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  1 I   |          who were often summoned by Salammbo to her house.~At last she
  2 I   |            edge of the flame.”~Then Salammbo, without pausing, related
  3 I   |        beardless priests understood Salammbo; their wrinkled hands, which
  4 I   |        without having hitherto seen Salammbo, and now, seated on his
  5 I   |           on his large, open mouth.~Salammbo had abandoned the sacred
  6 I   |       sought for him with his eyes. Salammbo also was gone.~Then directing
  7 II  |         lingering tones he imitated Salammbo’s voice, while his outspread
  8 II  |             murder of the fishes in Salammbo’s garden. Their bodies were
  9 III |                         CHAPTER III~SALAMMBO~The moon was rising just
 10 III |          mole beneath the ramparts.~Salammbo ascended to the terrace
 11 III |             slave lit the perfumes. Salammbo looked at the polar star;
 12 III |          the gods accepted him, and Salammbo’s nurse never failed in
 13 III |         with her eyelids cast down.~Salammbo walked to the edge of the
 14 III |            around it a pale circle. Salammbo went on:~“But thou art a
 15 III |            Acropolis.~“Hush!” cried Salammbo.~“What ails you, mistress?
 16 III |          your perfumes?”~“No!” said Salammbo; “the spirit of the gods
 17 III |         neck to banish terrors, and Salammbo said in an almost stifled
 18 III |             political ends; so that Salammbo lived alone in the midst
 19 III |            contradictory cults, and Salammbo worshipped the goddess in
 20 III |            passed diminishing away, Salammbo grew weak. She languished
 21 III |       sacrifices, and she tormented Salammbo with possessions, all the
 22 III |            measure to rule him.~But Salammbo turned around. She had recognised
 23 III |             was he who had educated Salammbo.~“Speak!” he said. “What
 24 III |             loves of men!” repeated Salammbo dreamily.~“She is the soul
 25 III |            veil.”~“O father!” cried Salammbo, “I shall see her, shall
 26 IV  |            Carthage which contained Salammbo, as if of some one who had
 27 IV  |          whom he might have seen at Salammbo’s palace.~The camp was like
 28 IV  |   melancholy. It seemed to him that Salammbo had indirectly been insulted.
 29 V   |           showed Carthage to you on Salammbo’s terrace? We were strong
 30 V   |         fountain in which fish like Salammbo’s were swimming; and then
 31 V   |        dazzling he kept thinking of Salammbo. She became confused with
 32 V   |          the sea! I am transported! Salammbo! Salammbo! I am your master!”~
 33 V   |           am transported! Salammbo! Salammbo! I am your master!”~His
 34 V   |           fire and disappeared, and Salammbo awoke.~The fire had gone
 35 V   |         veil of the goddess!” cried Salammbo, and supporting herself
 36 V   |        filled with a vinous colour. Salammbo leaned fainting against
 37 V   |           obstacle which had stayed Salammbo stayed them. How could the
 38 V   |             outstretched fists, and Salammbo’s imprecations resounded
 39 VI  |          was beset with thoughts of Salammbo, and he raved in the delight
 40 VI  |          goddess was depending from Salammbo, and that a portion of her
 41 VI  |             sorrow by talking about Salammbo. Spendius exhorted him to
 42 VI  |             of the zaimph had upset Salammbo. At night she thought that
 43 VII |            of the harbour as one of Salammbo’s women, so as to make his
 44 VII |          with a censer in his hand.~Salammbo was then coming down the
 45 VII |      Hamilcar stopped on perceiving Salammbo. She had come to him after
 46 VII |            had uttered against her. Salammbo, however, continued to advance.~
 47 VII |          such harsh attention, that Salammbo was troubled and stammered
 48 VII |         away.~“O father!” exclaimed Salammbo, “you will not obliterate
 49 VII |               Then he drew back and Salammbo was astonished at his amazement;
 50 VII |              By degrees the panting Salammbo, crushed by such heavy looks,
 51 VII |             the Ancients. Moreover, Salammbo desired money to be lavished
 52 VII |       soldiers, or the Ancients, or Salammbo, or anybody, and his wrath
 53 VII |          the edge of the dens.~Then Salammbo was seen on the platform
 54 VIII|          which he cherished against Salammbo was turned against Hamilcar.
 55 VIII|    companion. They spoke no more of Salammbo,—one not thinking about
 56 IX  |             the loss of the zaimph. Salammbo had indirectly participated
 57 IX  |      terrace; they were waiting for Salammbo, and they would cry out
 58 X   |           intelligence of Eschmoun.~Salammbo’s serpent had several times
 59 X   |             which appeared to move. Salammbo would approach its silver-wire
 60 X   |            universal existence, and Salammbo, horror-stricken at herself,
 61 X   |          quiver here and there, and Salammbo as she walked would turn
 62 X   |          send diseases; and to cure Salammbo he had her apartment watered
 63 X   |      mysterious name of Tanith; but Salammbo still suffered and her anguish
 64 X   |            an eternal twilight.~But Salammbo was in the barrenness of
 65 X   |      sometimes, which passed before Salammbo like broad lightnings illuminating
 66 X   |          the gods in Capricorn; and Salammbo strove to see them, for
 67 X   |          speak, however, of Rabbet. Salammbo imagined that it was through
 68 X   |            of the pains of her love Salammbo threw herself upon it with
 69 X   |           himself to deplore before Salammbo the sacrilege and the misfortunes
 70 X   |             Megara. Schahabarim and Salammbo went out quickly, and gazed
 71 X   |           But the basket was empty; Salammbo was disturbed.~She found
 72 X   |        reviving.~The certainty that Salammbo was giving expression to
 73 X   |            is to be done?” repeated Salammbo.~He rolled between his fingers
 74 X   |           into the jaws of the sun. Salammbo, who watched them retiring,
 75 X   |           Schahabarim, arrived when Salammbo was to set out.~About the
 76 X   |            all around the room, for Salammbo did not wish to be seen
 77 X   |      depression weighed in the air.~Salammbo crouched down upon the onyx
 78 X   |             began to play together.~Salammbo unfastened her earrings,
 79 X   |         time by striking her hands; Salammbo, with a swaying of her whole
 80 X   |             carbuncles, darted upon Salammbo.~A horror of cold, or perhaps
 81 X   |             trailing to the ground. Salammbo rolled it around her sides,
 82 X   |        spotted with scales of gold. Salammbo panted beneath the excessive
 83 X   |          and crushed legs of flies.~Salammbo seated on a chair with ivory
 84 X   |      Taanach stopped.~“Go on!” said Salammbo, and bearing up against
 85 X   |       waiting for you!”~“Yes!” said Salammbo, “some one is waiting for
 86 X   |            are to remain away—”~But Salammbo was sobbing; the slave exclaimed:~“
 87 X   |           her tattooing.~“No!” said Salammbo, “no, I love you! be comforted!”~
 88 X   |      Schahabarim’s recommendations, Salammbo had ordered the slave to
 89 X   |                My bridal!” repeated Salammbo; she was musing with her
 90 X   |            upon her like a sun;—and Salammbo, standing by the side of
 91 X   |         Mistress!” cried the nurse.~Salammbo turned round with one finger
 92 X   |       cypress avenue to the left of Salammbo, a sign which presaged death.~
 93 XI  |             TENT~The man who guided Salammbo made her ascend again beyond
 94 XI  |             spite of all her veils, Salammbo shivered in the freshness
 95 XI  |        would disappear into a hole. Salammbo and her guide did not stop.~
 96 XI  |             ascended the other bank Salammbo would pluck damp leaves
 97 XI  |           breast, and offer them to Salammbo without speaking, and running
 98 XI  |   Hippo-Zarytus preserved in honey.~Salammbo turned away from this unclean
 99 XI  |     malediction at him from behind. Salammbo perceived this, and pressed
100 XI  |            still continued running. Salammbo mused beneath her veils,
101 XI  |        extended over a great space.~Salammbo made a movement as though
102 XI  |             a pike on his shoulder.~Salammbo drew still nearer; the Barbarian
103 XI  |             intervals further away.~Salammbo waited; her frightened horse
104 XI  |             preparing to sleep; and Salammbo’s horse sometimes stretched
105 XI  |      obstinacy that all obeyed him.~Salammbo followed him through the
106 XI  |             so acute a fashion that Salammbo put a constraint upon herself
107 XI  |       sudden reverie.~To soften him Salammbo said to him in a plaintive
108 XI  |          Tanith?”~“I, Tanith!” said Salammbo to herself.~They left off
109 XI  |            were firmer than marble. Salammbo, who was accustomed to eunuchs,
110 XI  |         breeze and sweet as a kiss.~Salammbo was invaded by a weakness
111 XI  |           was almost religious, and Salammbo, blushing, rolled the two
112 XI  |            his half-closed eyelids.~Salammbo looked at him motionless,
113 XI  |            monstrous form appeared. Salammbo could at first distinguish
114 XI  |            it reached her feet, and Salammbo recognised the aged Gisco.~
115 XI  |             way that Gisco had seen Salammbo. He had guessed that she
116 XI  |           the pain of cursing you!”~Salammbo sprang quickly back, so
117 XI  |      accursed! accursed! accursed!”~Salammbo had drawn back the canvas;
118 XI  |        cried; and making her escape Salammbo disappeared.~At first she
119 XI  |            up on one of the horses. Salammbo let herself slide down to
120 XI  |           and he also believed that Salammbo was asleep. Then he delicately
121 XI  |         Havas was rushing away when Salammbo appeared.~She leaped down
122 XI  |             as it was in the centre Salammbo could be seen on all sides.
123 XI  |             stamp and shriek around Salammbo.~Hamilcar, who was unable
124 XI  |           covered them with kisses.~Salammbo, calm as a statue, did not
125 XI  |    betrothal. A lance was placed in Salammbo’s hands and by her offered
126 XII |            at the thought of seeing Salammbo again. The reasons which
127 XIII| extravagances. He mentally summoned Salammbo to an interview; then he
128 XIII|            go out.~He used to visit Salammbo. But he would either remain
129 XIII|         wished to say.~But just now Salammbo felt no terror of him. The
130 XIII|            become ill again; and as Salammbo, on the contrary, appeared
131 XIII|            worms. Her cries brought Salammbo to the spot. She turned
132 XIII|          answered, No,—so proud was Salammbo of having saved the zaimph.~
133 XIII|             tent had been employed. Salammbo, in fact, said nothing about
134 XIII|             had then fallen asleep. Salammbo told no more, through shame
135 XIII|             last Hamilcar attracted Salammbo with a sign and said to
136 XIII|          stores, and all the rooms,—Salammbo’s alone excepted. He announced
137 XIII|          round about it.~He entered Salammbo’s room in a state of distraction.
138 XIII|            a little clear water for Salammbo’s ablutions. In spite of
139 XIII|            with shame and vexation; Salammbo, who busied herself in helping
140 XIII|        Hamilcar at last returned to Salammbo, and unfastened Hannibal’
141 XIII|            To make him remain quiet Salammbo tried to frighten him with
142 XIV |       Ancients. Then he ascended to Salammbo’s palace.~He had not seen
143 XIV |            marry her, and take her.~Salammbo did not understand how the
144 XIV |             of his success, visited Salammbo.~She received him in her
145 XIV |            gems on her fingers, for Salammbo had both her hands wrapped
146 XIV |          Havas had ceased speaking; Salammbo was looking at him without
147 XIV |      husband when the war was over.~Salammbo started, and bent her head.~
148 XIV |          each other in silence, and Salammbo’s eyes, in the depths of
149 XIV |          was because they had eaten Salammbo’s fishes, and far from repenting
150 XIV |          was to follow the victory, Salammbo made him this present to
151 XV  |        happiness: it was the day of Salammbo’s marriage with the King
152 XV  |          Hamilcar, Narr’ Havas, and Salammbo; for as she had saved her
153 XV  |          Mappalian district. It was Salammbo leaving her palace; a sigh
154 XV  |           blows of sticks; and then Salammbo appeared in a litter surmounted
155 XV  |         again on the first landing. Salammbo was walking slowly beneath
156 XV  |       emitted on every side.~Behind Salammbo stretched the priests of
157 XV  |          and the distant provinces, Salammbo in her splendour was blended
158 XV  |        another part of the sky.~But Salammbo turned her head as though
159 XV  |            and his eyes encountered Salammbo.~At the first step that
160 XV  |            the foot of the terrace. Salammbo was leaning over the balustrade;
161 XV  |             and did not stir again.~Salammbo was borne back, nearly swooning,
162 XV  |         passed his left arm beneath Salammbo’s waist in token of possession;
163 XV  |             the Genius of Carthage.~Salammbo rose like her husband, with