35 And he did smite me upon the stomach, being in a tender place, and on _the top_ of the back did he smite me also. 36 And he commanded me that I should perform the hop; and I did perform it. And I did do other things _also_, and did disport myself _about_ the floor. And the eyes _of_ the man of fat, they were filled with satisfaction. 37 ¶ And after the Lord High Physician, he had marked me for _what_ I was, he called a servant unto him, and he commanded him, saying, Take thou _this_ man out of my sight. And I departed out of his sight for ever. 38 And I returned unto mine habitation, taking also the brush for the teeth that I had brought away. 39 Neither did the rulers send unto me again, for _what_ I was, it was writ upon the records, and _what_ I was, behold, _it was_ enough. CHAPTER VII. 1 _Concerning the peace-mongers_. 8 _Willi speaketh concerning peace_. 10 _And expoundeth the meaning of the word_. 15 _Artemas beholdeth a vision_. 21 _Wherein David slayeth his thousands_. 26 _And meeteth with Willi and Mud_. Now there were certain men in the land of En, and their talk was _for ever_ concerning peace. 2 And the _manner_ of its attainment, this considered they not at all; neither did they concern _themselves_ with the price to be paid for the blessings of it. 3 And though they were few _in number_, nevertheless, they were loud of voice; and a man that shouteth out, he is heard above a thousand _that be_ silent. 4 And there was no reason _in them_, nor any words in their mouths save only, Peace, peace, peace. 5 And if one said _unto them_, Will ye crave peace _of_ a tyrant? Then would they make answer, and they would say, Give us _only_ peace. 6 And whosoever questioned them, saying, How long this peace, and in what manner _shall it_ be assured? And would ye that our sons be dead in a lost cause? To him would they make answer, and they would say, Give us _only_ peace. 7 And because there was no other word ready unto their tongues, therefore _some_ called them Boloscheviks, and _some_ did call them mad; but many did call them merely traitors. 8 ¶ Now, when Willi, that was the king of Hu, _did speak_ concerning peace, a certain man _that was_ of Amer, he approached unto him, and he questioned him, saying, Explain me now this peace, and expound _its meaning_ unto me. 9 And tell me also, I beseech thee, what things be requisite _of_ thine enemies that _peace_ may come unto all peoples? 10 ¶ And Willi did expound the _meaning_ of the word, even as the man of Amer did beseech him. And he spake unto him in these words, saying, 11 This and that also shall our enemies perform. And they shall return unto us _all those_ lands which they have taken away; and we will behave in _like manner_ unto them, keeping only _whatsoever_ seemeth good unto us. 12 And there shall be a making _right_ of the boundaries that do separate us from our neighbours; _peradventure_, they shall lose a little in the doing of it. 13 And the might of the Most High Lord of War, it shall be acclaimed of all the world; and _afterwards_ there shall be peace. 14 And the man of Amer, he spake unto Willi, and he said unto him, Verily, the peace, _concerning_ which thou hast spoken unto me, it is _indeed_ the peace that passeth understanding. 15 ¶ Now it fell out on a time, that I, being Artemas, the scribe, did fall into a deep sleep. And whilst I slumbered, lo! a vision came _unto me_ in a dream, and I beheld _things_. 16 And I saw a river that was wide; and the beginning and the end _of it_, they did reach beyond man's sight. 17 And on one side of the river, _it was_ War; and on the other side of the river, _it was_ Peace. 18 And, even as _I looked_, there came one David, a man of Cam, and chief amongst the rulers in the land of En. 19 And in _his_ right hand he did carry a flaming sword; and in _his_ left hand he did carry a picture of the man Winston. And he took up _his stand_ at the crossing over of the river. 20 And it came to pass that the hosts of Hu drew nigh, fleeing before the swords of their adversaries. And they came unto the _crossing over_ of the river. 21 ¶ And David said _unto him_ that was first, Whither goest thou? And he replied _unto him_, saying, I go unto the Land of Peace. Suffer me, I beseech thee, that I may pass over. 22 And David cast an eye upon him. And he said unto him, Say now, _therefore_, Best oration. And, behold, he could not frame to pronounce it right, for the word, it was a stranger in his mouth. 23 But he spake as one afflicted _of his_ speech, and did stutter most abominably. 24 And David took him; and he lifted high the flaming sword and slew him at the _crossing over_ of the river. 25 And so it was with all that came up thither, _because_ they could not frame to pronounce _it_ right; wherefore many perished on that day. 26 ¶ And when David had made an end of all _of them_, a noise of trembling arose. And I did see Willi, that _was_ the king of Hu. 27 And Mud, that was his son, behold, he was _with him_; and they were hid amongst the rushes _of_ the river. 28 And when David saw them, he beckoned _with_ his finger, saying unto them, Come hither, ye laggards, and ye that are hanging behind. Come, for _this_ is the passage to Peace. _Nevertheless_ they came not unto him. 29 And when he perceived that they came not unto him, then did he take off his garments from _about_ him, and he descended unto them in all his awfulness. 30 And in _his_ right hand he did carry the flaming sword; and in _his_ left hand he did carry a picture of the man Winston. 31 And when he was come _amongst_ them, he did raise up the flaming sword on high, and he said unto them, Say now, therefore, Restoration. 32 And on the instant I did wake, and my dream, it was flown away. Neither was it vouchsafed unto me again for to see the end of the vision. CHAPTER VIII. 1 _Sundry happenings in En_. 5 _The women are full of foreboding_. 10 _Concerning the Flag Days_. 14 _The men cry aloud_. 18 _And are succoured_. 20 _Concerning lotteries_. 29 _Much money is brought by the people_. 30 _Wherefore the rulers awaken_. Now these things happened in the land of En, and _these are_ the things that did come to pass. 2 And howsoever a matter fell out, then did men say, Verily, it is _so_ because of the war. 3 Yet, it was _a reason_ for all the things that were left undone; and the things that were done, these also it _did_ fully justify. 4 Wherefore many waxed uneasy, fearing how it would be _for them_ when the war, it should be over. 5 ¶ Now the women of the land, they were full of foreboding, knowing not when their garments, they _might be_ taken from them. 6 And they did _make_ pretence, the one unto the other, concerning their purple and concerning their fine linen also. 7 And they would speak in this wise, _saying_, Dost thou perceive the poverty of mine apparel, and _how_ frugal I am become in the matter of it? 8 Therefore do I wear these _poor_ rags that thou seest, having none others, save only _some_. And they would shed a few tears for the hardness of their lot. 9 Nevertheless, the vendors of apparel _did_ flourish in that day; neither did the women of the land go naked _before_ the world. 10 ¶ Now the days that men called Flag Days, they did grow _in number_ beyond all computation. 11 And the sellers _of_ flags, they did infest every place, so that to escape from them, _it was_ beyond the power of man. 12 And whensoever a man did venture forth from his habitation on a day _that was a_ flag day, assuredly, that _man_, he was lost. 13 And the damsels and the old women also, they would follow _after him_, and they would ensnare him by the way. 14 ¶ Wherefore all the men lifted _up_ their voices unto heaven, and they cried aloud in _their_ distress. And the rulers heard them. 15 And they sent unto the sellers _of_ flags, even unto the damsels and unto the old women _did they_ send, and they said unto them, 16 Forasmuch as ye have harried the men of the land _beyond_ all reason, and the fighters that were come home, _ye have_ driven them back into battle; 17 And because ye have followed _after them_, having no pity in your hearts, _therefore_ shall ye pursue them no more. 18 ¶ But whatsoever place shall be appointed unto you, there shall ye continue. Verily, ye shall be even as pillars of salt, and _shall_ stand still. Neither shall ye remove yourselves _out of_ that very place. 19 And after the rulers had spoken, it came to pass that a little rest was vouchsafed _unto_ the men; but the damsels, and the old women also, _they were_ sad and sore at heart. 20 ¶ Now because _there was_ need of money for to buy the munitions of war, and because it was necessary for _other things_ also, therefore did the rulers set them about for to get it. 21 And there were certain men and they said, Let us now make us a lottery, and let there be a prize _to it_ also. 22 Peradventure the people will bring them a mighty weight of money _for_ the hazard, and the treasury, it will become full up _and_ flowing over. 23 And though every man did agree that it was so, nevertheless, the rulers, they dared not _to do_ it. 24 For they feared the Pharisees that did speak in their tabernacles against it. And the Pharisees at that _time_, they were a power in the land of En. 25 Nevertheless, it did come to pass in otherwise. For _there were_ two bazaars in the city of Lon; and the one was _of_ Har, and the other, it was _of_ Sel. 26 And they set them up counters that the people might bring them _money_ for to lend it unto the rulers; also, they made them a lottery _of it_. 27 And when _the matter_ of their design, it was noised abroad, and that they did scheme to make them a lottery _of it_. 28 Then all the people hied them thither _with_ one accord, and they did lend them money unto the rulers with a very ready hand. 29 ¶ And after it was all counted up, behold, _the sum_ of it was very great, passing all belief. 30 ¶ But when the rulers heard about it, they sent word unto the bazaars, commanding them that they should do _this thing_ no more. 31 Nevertheless, they forbad not the hazard _in a_ race, which profiteth only a few. 32 Yet were they loth to suffer a lottery, that was made to advantage _the course_ of the war. CHAPTER IX. 1 _Concerning food_. 4 _The people do wait in a line_. 11 _And seek the truth_. 13 _An old man lacketh butter_. 17 _He getteth all else_. 18 _Concerning the cards_. 24 _Certain of the people do hoard_. 26 _They pay the penalty_. 27 _The prudent man and the woman that had no sugar_. Now there came a time when there was no more food in En save _only_ enough for to feed the people. 2 And the gluttons of the land cried out in their vexation, _because_ they glutted them no more. 3 And it became a custom _amongst_ the people that they should hie them unto the bazaar for to wait _without_ the portal of it. 4 ¶ And they would gather themselves together _in a_ line hoping that, perchance, a little meat would be vouchsafed unto them. 5 And they did complain loudly amongst themselves and did make their faces _of a length_; and they cursed the rulers shamefully. 6 Yea, there were many that forgot _it was_ a time of war, for their minds were not on it, being gone _down_ into their stomachs. 7 Now it fell out on a night that I pursued my way along an highway in the city of Lon. 8 And, behold, there was a multitude of people, being _in a_ line, and it reached unto a long _way_ off. 9 And I perceived that they were a merry lot _and_ full of mirth. Yea, they were _like_ unto none of them that I had seen before. 10 And I drew nigh unto them, for I was amazed. And I sought to inquire what manner of victuals it was that _did put_ them in the humour. 11 ¶ And when I was come near _enough_, then did I see the name of it and _what_ it was, and behold, that _which_ they waited for, it was Nothing but the Truth. 12 And so _it was_ in the land, that to buy of laughter, they grudged them not the waiting; but to get them a morsel of food, that was _a matter_ in other wise. 13 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and he was an old man and full of cunning; and his stomach, it did trouble him for _a little_ butter. 14 Wherefore he writ him a list, and he did put down all the things that he needed not; and in the midmost part of it, he put down also _a little_ butter. 15 And after it was writ, he sent it unto the bazaar, hoping by this means to get him that for _which_ his soul did crave; and he prayed without ceasing all that night. 16 And when it was morning, there came one from the bazaar unto his habitation; and he did bring with him all those things that the old man, which was full of cunning, he had put down. 17 ¶ Yea, all _of them_ did he bring save only _a little_ butter for to fortify the old man's faith in prayer. 18 ¶ Now these were the days of cards, and the number of them, it increased continually. 19 And there were food cards, and fuel cards, and cards of registration, and sugar cards, and cards of insurance, and cards of exemption also. 20 And whosoever did lose his cards, verily, the state of that man, it _was_ terrible. 21 For he could get him no sustenance for to live. And a man that is not insured, to die were the last of his follies. 22 Moreover, because the card of his exemption, it was lost, therefore, in _either_ case, he was become of the fighters of En. 23 Yea, even though he were possessed of the joker, nevertheless, it availed him nothing; for it was a new game, and the joker was not in the pack. 24 ¶ And certain of the people did gather them victuals secretly and in great abundance, and they did put them on one side and _they did_ hoard. 25 Neither did they consider the needs of the poor, being satisfied with their own bellies, that they should be full up. 26 ¶ And they did pay for their selfishness in the penalty; yea, for the mighty atom that they did hide away, they paid for it in the penalty. 27 ¶ Now there was a certain man of the land of En, and he was the father of many children; wherefore he was become prudent, and he was for ever looking _in front_ of him. 28 And it came to pass that he did go unto an inn. And he commanded the servant that was there, saying unto him, Bring me a measure of tea, that _I may_ drink. 29 And the servant did bring him the measure of tea, and he did set it down _before_ him. And he that would drink, he did take from his pocket a little _white_ sugar. 30 And after he had used _of it_, he did put upon the table that sugar _which_ was remaining over. 31 Now there was a certain woman sitting nigh unto him. And her husband, _that_ was a great man, he did sit _beside her_. And she was garbed in new purple. 32 And there was a great weight of precious jewels _upon her_, yea, even unto the fastenings of her sandals _was_ she bright with precious gems. 33 And she did look _at_ the sugar greedily, for she coveted it. And _because_ she was too proud to steal, therefore did she approach unto the man. 34 And she threw herself _down_ at his feet and she buried her face in the dust, crying out, My lord, my lord, see _how_ thine handmaiden prostrateth herself before thee. 35 And he said unto her, Woman, arise. And she rose up. And he spake unto her again, _saying_, Tell me, I beseech thee, _the reason_ of thy supplication; for he was full of prudence, and, because she was a woman, therefore did he trust her not. 36 And after she had kissed his hand, she said unto him, Behold, my lord, thine handmaiden hath got her a measure of tea, _and_ it lacketh sweetness. 37 Therefore, I pray thee that thou givest _unto me_ a morsel of sugar, for thy servant, she thirsteth mightily. 38 And when he saw how _it was_ with her, he gave her a morsel of sugar, being the sugar that _he had_ brought with him. 39 And after she had blessed his name, _and_ the name of his father, _and_ all his seed also, she returned unto her husband being well content. 40 And this was a thing that _did_ happen because there was war in the land. CHAPTER X. 1 _The fighters from afar off_. 4 _Concerning the men of Cann_. 10 _Concerning the men of Anz_. 20 _Concerning the men of Saf_. 24 _The greeting of the damsels_. 27 _One is chosen_. 31 _She uses artifice_. 34 _The means of escape_. Now _there was_ in the host of En a great number of men that did come from afar off; neither considered they distance as anything _against_ the righteousness of a just cause. 2 And there were men of Anz, and men of Cann, and men of Ind, and men of Saf, and men that did come _from_ other lands also. And all of them were hardy men and full of valour, so that no man could say _concerning_ them, Behold, these people, they are more valiant _than_ the others. 3 And when they went out _for_ to fight, there were never men more terrible than these. Yea, in the heat of the battle, there was not _one_ of the men of Hu that could stand up _against_ them. 4 ¶ Now, the men of Cann were very bold, _being_ strenuous of purpose and knowing not fear. Also, _they were_ full of a great vim. 5 And it came to pass that they were sent against one _of the_ strongholds of the men of Hu. And it was a place that was girded round with cunning devices, and the fortifications _of it_, they were stronger than iron. 6 And when they had pitched their camp _before_ it, behold, all the garrison did band themselves together, and they did arm themselves with mighty weapons, being resolved that the men of Cann, they should not take that _place_. I Nevertheless, their resistance, _it_ availed them nothing; neither was there any power either of earth or of hell for to stay the men of Cann in the violence _of their_ onslaught. 8 For they were a valiant lot, scornful _of_ danger and unafraid to die. Also, _they were_ full of a great vim. 9 Wherefore, they called the name of that place Vimy Ridge, meaning, _because_ it was taken with a great vim. And so it is known even unto this day. 10 ¶ Now the men of Anz did come from a land at the other _side_ of the earth, being six weeks journey _in_ a ship. 11 And certain _of them_ were sent unto Egypt for to make them ready to fight; and they sojourned there many days. 12 And the fire of their ardour burned very bright in that land; yea, the flame of it did blaze forth _even_ as a living thing. 13 Now there was a _certain_ rock that was set in the sea, being an high rock and formidable. And _it was_ in the hands of the enemy. 14 And because of the bravery of the men of Anz, therefore were they charged _with_ the taking of it. 15 And they went out against it in boats; yea, in little _boats_ did they row them up for to take it. 16 And every contrivance of man and all the inventions of the devil, they were turned _against_ them for to drive them back. 17 Nevertheless, they gat them on; even unto the high rock did _they_ get them on. 18 And when they were come up _to it_, they descended out of their boats, and they _did_ take it by the strength of a mighty attack. Yea, they did climb unto the top of the high rock, _and_ they did take it. 19 And in all the war there was no deed done _that was_ more valiant than this. 20 ¶ Now the men of Saf were divided into two parts. And some _of them_ did come unto En for to be with the host; and some _of them_ did fight against the men of Hu in Geaf, being _that_ land which was next unto Saf. 21 And they prospered exceedingly in their enterprises, so _that they_ were famed for renown amongst all the peoples of the earth. 22 And they did capture the land of Geaf by the edge _of the_ sword; even from the men of Hu did they capture it. 23 Nevertheless, it was an harassing task and full of peril; wherefore the glory of their triumph, it did shed a light _upon_ their name that shall last for ever more. 24 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a fighter, _being_ of a land afar off, did come unto the city of Lon, then would the damsels make them _ready_ for to greet him. 25 And they would _put on_ their chief raiment, and they would go down unto the gates of the city for to meet him; and they would show their teeth _at him_, and would allure him with sundry blandishments. 26 And they would get him amongst them, and would take him on one _side_. And they would speak unto him, _with_ subtil words. And each of them would strive to entice him unto _her way_. 27 ¶ And _after_ he had sorted them out, the one from the other, the wheat from the chaff, and the corn from the tares, then would he go forth _with her_. 28 And she would be a guide unto him, and a friend also. And she would show him _things_ and would whisper in his ear. 29 And she would speak unto him _concerning_ his own land, being a country whither she was for a long _time_ back inclined. 30 And she would look at him in a _certain_ way; yea, notwithstanding that he needed not a spur, nevertheless, she _would_ urge him with her eyes. And because he had chosen her _above_ all the others, therefore would he caress her. 31 ¶ And after that he had caressed her to her liking, so that her soul cried _out_ for more, then would she seek for _to gather_ him in. 32 And she would speak unto him concerning her _points_ and concerning the things that she could do. Yea, she would fill her mouth _with_ lies, seeking to make herself perfect. 33 And she would look upon him with large eyes; and she would say unto him, Verily, _thou art_ a man; and thy strength, it terrifieth me. And if he strove for to comfort her _because_ she feared his strength, then was he lost indeed. 34 ¶ Yea, unless he had taken unto himself a wife _before_, there was no help in him. For the wiles of the damsels, they worked in devious ways; but the end of the ways, assuredly, it was _for ever_ the same. CHAPTER XI. 1 _Concerning one that abhorred strange tongues_. 3 _He meeteth with a damsel_. 14 _And falleth unto her_. 15 _Concerning the writing on the board_. 24 _A certain man disturbeth his companions_. 29 _He is delivered from tribulation_. 33 _Whereby another suffereth in his stead_. Concerning sundry happenings that befell the fighters of En _when_ they went out with the host. 2 Now there was a _certain_ man that went unto the war. And when he was arrived nigh unto the camp, he was commanded to seek a certain habitation and to sojourn there. 3 ¶ And on the morrow after he was come into that house, he beheld a damsel. And, lo, _she was_ fair as the blossom of the pomegranate and graceful as a roe that skippeth _upon_ the mountains. 4 And her neck, it was like unto a tower _that is_ of ivory, and there was red upon her lips; also, she had doves' eyes _and_ full of softness. 5 Now in his youth he had _given_ him over unto idleness, heeding not instruction and scorning all strange speech. But the time of his repentance, it was at hand, _because_ he had no words for to tell her all that which was in his heart. 6 Nevertheless, after he had gazed long _enough_ upon the beauty of her, he was moved to make him trial with his tongue. And he spake unto her despairingly in _these_ words, saying Hast thou the coat _of_ my father? 7 And because he could not _frame_ to pronounce it right, therefore did she understand him not. Nevertheless, she did smile upon him for himself, and because of _the way_ of him also. 8 And when the next day was come, he espied _the maiden_ from his window; and she was walking in the courtyard of their habitation. And he descended unto her, seeking advancement in _her_ eyes. 9 And when he had greeted her _with_ his hand, and had put his countenance in _the shape of_ his adoration, then spake he more words _after_ the manner of before. And he said unto her, Hast thou a morsel of bread? Nay, my friend, but _I have_ a little cheese. 10 Nevertheless, she understood no word of _all_ that which he did say. But because he spake from out of his _depths_, therefore did she perceive _the nature_ of his ailment. 11 Now after the passing of the fourteenth day, _he did_ come upon the damsel unattended and alone, in a place apart that was well screened. And, behold, his speech _was_ all used up; neither had she understood _the meaning_ of any of it. 12 And there remained unto him no words, _save_ only two. And because she had understood him not before, therefore spake he _them_ unto him, and he said, Jer tame. 13 And, lo, she held up her mouth on the instant, and _with_ her arms she did seize him forthwith; yea, _she was_ filled with a great understanding. 14 ¶ And because he had put _the matter_ at hazard, therefore did he fall _unto her_ on that day. 15 ¶ Now there was a certain stripling of the men of En, and he was journeying along a ditch, being nigh unto _that place_ where the host of Hu, it was encamped. 16 And it was a shallow ditch, _having_ no depth, and his path, it was beset with dangers. Wherefore he tarried not by the way. 17 And as he hasted him along, _behold_, there was a board, and it stood up against him; and there was writing _on the board_. And he stayed the order of his going for to read it. 18 Now the missiles of the enemy, they were sent _against_ that spot like the grains of a desert of sand being lifted by the wind. 19 Nevertheless, he was full of determination for _to get_ him unto the board. Wherefore he did lay him flat upon the ground; yea, even as a worm doth travel, in like _manner_ approached he unto the board. 20. And when _he was_ come thither (and by reason of his perseverance, _he did_ come thither), lo, the writing, it was made plain unto him; and he did see it, _what_ it was. 21 And the words of it, being interpreted, _did say_, Get thee hence, O fool, whilst yet thou remainest whole. For whosoever tarrieth here, verily, he _shall be_ cut off in the height of his folly. 22 And after he had seen the writing, _what_ it was, he did get him thence; even as he came, that was in the manner of a worm, he did go away from _that_ same place. 23 And the curses that fell from that man's mouth, they did _shake_ the two encampments. 24 ¶ Now there was a certain man, being a fighter of the land of En, and in the innocence of _his_ youth, he had taken unto himself a wife. 25 And she was a woman loose of the jaw, so that _there was_ no peace on earth for him. Yea, neither in the day _nor_ in the night was any peace vouchsafed unto him. 26 And when he was come amongst the host, he complained unto his companions continually _concerning_ the soreness of his lot; and the voice of his groaning was ofttimes _heard_ in the starry watches of the night. 27 And after they had borne with him for a long time _without_ any respite, they were filled with a great hatred against that woman, _that_ she should trouble them so. Yea, they abominated her utterly. 28 And they conspired together for to deliver him, perceiving that _there was_ no other means unto their own salvation. 29 ¶ Wherefore it came to pass after the next occasion when they did go _against_ the enemy, that they sent them word unto the officer that was appointed, and they said unto him, 30 In the heat of the encounter, in the forefront of the battle, _he was_ smitten unto death. Also, we did bury him underneath the earth for _to make_ assurance certain. 31 And when they told him that _he was_ dead, it rejoiced him greatly. And from that day forth he was as other men. 32 But when his wife did hear about it, she put on sackcloth and ashes, and, _during_ seven days, she did weep in the public places of the city, crying out in a loud voice, and saying, My husband, Oh, my husband. 33 ¶ And on the eighth _day_ she gat her another. CHAPTER XII. 1 _The women upbraid one another_. 5 _The virgins that made them munitions for the war_. 12 _Their anger_. 14 _They are appeased_. 15 _Concerning the choice of an habitation_. 25 _A chief factor donneth wondrous apparel_. 33 _Wherefor one believeth him to be the keeper of the gate_. Now in the seventh month of the year and the first _week_ of the month upon the second day, all the women of the land rose up together and they made them an outcry, the one _against_ the other. 2 And they upbraided them that were barren, because they bore not children; and those that had begotten _a few_, they exhorted them to continue _along_ the way. 3 And the hearts of _the women_ were stirred within them, and the cry of their sisters, it filled them with zeal for the undertaking. 4 Nevertheless, there were certain men in the land that scoffed aloud, saying, By the fruits of their labour _only_ shall ye know them; and the words _that_ flow from a woman's mouth, what man shall give them a meaning? 5 ¶ Now there was a certain place in the land of En and it was _full up_ of workers that did make them munitions for the war. 6 And there were many women _amongst_ them also; and some of them were married unto men; and the others, they were virgins. 7 Wherefore it came to pass that the ruler of that place, he made him a plan; and, behold, _it was_ after this manner. 8 And he did design that whosoever amongst them should conceive and be with child, there should be provision made for that woman to sustain her during _the time_. 9 And whosoever amongst them should be spoken for in marriage, unto her there should be given _so much_ for her portion. 10 Now the tongue of rumour was very busy in that place, _being_ a place where women were, and many strange things were noised abroad _amongst_ them. 11 And it was reported that all the virgins, they must straightway get themselves _with_ child; also, that there was offered a reward _unto her_ that was the first amongst them for to do it; and the reward, _it was_ in fifty shekels of gold. 12 ¶ And when the virgins heard _about_ it, they waxed very wroth. And they did tear their hair in the violence of their rage; and with their mouths they _did_ utter terrible sayings. 13 And they did say, Are we, then, _women_ of Hu that we should do this wicked thing? Nay, the price of a virtuous woman, it is far _above_ fifty shekels of gold. 14 ¶ And after they had vented the violence of their indignation, then was the matter expounded unto them; and their anger, _it was_ appeased. 15 ¶ Now it came to pass that the rulers did make them councillors for _to be_ over the fighters of the air. 16 And after it was done, and they beheld their handiwork, _they said_, the one unto the other, Let us now get them an habitation lest the rain come down and _they be_ spoilt. 17 So they sent out messengers through all the city of Lon bidding them spy out the land for to find an house _that was_ suitable unto the purpose. 18 And on the seventh day the messengers returned unto them, bringing word that they had found them an house, _and_ suitable. And, behold, they did purport to put the councillors inside a large building, _being_ a museum. 19 And when the rulers spake unto the people, and told them about it, a great clamour arose _on the_ instant. And all the wise men did take up their pens, and _they did_ write. And the foolish, also, they did write them epistles as well. 20. And _because_ in the eyes of the rulers it was a proper habitation, _and_ suitable, therefore did they stand up against the voice of the people for a long time. And they said unto them, 21 Who _are ye_ to make a noise and in what manner doth it concern you? Ye know full well that in _that_ place are men of Egypt, ancient in years _and_ full of wisdom. Nevertheless, they complain not, _neither_ do they cry out. 22 But the people ceased not from their clamouring; and the wise men wrote them more _epistles_, and the foolish wrote in likewise. But the men of Egypt spake no word, being ancient in years _and_ full of wisdom. 23 And it came to pass _in time_ that the rulers, they relented their resolve. And they found them another _house_ for the councillors, saying, Because it is necessary to get them an habitation, lest the rain come down and _they be_ spoilt. 24 Nevertheless, the house that we did choose before, it was a proper house, _and_ suitable, because it was big; also, it was a museum. 25 ¶ Now there was a _certain_ merchant that dwelt in the city of Lon. And he had taken _unto him_ a chief factor, a bumptious man that was full of a great conceit. 26 And when the rulers commanded the men of En that they should go up for _to be_ with the host, then did the chief factor cast about in his mind for _a means_ whereby he might remain whole. 27 And he arrayed himself in a wonderful coat, _being_ of a blue colour; and his legs did he cover--even down to his knees did he cover them--_with_ cloth of a similar hue. And he put on ornaments _of_ braid, and trappings _of_ divers kind. 28 And because his legs were thin, being _like_ unto straws of a bad harvest, therefore was he unstable _upon_ them. Yea, notwithstanding the glory of his apparel, nevertheless, _he was_ wonky upon his feet. 29 Now it came to pass that he was sent unto a _certain_ man with whom his master was wont to make business; and he came _upon him_ suddenly in all his fine array. 30 And he spake unto him, saying, This and that, saith my master. And the man knew not that he was the chief factor, thinking _only_, This man, he showeth some understanding; _peradventure_ he will get him on. 31 Wherefore when another _occasion_ arose, he sent word unto the merchant, saying, Send thou unto me that _man_, thy servant, whom thou didst send unto me before, for he is a worthy fellow, knowing also a little of that _concerning_ which he speaketh. 32 And the merchant said unto him, Tell me further, that I may know what man _it is_ concerning whom thou speakest. Then will I search him out and I send him _unto thee_. 33 ¶ And he answered him, saying, Verily, it is _that man_ whom thou hast arrayed in wonderful raiment. By his legs thou _shalt_ know him; and is he not the keeper _of thy_ door? 34 And the merchant was filled with the light of a great understanding, and he knew the man, whom _it was_; nevertheless, he spake no word concerning it, thinking, 35 Assuredly, _it is_ better to have a doorkeeper that possesses wit, than a factor that _hath_ wonky legs. Therefore did he open not his mouth. CHAPTER XIII. 1 _Darkness continueth in the city_. 2 _The damsels rejoice_. 4 _The young men rejoice_. 6 _The maidens of an age rejoice_. 9 _A certain man loseth his spouse_. 21 _He findeth consolation_. 24 _The ways of the young things_. Now the rulers ordained _that_ the city of Lon, it should continue in darkness; and the hearts of many of the people, they were rejoiced _because_ of it. 2 ¶ And the damsels rejoiced openly, saying, Verily, _it is_ a time that aboundeth in possibilities, 3 Peradventure it will embolden _him_ somewhat in the wooing of me, for love in a dark _place_, assuredly, it needeth no footwarmer. 4 ¶ And the young men rejoiced also, saying, In the dark of the night, in the very great darkness of the city, there shall I _tell_ her the tale. 5 And after that she is softened _towards_ me, then will I gather her in. And I will quench my thirst _at the_ fountain of her lips, and the rapture of her touch, it shall feed mine appetite _for_ love. 6 ¶ And the maidens _of an_ age, they rejoiced as well. For she that was thirty and five years old _when_ it was day, she was judged by the shortness of her garments _after_ that it was become the night. 7 And many damsels came unto the city of Lon from the country that was round _about_ it, seeking to avail themselves of the darkness that _was_ there. 8 And they complained in their villages and in their towns _also_, saying, Why is the city of Lon favoured _above_ other cities? 9 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and _he was_ wedded unto a wife. And it came to pass on an occasion that he did go with her along an highway in Lon at _a time_ when it was dark. And she was garbed in raiment that _was_ black, so that he did take hold _upon_ her arm, fearing lest he should lose her. 10 And whither they were going, that _did_ he know not, save only that they sought the habitation of a friend, there to partake of nourishment _and_, perchance, a little wine. 11 And as they walked, behold, she raised her voice _against_ him. And she did utter bitter sayings; and she told him _how_ he had troubled her for a long time past. 12 And she told him divers things also concerning himself and concerning the things that he had done, and concerning the things that he had left undone. And afterwards she did steep _herself_ in silence. 13 And as they proceeded upon their way, no word passing _between_ them, they came unto a place where a multitude of people was gathered together. 14 And there was one of the multitude that did come between them. Yea, for a moment the man, _he was_ parted from his wife, and the grip of his hand, it was loosened from her arm. 15 And when he was free of the multitude, _he was_ filled with doubt concerning her, and concerning _which_ of them she was. 16 Wherefore he seized an arm _at a_ venture, being the arm of a woman in raiment of black. And because she spake no word, therefore did he know that _it was_ verily his wife. 17 And he continued on the way _with_ her towards the habitation of her friend; and they came unto an house. And his spirit grew light within him _because_ the victual and the wine also, they were become very near. 18 And whilst they stood _without_ the portal of that house, she that was his wife, she did open the door of it _with_ a key. And he was filled with amazement, nor understood how it was. 19 And she beckoned unto him with her finger, that he should enter _into_ that house. And he went in with her. 20 And after _they_ were come inside, she did make her a light, and he did see. And, behold, _the woman_, she was not his wife. 21 ¶ Nevertheless, because she was garbed in raiment of black, and was withal a comely damsel, _being_ not ill favoured, therefore did he forgive himself his error. 22 And when _the time_ came that he was returned unto his habitation, he waxed very wroth with his wife. And he upbraided her soundly _because_ she had lost him amongst the multitude. 23 And she did forget to question him _concerning_ his doings on that night, neither did he vouchsafe her any answer concerning them. 24 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that _it was_ night, then did all the damsels hie them forth into the highways of the city; and their thoughts were of love _and_ their stomachs. 25 And they would make them _in the likeness_ of a maiden forlorn so that the young man, his heart was moved by the sight of their desolation. 26 And he would approach unto them _because_ of their state, and he would make offer of himself for to be a companion unto them _and_ to cheer them on their way. 27 And he would say, Knowest thou _whether_ the warning, it hath been given? And she would make answer unto him and she would say, Thine handmaiden, _she_ is a stranger in the city, 28 Nevertheless, she hath received a _warning_ concerning men, that they be wicked and full of naughtiness. Therefore, get thee hence, lest it come to the ears of my mother _about_ thee. 29 And he would reason with her earnestly and he would entreat her that she _should_ put her trust in him. 30 And when he had pleaded with her long enough, then would she say unto him, Verily, thou hast inclined me _towards_ thee with the blandishments of thy tongue. 31 Now, therefore, _let us_ away, for wheresoever thou goest, there also will I go. And thou shalt do _unto_ me whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. 32 And she would take him with her; and wheresoever she did go, there would he also go. And whatsoever seemed good _unto_ her, that did she do unto him. CHAPTER XIV. 1 _Artemas adviseth the damsels and warneth them_. 9 _Concerning the choice of an husband_. 14 _And the preparations for his enticement_. 18 _He cautioneth the hasty_. 20 _And counselleth flattery_. 22 _And artifice_. 25 _He returneth again unto the choice of an husband_. 28 _Concerning the terrible things_. List not to the words of that man who _hath_ a leaning towards thee, for he knoweth not _the things_ that he doth say. 2 Let not thine head be uplifted by his flattery, or thy spirit grow proud _because of_ his praise. 3 Yea, if he compareth thine eyes to the stars, and thy teeth to a necklet of pearls, and thine ear to a very _rare_ shell, then heed him not, _for_ he lieth. 4 Remember the rooster; it clucketh _so_ to the old brown hen. Nevertheless, the countenance of an hen, being that _which_ it is, hath little of comeliness about it. 5 When a young man cometh unto thee, having buttons a thousand _times_ burnished, think not that he doeth this thing for thy sake. 6 For it may hap that he but seeketh favour _with_ his captain; or, perchance, _it is_ his wife that sendeth him out thus. 7 When thy man cometh back from the wars, pry not too deeply into his carryings on during the time that he was away. 8 For he is a man that hath done very much for thee. Therefore it is meet that he should also have done _a little_ for himself. 9 ¶ When thou choosest a young man for to husband thee, mark him with great circumspection, and regard him closely, _how_ he behaveth against thy lures. 10 There is one that carrieth upon his arm a coat of burr berri. He walketh with thee through the meadows. And when thy footsteps falter, lo, he spreadeth it _out_ upon the ground for to be a couch _unto_ you. 11 That man, he hath the makings of a _safe_ husband, for he foreseeth things. 12 Yea, verily, such an one _as this_, he shall turn him neither to the right hand nor to the left hand; but when the _time_ that thou hast appointed, it _be_ come, then shall he kiss thee full _upon_ the lips. 13 And he shall place his two arms around thee also, and he shall say in a manner befitting thy lord all _those_ things that thou hast willed him to say, so that thou shalt verily believe _for the_ instant that thou hast not worked him. 14 ¶ Whensoever thou goest forth _with_ intent, then shalt thou avail thyself of the whole might of thine armoury. Moreover, if there be anything lacking _in_ thee, scruple not to visit the bazaar for to equip thyself more fully. 15 Yea, if thy chest offend thee, fill _it_ out; and thy nose also, if it cometh unto a blue colour by the blast of the wind, a morsel of fine powder, _it shall_ suffice to restore thy comeliness. 16 Lips of scarlet _and_ the pink cheek; lashes to veil thine eyes in night, and twilight shadows for the _underneath_; 17 Hair that fulfilleth the young man's desire; and teeth white as ivory, set out in order. All _these_ things and more also shalt thou buy with the money thy father doth get of his labour. 18 ¶ Bring up thy mother in _the way_ she should go and restrain her continually. Else shall she hold thee up before the young man's eyes _without_ ceasing, wherefore thou shalt surely lose him. 19 Consider the worm. It sitteth _on_ its hook in a quiet place, nor followeth after the fish. Nay, rather doth it entice him _because_ it sitteth aloof. Do thou, therefore, in like manner. 20 ¶ When a young man speaketh unto thee concerning a miracle that _hath_ saved him his life, then open thine eyes _into_ his, and call him wonderful. 21 For in this manner shalt thou remove the credit _of it_ from the miracle and he will believe thy words. And he will perceive in thee a multitude of charms that erstwhile had been hid. 22 ¶ When a young man embraceth thee, say not unto him that he is _the_ first for to do it; else will he think that thou speakest lies; or, if he believe thee, assuredly he will look for _the reason_ of it. 23 Nay, catch up thy breath in thy throat, and gasp as a bird being strangled, saying unto him, Oh, Timothy (if _such_ his name shall be), assuredly art thou _the_ first that hath kissed my lips _like that_! 24 For then will he believe thee, and thy words _will_ stir him mightily. For flattery of the subtil kind, _it_ worketh a man; but woman, she liketh _it_ very thick. 25 ¶ Choose not a man to husband thee according to his means alone, but according _to his_ meanness shalt thou choose him also. For how shall it profit thee that his pocket _be_ deep, if thine arm be too short _for_ to fathom it. 26 Neither shalt thou choose him by the stars that _he doth_ wear upon his arm; for thou makest choice of an husband and not _of a_ liquid to drink. 27 The king of thine heart shalt thou call him, and _also_ the lord of thy life. But when thou speakest _concerning_ thy knight of love, then spell thou _out_ the letters of it; verily, there be room for misconception hereabouts. 28 ¶ There are three _things which_ are too terrible for me, yea, four which I know not: 29 The way of a lioness with her cub; the way of a dog _with_ his bone; the way of a miser _with_ his gold; and the way of a maid _with_ her man. 30 And whosoever shall meddle with any _of these_, he will rue it the length of his days. Neither shall any man feel compassion towards him, for he is condemned of his own foolishness. CHAPTER XV. 1 _Concerning the children of Israel_. 4 _Certain of them go up unto the host_. 9 _Proper men are chosen_. 16 _Jericho is captured by a stratagem_. 17 _An husbandman entertaineth guests_. 22 _A certain young man taketh unto himself a wife_. 35 _His sufferings_. Now there was much perturbation of spirit _amongst_ the children of Israel because the fliers of Hu, they did come unto the city of Lon. 2 And some of the tribes did hasten to get them _underneath_ the earth; and some of them _did make_ a great exodus from the city, and they did pass over unto the shores of the sea. 3 Wherefore the people were in doubt _concerning_ what it was, and some said, Verily, _it is_ the exodus that but repeateth itself. But others made answer unto them, saying, Nay, brother, _rather_ is it the Passover that happeneth again. 4 ¶ Nevertheless, there were certain of the children of Israel that behaved in _other_ manner. And they did go for to be amongst the host of En. 5 And men did know _this part_ of them for the fighting Judæans, or King David's Own, or the Kosher Cavalry; yea, whichever of the names came first unto their lips, by _that name_ did they call them. 6 Now the Levites, that _were_ also Cohens, they complained in a very low voice because they were not allowed for to go up, saying, Alas, it is against the law of Moses for us _to do_ this thing. 7 And the chief priest, he heard them. And _he was_ moved to compassion by the hardness of their lot. Wherefore he made him an ordinance. And he ordained that they should go up. Yea, all the Levites, that were also Cohens, he gave them leave for to join the host of En. And some _of them_ rejoiced. 8 Now whensoever a man stood forth for to fight amongst the children of Israel, _being_ the fighting Judæans, _or_ King David's Own, _or_ the Kosher Cavalry, then did they send unto the chief physician _for_ to make trial of his aptness. 9 ¶ And if the chief physician did say, I have seen this man in _all_ his nakedness, and, behold, he is a proper man to be amongst us, then _was_ it so. But if he spake in otherwise, then _was_ it not so. 10 Wherefore it came to pass that they were all men made _unto_ a certain end; and if there was anything lacking _in them_, verily, it was but a little thing and beneath notice. 11 Now there was one amongst them, and his mind it was filled with stratagems. And, _after_ they had been gathered together for a length of time, he stood upon his feet, and he spake unto them in these words, saying, 12 Hail to you, my brothers, and, Hail to you, ye men of Israel! And they answered him, _saying_, Hail! And when he perceived that their ears, they were turned towards him, he continued with a loud voice, and he said unto them, 13 What of Jericho, and _what_ about it? Verily, the city of David, _it hath_ fallen unto Gentile hosts, but the walls of Jericho, behold, they are yet whole. Let us, therefore, _contrive_ the matter. 14 And after that he had reminded them concerning Joshua _that_ behaved in a cunning manner, he commanded them _accordingly_; and he told each man _the thing_ that he should do. 15 Wherefore it came to pass when the signal was given unto them, that _they did_ blow upon their noses with a loud blast. Yea, they did make a very great noise with their noses _because_ they did do it all at one _time_. 16 ¶ And when they awoke on the morrow, lo, the walls of Jericho, _they were_ fallen down. And all the children of Israel rejoiced in their tents _because_ they had contrived it; nevertheless, they imparted unto no man the secret _of the_ blowing. 17 ¶ Now there was a certain man in the land of En that was an husbandman _and_ of substance. And he hired him captives of the men of Hu for to plow his fields _and_ to sow his seeds _and_ to do that which was requisite and necessary unto his land. 18 And amongst them there was one that had formerly been wont to shave the beards of his brethren _with_ a razor, and to prepare the heads of them _with_ scissors. 19 Now in the house _of the_ husbandman there were many guest chambers, and they were for ever full. And _whensoever_ it happened that his friends were come for to visit him _over_ the end of a week, then would he send unto the man of Hu. 20 And he would set him _at_ the hair of his friends, and he would bid him take the scissors; yea, whosoever did come for to visit him, the hair of that man's head, assuredly, _it was_ cut short. 21 Neither was there any help in him, for the husbandman, _he was_ resolved that the opportunity which was come, it should not be idly cast away. 22 ¶ Now there was a certain young man and he took unto himself a wife, a comely maid and graceful as a young gazelle. 23 And after that he had rewarded the priest for _all_ that he had done for him, and after that he had taken leave of the guests that were bidden to the marriage feast, he departed unto another city; and the damsel _that was_ his wife, she went with him. 24 For it was a custom in En that those who were newly wed should steal _away_ secretly unto a place afar off, lest any man should spy upon them and make him a report _about_ it. 25 And after they had pursued their way for many hours, _they came_ unto an inn, being that hostelry where they did intend to sojourn through all the night. 26 Now the damsel was a wily sort, _being_ sly and very artful; and she had made her preparations for to blind the eyes of the curious. 27 Wherefore she did carry her apparel in boxes that _were_ old, fearing lest any man should laugh and wink his eye because of the newness _of them_. And there was writ upon the boxes certain symbols, being the first letters of her name _of_ yesterday. 28 Now after they had subscribed their names unto certain writings that were laid _before_ them, it was their single thought to close their eyes in sleep, for _they were_ weary unto death because of the journey. 29 But the keeper of the inn, he was a man that _was_ full of suspicion; and the damsel was comely to look upon. Therefore he called the young man unto him. 30 And he said _unto him_, Tarry yet a little while and haste thee not away, for I would feign commune with thee concerning _a matter_. 31 And he took the young man privately upon one side, and he questioned him concerning _the matter_. And he said unto him, Tell me, I pray thee, the name of the damsel? 32 Now the young man, he had never been married before; also, he was full of weariness, having an earnest desire to lay him down. And because the question, it came on a sudden, therefore did he make answer _without_ serious meditation. And he said, 33 The damsel concerning whom thou speakest, verily, her name, _it is_ Such an One. And he forgat that it was lately changed. 34 And the keeper of the inn waxed very wroth; yea, his rage flew all around him. And he spake unto the young man again, saying, Is thy face then _of_ brass that thou speakest unto me thus? 35 ¶ And what thou hast said, that have I suspected long _enough_, for so it is writ upon the young _thing's_ baggage. Take heed, therefore, and pay attention. Because it is late, therefore shalt thou sojourn in my house _during_ the night. 36 And the damsel, she shall sojourn here _also_. Nevertheless there shall be a separation of two floors between you lest, _peradventure_, ye come together by a chance. And to-morrow thou shalt proceed upon thy way. 37 And it was even as the keeper _of the_ inn had said. And when the morning was come, they arose from their couches ere the sky was red and they shook the dust of _that_ place from off their feet. 38 And they hied them with speed to another place. And they said unto the keeper of the inn that was there, We have come from a _very distant_ city, and we have journeyed the whole night through. And, now, behold, we are fatigued, and _there is_ no strength left in us. 39 And because the young man, he forgat not the damsel's name _again_, therefore were they permitted for to seek their couch. And they slumbered heavily during _all_ that day. CHAPTER XVI. 1 _The scribe goeth forth_. 4 _He receiveth warning_. 6 _Concerning a certain damsel_. 15 _The infernal regions_. 18 _A certain woman maketh inquiry_. 21 _A guardian of the peace admonisheth him_. 26 _The anger of the people_. Now it came to pass that I did go _forth_ into the highways of the city for to be amongst the young things that do gambol together, the one with the other. 2 And when I was come out, lo, it was night. And the stars were in the sky, and the moon also, it was there. Verily, it was a night _for_ love. 3 And as I went my way, behold, there was a certain man, _being_ of the guardians of the people; and in his right hand he did carry a silver whistle. 4 ¶ And I perceived that there was a paper about the middle of him, even _upon_ his stomach did I see it; and writ upon the paper were the words, TAKE COVER. 5 Wherefore I did hie me thence, and I did repair unto a certain eating-house, craving meat _for_ to nourish my bones and a little wine _for_ to moisten my sinews. 6 ¶ And when I was come into that place, behold, there was a damsel, a daughter of the land of En, and comely withal. 7 And _there was_ pride in her manner of bearing, and her eyes did look forth as a morning in spring. Also, she was of the appearance of twenty years. 8 And even as I gazed upon the freshness of her, lo, the head of the eating-house, being a stranger _in the land_ of En, he approached nigh unto her, and he did make obeisance. 9 And after he had wept _a little_, he entreated her leave for to speak. And she commanded him that he should speak. 10 And he spake unto her in these words, saying, Thy servant hath a dungeon pertaining unto him; _it is_ a spacious dungeon, and roomy withal. Therefore, I beseech thee that we go down into the nether-most corner of it, which is a place of safety whither danger cometh not. 11 And after she had heard _all that_ he did say, then waxed she wroth indeed. And she looked upon him in a _certain_ way, and she spake unto him angrily, saying, 12 Because thou hast dared to say _these_ things unto me, therefore will I eat no more at thy table. 13 Verily, the king of Hu, he may scatter me unto the stars, if _so be it_ he can; but it is not _in him_ to send me down to thy dungeon. 14 And notwithstanding that her words, they were lacking in wisdom, nevertheless, I was filled with a great pride _because_ she was one of the women of En. 15 ¶ And after I was come out of that place, I did get me _down_ unto the infernal regions that are underneath the earth. 16 And the people that were there, they were in number as the hairs upon the backs of twenty horses; and there were men of En _amongst them_ also; yes, several of them did I see. 17 And I perceived a great profusion of chattels, and goods in an infinite variety. And the women that were _there_, they were eating divers victuals for to sustain their bodies; but the children and men, they did _take_ theirs from a bottle. 18 ¶ And a certain woman that I knew not, she spake unto me in these words, saying, I beseech thee, son of man, to impart unto me the hour of our going up. 19 And because the affair was not of my doing, therefore _neither_ did I know the hour of the going up. Nevertheless, I scrupled not to tell her the time of it, for _she was_ an old thing and full of trepidation. 20 Now the stink in that place, it was full of violence, being very abominable, so that _I was_ like to be sick unto death because of it. Wherefore, I did make haste for to get me out _of it_, fearing to tarry there any longer. 21 ¶ And after I was come up, I did go forth into the night. And immediately I was espied by a guardian of the people; and _he_ admonished me soundly. 22 And he showed me an hole near by that was lately dug by the men of Hu; and he told me _also_ concerning the danger attending on fools. And he bade me take heed of his warning. 23 But in all the time that he did speak unto me concerning my safety, he spake nothing _concerning_ his own, so that I did marvel greatly at his valour. 24 Nevertheless, _he was_ a little man and fat, and the bristles of his brows stood out _as_ an army at attention. 25 And even as I yet delayed my going down, lo, one blew a bugle; and immediately the people came out in their thousands from their places _in the_ bowels of the earth. 26 ¶ And I did go amongst the multitude for to hear them, and what they said _about_ it. 27 And when I had heard the things that I _did_ hear, I perceived that they were greatly vexed in spirit; and the _manner_ of their indignation, it was in two kinds. 28 And they said many bitter things _against_ the men of Hu, because of the thing that they had done. 29 But they were provoked beyond measure against the rulers of En, _because_ they did not do those things, and _more_ also, in the cities of the land of Hu. CHAPTER XVII. 1 _The city of Lon is divided into parts_. 4 _Certain men get them new names_. 7 _An heavy tax is imposed upon the traders_. 11 _A dearth of paper arises in the land_. 13 _Concerning Northcliffe_. 16 _And concerning Welz_. 22 _Strange chariots are seen throughout the land_. 25 _The ways of the charioteers_. All Gaul is divided into three parts; but _at the time_ when there was war, the city of Lon, it was divided into more parts than three. And unto each part _there was_ a number given. 2 And it was ordained that whosoever should write him an epistle unto any man of Lon, he should write also the number of _the part_ upon the outside of it. 3 And all the people obeyed the commandment. But the rulers, and the servants _of the_ rulers, they obeyed it not, being exercised with the business of the war _so that_ they forgot all else. 4 ¶ Now there were certain men and their names, they were framed _after_ the manner of those of Hu. And it was a cause of continual trouble unto them that their names, they were _what_ they were. 5 And they gathered themselves together and they did commune, the one with the other, _concerning_ their infirmity. And they cursed the days of their births, and did pour loud murmurings of anger _upon_ the heads of their ancestors. 6 And, _afterwards_, they gat them new names. Yea, whatsoever name seemed good _unto_ them, that name did they take for themselves, so that no man ever _again_ did hold up his hands in horror at the mention of them. 7 ¶ Now the rulers laid a tax upon the profits of all the traders that did make benefit during _the time_ when there was war. And it was an heavy tax, so that little was left over. 8 Wherefore all the traders set them out for to make that kind of money _that is_ not amongst the profits. And they were hard put to _for_ to do it. 9 And they became full of generosity towards their servants, and they did exercise great care in the preservation of their buildings, nor grudged a little money for to make them beautiful. 10 Yea, they were full of craft, and their cunning filled the hearts of the righteous _sort_ with envy. And the money that they did make, verily, it was not all of the kind _that is_ amongst the profits. 11 ¶ Now it came to pass that a great dearth of paper arose throughout the land, and all the people were afraid _because_ of it, And they reasoned amongst themselves, the one with the other, _saying_, 12 By what means shall the scribes instruct us if, so _be_ it, the paper be taken away? And who shall train us _up_ in the way we should go? 13 ¶ And there was a _certain_ man, and his name, it was Northcliffe. And he called all the people unto him, and he spake unto them. 14 And he went down on his knees _before_ them, and he besought them earnestly and _with_ many tears that they should refrain from buying that paper which did bear the _sign_ of The Times. 15 And the power of his eloquence, it did move them mightily. Also, his paper was _of the_ cost of two pennies at a time when two farthings sufficed for another. Wherefore many did hearken unto his prayer. 16 ¶ Now there was a learned scribe, and his name, _it was_ Welz. And he was the first amongst all the men of En that did fly unto the moon. 17 And it came to pass that he did set out for to get him paper, and _he did_ get it. Yea, notwithstanding that it was _a time_ of war, nevertheless, he did get him a great abundance of paper. 18 And after it was got together, he sate him _down_ upon a seat, and he did write. And after the writing was finished, he called certain men unto him, and he did flip his fingers, _and_ he said unto them, 19 Behold, there is a new God come to be over us. For I _that_ know, I have written it. And what I have writ, verily, _it is_. And _it was_ not. 20 And he did get him more paper, and he sate him _down_ again, and he did write. And after the writing was finished, he called certain men unto him, and he did flip his fingers, _and_ he said unto them, 21 Behold, there is no king for to reign over us. For I _that_ know, I have written it. And what I have writ, verily, _it is_. And _it was_ not. 22 ¶ Now it came to pass about this time that many strange chariots were seen throughout the land. And each one did carry _upon it_ a mighty bag, a puffed out _thing_ of wonderful design. 23 And they were those chariots that erstwhile had been wont to take their motion _from_ a tank but, being converted, they now did take it _from_ the bag. 24 Nevertheless, it was whispered amongst the people that notwithstanding that the bag, it was full, yet _would_ they move not when the tank was empty. Wherefore many _did_ doubt the sincerity of their conversion. 25 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a young man approached unto the driver of a public chariot seeking for to hire him _at a price_, then would the charioteer consider him for to see _the manner_ of man that he was. 26 And he would look upon the countenance of the young man; yea, from the crown of his head unto the soles that were upon his feet, _he would_ observe him narrowly. 27 And if the young man pleased him, he would say unto him, Because thou hast found favour _in_ mine eyes, therefore am I content. And the hire, it shall be _at a price_. 28 But if the young man was ill-favoured nor found favour in the eyes of the charioteer _because_ he carried a mean look, then would the charioteer say unto him, 29 Begone, thou _man_ of little promise, for what have I _to do_ with thee? Also, the wheels of my chariot are lacking in wind, _and_ I am a man that hath an empty tank. 30 Yea, howsoever it was, verily, he would have his _reason_. And after he had finished speaking, then would he haste him away _for_ to seek the man of his choice. CHAPTER XVIII. 1 _Food is measured out unto the people_. 4 _A certain woman hath an appetite_. 12 _She retaineth it_. 13 _The ways of a young man_. 15 _The rulers lay hands on the people's pleasures_. 23 _Concerning certain amongst the makers of munitions for the war_. Now the chief larderer of the land of En did send unto the people, and he spake unto them concerning _the things_ that they should eat, and concerning _how_ much. 2 And he commanded them that they should partake of meat according to a _certain_ measure, and of other things also, a weekly rate _for_ every week, all the weeks of the war. 3 And he cautioned all them that were given _over_ to the pursuit of food, and he forbade them to eat of certain viands save only according to the measure. And he gave all the people cards; yea, unto every man, _he did_ give a card. 4 ¶ Now there was a certain woman, _being_ a woman of an appetite, and she lived in an house where four people were. And she went unto the bazaar, and she did buy _her_ meat. 5 And she did pay for it in five pieces of silver _and_ in four new stamps. And the meat, it was to provide sustenance during all _that_ week for them that were in the house. 6 And when she was come home, she did put it in a safe _place_, saying, Because it is a little meat, _therefore_ let us preserve it until the Sabbath be come. 7 Now it came to pass that two of them that did live in that house, _they were_ called away; and the Sabbath was not yet come. 8 And the woman, she was left alone with her husband; and the meat, it did _also_ remain. And she lifted up her voice on high, singing songs of jubilation _because_ the meat, it was grown double. 9 And she said unto her husband, Let us therefore make us a festival, and let us eat our fill, _and_ more also. And let us buy wine _of a_ rare vintage for to cheer us on the day. 10 And she went out and she did get her wine _of a_ rare vintage that was very old. And her Sabbath eve was passed in joyful expectation. 11 And _when_ the morrow was come, she made her preparations for the festival. And she made her sauces of a choice flavour, and a _little_ gravy also. And when the mixing of them, it was done, she betook herself unto the safe _place_ where the meat, it was hid. 12 ¶ And, behold, it was gone, being eaten _up_ of the cat. And the anguish of that woman, _it was_ terrible. Neither did the sauces of a choice flavour, nor the gravy, nor the wine of a rare vintage suffice for to console her in _the time_ of her tribulation. 13 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a young man, being devoured of love for a damsel, did seek for to pave _the way_, then would he wait upon the damsel's mother. 14 And he would bring with him seven small pieces of sugar and a little butter, for _it was_ a sure means, nor ever failed of _its_ purpose. 15 ¶ Now the rulers made them a decree, and they ordained that a measure of water, it should be added unto all the strong drink that _was_ sold throughout the land. 16 And the publicans made haste with a good heart for to fulfil the rulers' behest; yea, wonderful _was_ their zeal in the doing of it. 17 Wherefore that which was erstwhile strong, behold, _it was_ grown very weak; nevertheless, there were some who contended that a little _of it_, sprinkled upon ground where seeds were, it hastened _the time_ of the harvest. 18 And the rulers of the land did also make them a new ale, _being_ of the colour of drink, but not otherwise. 19 And all the blowers of froth, they came _together_ for to seek enlivenment of it. Nevertheless, after that they had drunk all that which the publicans did _have_, yet gat they not enlivenment. 20 But they remained a miserable _lot_ and sober; verily, there was not one amongst them that could say unto his friend on the morrow, 21 Assuredly, _it was_ a goodly night and very pleasing, _for_ I did get me rarely oiled, being bailed out _by_ my brother. 22 Wherefore many did murmur against the rulers _because_ they stretched forth their hands for to touch the pleasures of the people. 23 ¶ Now it came to pass on occasions that _certain_ of the makers of munitions for the war, being the foolish and the ill-advised amongst them, they did cease from their labours because they were displeased. 24 Peradventure they were dissatisfied on account of their hire, seeking that _it should_ be added to by the matter of one farthing _for_ every hour of their labour. 25 And after they had rested them for a time, withholding their help from their brothers that _were_ gone into battle, then that which they asked, it would be given unto them. 26 And they would take it as the fitting reward of _their_ persistence, nor recked the farthing, that it was paid for in the blood of valiant men. 27 Nevertheless, there _were_ also others amongst the makers of munitions that ceased not from their labours, nor rested them either by day or by night, but _were_ for ever at it. 28 And all the people honoured them, being thankful that such _as these_, both the men and the women _of them_, they were left for to prove the land of En _before_ the eyes of the world. CHAPTER XIX. 1 _Concerning the women_. 3 _Certain of them are rewarded_. 4 _And certain of them go forth with the fighters_. 7 _And certain of them become scribes unto the rulers_. 16 _Concerning revelations_. 19 _The young man and the maiden that was full up_. Now the things that came to pass amongst the women of the land, they were of divers kinds _according_ to the manner of the women. 2 And _those_ that before the war had been wont to ride through the country carrying fire and brimstone, they became _full of_ zeal for the glory of En. 3 ¶ Wherefore they gat their reward, being vouchsafed the right to speak on the choice of the rulers. And they were filled with contentment, _saying_, the one unto the other, It is _the_ beginning. 4 ¶ And certain of the women did go forth for _to be_ with the fighters of En. And they were of two kinds. And some of them _were_ Waacs, and some of them _were_ Wrens. 5 And those that were Waacs, they were _of the_ land; and those that were Wrens, they were _of the_ sea. 6 And the things that _they did_ do made all men wonder, for they avoided not the hardships of their brothers, but shared with them the trials _on_ the way. 7 ¶ And certain of the damsels did contrive for to get them work _at the hands_ of the governors; and they did go unto those places where the business of war, _it was_ carried on. 8 And after the work of the day, it was come to an end, then would they foregather, and they would commune, the one with the other. And they would say, 9 Hast thou seen the new captain that be come _unto_ our room? Verily, he hath a countenance that pleaseth me mightily, and his eyes, they be blue; moreover, _there is_ hair upon his lip that tempteth exceedingly. 10 Also, he hath looked upon me _with a_ look; and, peradventure, I have found favour in his eyes. Yea, notwithstanding that men _do say_ he hath got shekels in abundance, nevertheless, I have a feeling towards him _in spite_ of it. 11 And the damsel unto whom she did speak, she would make answer, and she would say, Verily, there are _many_ that will envy thee because of thy captain. And now will I tell thee _something_ also. 12 There is a certain man and _he is_ of an high rank, being even _one_ that captains do salute. And he is _that man_ who doth say unto me the things that _I shall_ write. 13 And _after that_ I have brought the writing unto him and he hath made his mark _upon it_, then doth he reward me; and the manner of the reward, _it is_ a kiss. 14 Peradventure in a _little_ time he will make him an arrangement for to meet me afterwards, _the better_ to say unto me all those things that a man, who loveth much, doth speak to the maiden that _hath_ him. 15 And, _because_ thou art my friend, _therefore_ shalt thou be welcome to mine house when _the time_ cometh that we be wed. 16 ¶ And certain of the damsels did don strange apparel, that was _like_ unto the raiment of men. And their nether limbs did stand revealed; yea, their legs, _they were_ no longer hid. 17 And men perceived their shape, that some _of them_ were straight, and some were _of a_ curve; and the others, they knocked them _at_ the knees. 18 And they cursed the war in their hearts because of these things, that _it had_ revealed them. And they prayed that _the days_ of their innocence might be given back unto them and their faith again _made_ whole. 19 ¶ Now _there were_ some amongst the young men that, being with a maid, did wrongly read the tokens of the damsel's love, _and_ the look of it, thinking, Perchance the damsel fasteth over long. 20 And _he_ would say unto her, Let us now seek out _a place_ where we may regale ourselves with meat, _and_ with choice viands. 21 And with a measure of prepared wheat, _and_ with a little wine also, for _I perceive_ that thy stomach, it troubleth thee _somewhat_. 22 And the damsel, she would make denial _of it_, and she would be loth _for_ to go in, feigning to be freshly nourished, and abundantly. 23 And he would strive to cajole her; nevertheless, for a long time, she _would_ hearken not unto the voice of his pleadings. 24 But when he was come to the end of his persuasions and she did perceive that the meal, _it was_ in peril, then would she speak unto him _earnestly_. 25 And she would say unto him, For thy sake will I do _this thing_; yea, for none other would I eat at _a time_ when I be full up. And after that she was finished speaking, then _would_ she go in. 26 And if she did know that the taste of his mouth was _towards_ sweetness, then would she seek to gain favour in his eyes, and she would say unto him, 27 Take thou _the morsel_ of sugar that be mine, for the need of thy servant, it is nought in comparison with thine. 28 And so she would win his regard, even with _the morsel_ of sugar would she do it. And, _afterwards_, she would set about it, and she would _eat_. 29 And when she had made an end _of eating_, the young man, he would be amazed. And upon the next day, he would say unto his friend, 30 Verily, it were better to take an hungry man into _such a place_ than a maiden, full up, _that_ holdeth back. 31 Yea, what shall it profit a man that the music _tell_ of a perfect day, if his pockets be empty and the week, _it yet_ young. CHAPTER XX. Take heed, my son, and hearken unto the words of Artemas, for there _are_ many that will give thee counsel, yet wisdom _cometh_ only from the few. 2 Depart not from the narrow _path_ of virtue, for he that steppeth _from_ the duck board, assuredly, he getteth him wet feet. 3 Therefore, make thy life wisely, O my son, lest thy neighbour speak ill _concerning_ thee. 4 For the way of the transgressor, _it is_ soft, needing a light tread _and_ without weight. And he that leaveth his footprint behind, his foolishness doth condemn him. 5 But whosoever sinneth with prudence, _that man_ shall be exalted unto heaven, and his name, it shall exhale a perfume very sweet. 6 A damsel blusheth _because_ of thee; verily, she is sick _of_ love. If there be an asp in the house, embrace it; it were better this _than_ that. 7 For the thongs with _which_ thou thinkest to have bound her, fool! _they are_ knotted about thyself. 8 The wages of sin is death, but a wife may be given _even_ unto the righteous. 9 Beware of thy wife _when_ she forgiveth thee. When she sayeth unto thee, What _matter_ the wildness of thy young oats, then shalt thou _take_ care. 10 Verily, she schemeth only that she _may_ draw thee on. And _whatsoever_ thou shalt say, that will she surely have _up_ against thee. 11 Neither will she _cease_ from reminding thee concerning all thy wickedness, digging up thine ill-sown _fields_ continually. 12 For in this manner will she show thee how deep are the _depths_ of thy vileness. And the forgiveness of so _much_, shall it not signify the largeness of her heart? 13 Now _there_ is a way unto the management of a wife, and a manner of bringing her up. 14 For the wise man, he speaketh _with_ his mouth, and he saith unto her, Thou art fair, _my_ love, _my_ spouse; thou art fair. 15 Thou hast ravished my heart _with_ one of thine eyes; with the other also hast thou taken me, and I am _become_ exceedingly thine. 16 And after he has said all these things unto her, and more also, then doth he send her out _for to_ gather him victuals. And, behold, she goeth forth content. 17 But the fool, he worketh the raw skin unto his bones for love of her, neither seeketh he requital because of it. And, lo, _the woman_ complaineth for ever. 18 Remember thy life, _that_ thou livest it, for it was given unto thee _for_ the purpose; 19 And he that counselleth thee in otherwise, _he is_ a fool that doth threaten to rob thee of thy mite. 20 By a damsel's kisses shalt thou know her; and the kiss of thy best beloved, _it shall_ be fraught with disappointment. 21 For if she hath not met the lips of other men, then _shall_ her kisses lack seasoning. 22 But if she knoweth _the way_, assuredly, some other hath been _at her_. 23 The damsel crieth out in her foolishness, _saying_, A little love, and a little love, and a little love. And the young man fleeth _before_ her. 24 But the wise virgin _maketh_ a discreet noise; and she taketh him unawares. CHAPTER XXI. Blessed is he _that_ hath a full drum; and those that wait without the bazaars, they shall look _upon it_ with envy. 2 A little love warmeth the blood; but much _love_, it is a consuming fire. 3 Wherefore, beware of the damsel with ruddy locks. For if _it be_ so, assuredly she will devour thee up; but if it be _of_ henna, a draught of spring water will serve thee equally. 4 Beware of all women, and avoid thou them that _would_ undo thee. 5 For the ways of those do grow in artfulness; neither is there any _man_ that can stand up against them. 6 Now there is a certain woman, and she hath hair _of a_ length; it is like unto silk also, and the colour of it allureth the eye. 7 Verily, _that_ woman will contrive that thou shall loosen the pin _of it_. Yea, in thy clumsiness, thou shalt _bring it_ down. 8 For _it is_ a snare with which she seeketh to entrap thee; and the cunning of her maketh thee her tool in _the matter of_ thine own enticement. 9 List not to the voice of the tale-bearer, and the scandalmonger shalt thou abhor _with_ a great abhorrence. 10 For what hast thou _to do_ with virtue? And who art thou to prescribe thy neighbour's life? 11 Verily, rumour raceth like the wind; it groweth quicker than light _when_ the sun riseth. And scandal, it is the father of more children _than_ are. 12 Judge not a man according to the look of him, else shalt thou be many times deceived. 13 For the brightest button, is it the chief upon thy raiment? Nay, neither _doth_ it support thy necessary garment. 14 The young man, he loveth easily, _but_ at two score years he waxeth discreet. 15 The damsel, she loveth easily, _and_ at two score years she waxeth easier. 16 In the heat of the desert, then think of Hell, for _it is_ a pleasant thought that will comfort thee somewhat. 17 Thine enemy hurleth a missile. It cometh through the air for to _out_ thee. If thou art a fool, remove not from that place. But if thou art wise, then haste thee quickly away. 18 For every snail _hath_ its shell, and he getteth it on his back; but the laggard, he getteth _it_ in the neck. 19 Howbeit, it is not always the quick _man_ that goeth first over the top. 20 A damsel inclineth towards thee. She regardeth thee with soft eyes and _there is_ meaning in her glance. 21 Peradventure thou hast a blot upon the beauty of thy face _which_ annoyeth thee continually. 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