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  1 I   |          still holding the cup he said:~“Hail first to thee, Baal-Eschmoun,
  2 I   |        last galley!~“True! True!” said they.~Nevertheless, Gisco
  3 I   |    without understanding what she said. They wondered at her attire,
  4 I   | conciliate the army.~“Drink!” she said.~He took the cup, and was
  5 I   |          interpret them.~“Speak!” said Matho.~“The gods protect
  6 I   |              Yours! for with us,” said the Gaul, “when a woman
  7 I   |    recognised Spendius.~“Begone!” said he.~The slave without replying
  8 I   |           about it, but the other said irritably, “Leave me! leave
  9 I   |        look of despair.~“Listen!” said the slave to him. “Oh! do
 10 I   |           Well! what matters it?” said Matho.~Spendius was silent.~
 11 I   |          for gold dust:~“See!” he said to him, “the Republic is
 12 I   |           us fall upon it!”~“No!” said Matho, “the curse of Moloch
 13 II  |        will kill him!”~“Not yet!” said Spendius, restraining him.
 14 II  |        head.~“You are suffering?” said the slave to him. “What
 15 II  |         towards him.~“Listen!” he said in a low voice, and with
 16 II  |       himself with long pauses he said:~“I am no doubt the victim
 17 II  |         of pity moved him, and he said—~“Be strong, my master!
 18 II  |       suffering?”~“Am I a child?” said Matho. “Do you think that
 19 II  |        were the most numerous, he said to them:~“You have all heard
 20 II  |      began in vehement tones:~“He said first that all the Gods
 21 II  |          of dogs! But for you (he said that!) the Republic would
 22 II  |           are going to Carthage,” said they, and the rumour of
 23 III |         the rays of the moon, and said:~“O Rabetna!—Baalet!—Tanith!”
 24 III |        now!”~“I do not know,” she said.~“You are wearied with too
 25 III |          of your perfumes?”~“No!” said Salammbo; “the spirit of
 26 III |          he does not return,” she said, “you must nevertheless,
 27 III |      banish terrors, and Salammbo said in an almost stifled voice: “
 28 III |    educated Salammbo.~“Speak!” he said. “What will you?”~“I hoped—
 29 III |          mantle.”~“And then?” she said.~He had related the secret
 30 IV  |          like a runaway chariot,” said Spendius. “Shout, blaspheme,
 31 IV  |           Your wife!” Others even said, “Your life!”~The military
 32 IV  |          ox.~“Come up beside me,” said the Suffet, suspecting some
 33 IV  |           roused the Libyans, and said to them:~“When the Ligurians,
 34 IV  |        believe everything that is said? Both the Suffets are agreed,
 35 IV  |            they asked.~“Reflect!” said Spendius.~The two following
 36 IV  |       bank of the lake.~“Master!” said the former slave, “If your
 37 IV  |        his hand.~“Here it is,” he said; “let us begin!” And leaning
 38 IV  |          room.~“We shall return,” said Spendius; “go in front.”
 39 IV  |         Mappalian district.~“No,” said Spendius, “take me to the
 40 IV  |      wished to speak.~“Remember!” said the former slave, and raising
 41 V   |          exposed place.~“Listen,” said Spendius, “and first of
 42 V   |           the goddess.”~“I know,” said Matho.~Spendius resumed: “
 43 V   | refraining from the sacrilege. He said to himself that perhaps
 44 V   |      terrified him.~“Come on!” he said; and they went off with
 45 V   |      second enclosure.~“Forward!” said Spendius.~Pomegranate, almond
 46 V   |        frightened by the silence, said to Spendius:~“It is here
 47 V   |        enterprise is impossible,” said Matho. “You had not thought
 48 V   |        above the door.~“Rise!” he said to Matho, and he made him
 49 V   |        died away.~“And the veil?” said Spendius.~Nowhere could
 50 V   |           turned pale.~“Take it!” said Matho at last.~Spendius
 51 V   |          to view it.~“Let us go!” said Spendius.~Matho stood panting
 52 V   |      darkness.~“Hide the zaimph!” said Spendius.~Other people passed
 53 V   |      wainscots.~“What is it?” she said.~He replied:~“’Tis the veil
 54 V   |       rays.~“Do you remember it?” said Matho. “You appeared at
 55 V   |      hands!”~“Let me see it!” she said. “Nearer! nearer!”~Day was
 56 V   |       towards the Acropolis. Some said that the treasure of the
 57 VI  |           carried her off!” Matho said in the evening to Spendius. “
 58 VI  |       Carthage?”~“I do not know,” said Spendius.~Such impassibility
 59 VI  |      Malqua, at the place, it was said, where the first bark of
 60 VI  |       Barbarian-like subtlety, he said to himself: “The zaimph
 61 VI  |         could be devised.~“Stop!” said he to a slave who stood
 62 VI  |           Cappadocian.~“Proceed!” said Hanno.~“Rejoice, light of
 63 VI  |     without understanding what he said. Wounded in the knees, they
 64 VI  |       broth was smoking.~“Drink!” said he, “that strength of sun-born
 65 VI  |         voice was like a roar; he said:~“Perhaps you are right,
 66 VII |        would not believe what was said; they disputed with one
 67 VII |          deliberation; at last he said:~“To-morrow you will present
 68 VII |         heed to their clamours he said that in deserting the Suffet
 69 VII |       hoarse and hideous voice he said:~“Less arrogance, Barca!
 70 VII |      resigned!”~“Tell us rather,” said Hamilcar, smiling, “how
 71 VII |      money!”~“We had need of it,” said the chiefs of the Syssitia.~“
 72 VII |          disclaim like a rhetor!” said Kapouras, a very illustrious
 73 VII |       former provincial governor, said, as he rolled his yellow
 74 VII |      bones!”~“What a misfortune!” said Kapouras impudently.~“Have
 75 VII |           his hands half open, he said:~“Barca, Carthage has need
 76 VII |           himself at their head,” said some one.~“And return against
 77 VII |           And return against us,” said another; and from the bottom
 78 VII |          shudder with horror, and said:~“By the hundred torches
 79 VII |         and wine: “Drink freely,” said she, “of the returning cup,
 80 VII |           Master!”~“Yes! I know!” said Hamilcar in a low voice.~
 81 VII |      terror of the desert;—and he said that far beyond the Black
 82 VII |     because they were not hardy,” said the Suffet, laughing. “No
 83 VII |         on these sheets of lead,” said the Steward. “As to the
 84 VII |          to Utica.”~“They again!” said Hamilcar, hanging his head;
 85 VII |        with staring eyes.~“Rise!” said he; and he descended.~Abdalonim
 86 VII |            You see, Eye of Baal,” said the servant, trembling, “
 87 VII |          resigning himself to it, said nothing.~They crossed other
 88 VII |  armourers’ anvils rang.~Hamilcar said to them:~“Beat away at the
 89 VII |          You are weakening them!” said the Suffet.~Giddenem replied
 90 VII |          these old creatures?” he said. “Sell them! There are too
 91 VII |             See, Eye of Baal,” he said, pointing out a sturdy Libyan, “
 92 VII |             Ah! you wish to die?” said the Suffet scornfully.~“
 93 VII |          pecuniary loss, Hamilcar said to the serving-men:~“Away
 94 VII |      hedge, and in the evening he said as he entered the assembly
 95 VIII|           He came to Spendius and said to him:~“You will go and
 96 VIII|        Why! what does it matter?” said Matho disdainfully.~It was
 97 VIII|         the bridge.~“Ah! I know!” said Spendius.~“You ought to
 98 VIII|         be none, it matters not!” said Matho; “alone, I will carry
 99 IX  |       Mercenaries killed, so they said, by themselves, but which
100 IX  |        came from Carthage.~It was said, perhaps it was believed,
101 IX  |    mistakes.~It was a punishment, said the priests, for his long-continued
102 X   |           The souls of the dead,” said he, “resolve themselves
103 X   |           with a smile of disdain said:~“You will never consent!”~
104 X   |          him. At last Schahabarim said to her:~“You must go to
105 X   |          the veil.~“To claim it,” said Schahabarim.~“But if he
106 X   |      alone with him.”~“Well?” she said.~“Alone in his tent.”~“What
107 X   |           that will be later,” he said; “later! fear nothing! and
108 X   |           she guessed her sorrow, said gently to her:~“But they
109 X   |       them again.”~“Perhaps!” she said, sighing.~She had not confided
110 X   |         Taanach stopped.~“Go on!” said Salammbo, and bearing up
111 X   |          waiting for you!”~“Yes!” said Salammbo, “some one is waiting
112 X   |           to learn more about it, said:~“What orders to you give
113 X   |           of her tattooing.~“No!” said Salammbo, “no, I love you!
114 X   |           blue leather boots, and said to Taanach:~“Go and see
115 XI  |          the evening.~At last she said to him:~“Lead me to your
116 XI  |  intimidated him.~“Follow me!” he said.~The barrier was lowered,
117 XI  |      their chains.~“Who are you?” said Matho.~She looked slowly
118 XI  |            To soften him Salammbo said to him in a plaintive voice:~“
119 XI  |         are Tanith?”~“I, Tanith!” said Salammbo to herself.~They
120 XI  |         other.~“Carry it off,” he said, “what do I care? take me
121 XI  |         rug.~“Have you still,” he said, “those little gazelle’s
122 XI  |      everything.~“It is you!” she said at last, almost terrified.~“
123 XI  |        one hundred years old,” he said. “I have seen Agathocles;
124 XI  |           very eyes!”~“What?” she said.~“Ah! you did not know that
125 XI  |         this way, is it not?” she said.~“What matters it to you?
126 XI  |           still at a distance, he said:~“Barca! I bring them to
127 XII |         the while.~“Remove that,” said Matho to him. “I know that
128 XII |          of his bravery. But who, said they, could have expected
129 XII |           I will undertake that!” said Spendius.~Two hours afterwards
130 XII |      wounded we should hear him!” said Spendius; and he mounted
131 XIII|      employed. Salammbo, in fact, said nothing about Gisco; for
132 XIII|         having yielded to it. She said that the schalischim appeared
133 XIII|          Salammbo with a sign and said to her in a low voice:~“
134 XIII|           not been noticed.~“No!” said the slave, “the streets
135 XIII|      corners of the streets. Some said that they ought to send
136 XIII|          cavern. He regretted, he said, that he had none of his
137 XIII|   Giddenem appeared.~“Listen!” he said, “go and take from among
138 XIII|    household.~“What do you want?” said the Suffet.~The slave, who
139 XIV |     mouthful, merely to try, they said. Bolder ones came up; their
140 XIV |      their companions, and Zarxas said to Spendius:~“Why did you
141 XIV |         there beside you!”~“Him!” said Spendius. “Him! him!” he
142 XIV |      horripilation. Afterwards he said to them:~“You are really
143 XIV |         bravery. They could even, said the man of Carthage, come
144 XIV |    forsook the rampart.~Matho had said to himself that if he could
145 XIV |           was lifted up.~“Speak!” said Matho.~He offered to give
146 XIV |       face towards Autaritus, and said slowly to him with an unaccountable
147 XIV |     wished to know whether he had said anything more, and the Libyan