第12章

"Yes,falseandyettrue。Sotruethatshediedbecauseshewasfalse。"

"Howcanawomanbebothfalseandtrue？"

"Womancanbeallthings。Askthequestionofyourownheart。Canyounotperchancebebothfalseandtrue？"

Shethoughtawhileand,leavingthismatter,said:

"So,havingonceloved,youcanneverloveagain。"

"Whynot？PerchanceIcanlovetoomuch。Butwhatwouldbetheusewhenmorelovewouldbutmeanmorelossandpain？"

"Whomshouldyoulove,mylordHurachi,seeingthatthewomenofyourownfolkarefaraway？"

"Ithinkonewhoisverynear,ifshewouldpaybackloveforlove。"

Quillamadenoanswer,andIthoughtthatshewasangryandwouldgoaway。Butshedidnot;indeed,shesatherselfdownuponthestoneatmysideandcoveredherfacewithherhandsasIhaddoneandbegantoweepasIhaddone。NowinmyturnIaskedher:

"Whydoyouweep？"

"BecauseI,too,mustknowloneliness,andwithitshame,LordHurachi。"

Atthesewordsmyheartbeatandpassionflamedupinme。StretchingoutmyhandIdrewhersawayandinthedyinglightgazedatthefacebeneath。Lo！onitslovelinesstherewasalookwhichcouldnotbemisread。

"Doyou,then,alsolove？"Iwhispered。

"Aye,more,Ithink,thaneverwomanlovedbefore。FromthemomentwhenfirstIsawyousleepinginthemoonbeamsonthedesertisle,I

knewmyfatehadfoundme,andthatIloved。IfoughtagainstitbecauseImust,butthatlovehasgrownandgrown,tillnowIamalllove,and,havinggiveneverything,havenomorelefttogive。"

WhenIheardthis,makingnoanswer,Isweptherintomyarmsandkissedher,andthereshelayuponmybreastandkissedmeback。

"Letmego,andhearme,"shemurmuredpresently,"foryouarestrongandIamweak。"

Iobeyed,andshesankbackuponthestone。

"Mylord,"shesaid,"ourcaseisverysad,oratleastmycaseissad,sincethoughyoubeingamanmayloveoften,Icanlovebutonce,and,mylord,itmaynotbe。"

"Whynot？"Iaskedhoarsely。"Yourpeoplethinkmeagod;cannotagodtakewhomhewillstowife？"

"Notwhensheisvowedtoanothergod,hewhowillbeInca;notwhenonher,mayhap,hangsthefateofnations。"

"Wemightfly,Quilla。"

"WhithercouldtheGod—from—the—SeaflyandwhithercouldflythedaughteroftheMoon,whoisvowedtothesonoftheSuninmarriage,savetodeath？"

"Thereareworsethingsthandeath,Quilla。"

"Aye,butmylifeisinpawn。Imustlivethatmypeoplemaynotdie。

MyselfIofferedittothiscauseandnow,beingroyal,Icannottakeitbackagainformyownjoy。Itisbettertobeshamedwithhonourthantobelovedinthelapofshame。"

"Whatthen？"Iaskedhopelessly。

"Onlythis,thataboveusarethegods,and——heardyounottheoracleofRimacthatdeclaredtomethatIshouldslipfromthehatedarms,thattheSunshouldbemyshelter,andinthebelovedarmsIshouldsleepatlast,thoughfromthevengeanceofthegodbetrayedImustflyfastandfar？Ithinkthatthismeansdeath,butalsoitmeanslifeindeathand——Oarmsbeloved,youshallfoldmeyet。Iknownothow,buthavefaith——foryoushallfoldmeyet。Meanwhile,temptmenotfromthepathofhonour,sincethisIknow,thatitalonecanleadmetomyhome。YetwhoisthegodbetrayedfromwhomImustfly？Who,who？"

Thusshespokeandwassilent,andI,too,wassilent。Yes,therewesat,bothsilentinthedarkness,searchingtheheavensforaguidingstar。Andaswesat,presentlyIheardthevoiceofKarisaying:

"HaveIfoundyou,Lord,andyoualso,LadyQuilla？Return,Iprayyou,forallsearchandarefrightened。"

"Why？"Ianswered。"TheladyQuillaandIstudythiswondrousscene。"

"Yes,Lord,thoughtothosewhoarenotgod—bornitwouldbedifficultinthisdarkness。Suffer,nowthatIshowyouthepath。"

CHAPTERV

KARIGOES

Asitchancedduringtheremainingdaysofthatjourney,QuillaandI

werenotagainalonetogether（thatistosay,exceptonceforafewminutes）,forwewereneveroutofeyeshotofsomeoneinourcompany。

ThusKariclungtomeveryclosely,indeed,andwhenIaskedhimwhy,toldmebluntlythatitwasformysafety"ssake。Agodtoremainagod,hesaid,shouldlivealoneinatemple。Whenhebegantomixwithothersoftheearthandtodothosethingstheydid,toeatandtodrink,tolaughandtofrown;eventoslipinthemudortostumbleoverthestonesinthecommonpath,thoseotherswouldcometothinkthattherewassmalldifferencebetweengodandman。Especiallywouldtheythinksoifhewereobservedtolovethecompanyofwomenortomeltbeneaththeirsoftglances。

NowIgrewsoreatthestingofthesearrowswhichoflatehehadlovedtoshootatme,andwithoutpretendingtomisunderstandhim,saidoutright:

"Thetruthis,Kari,thatyouarejealousoftheladyQuillaasonceyouwerejealousofanother。"

Heconsideredthematterinhisgravefashion,andanswered:

"Yes,Master,thatisthetruth,orpartofit。Yousavedmylife,andshelteredmewhenIwasaloneinastrangeland,andforthisandforyourselfIcametoloveyouverygreatly,andlove,ifitbetrue,isalwaysjealousandalwayshatesarival。"

"Therearedifferentsortsofloves,"Isaid;"thatofamanformanisone,thatofmanforwomanisanother。"

"Yes,Master,andthatofwomanformanisathird;moreover,thereisthisaboutit——itistheacidwhichturnsallotherlovessour。Whereareaman"sfriendswhenawomanhashimbytheheart？——althoughperchancetheylovehimbetterthaneverwillthewomanwhoatbottomlovesherselfbestofall。Still,letthatbe,forsoNatureworks,andwhocanfightagainstNature？WhatQuillatakes,Kariloses,andKarimustbecontenttolose。"

"Haveyoudone？"Iaskedangrily,whoweariedofhishomilies。

"No,Master。Thematterofjealousyissmallandprivate;soisthematteroflove。But,Master,youhavenottoldmeoutrightwhetheryoulovetheladyQuilla,and,whatismoreimportant,whethershelovesyou。"

"ThenIwilltellyounow。Idoandshedoes。"

"YoulovetheladyQuillaandshesaysthatshelovesyou,whichmayormaynotbetrue,oriftrueto—daymaybefalseto—morrow。ForyoursakeIhopethatitisnottrue。"

"Why？"Isaidinarage。

"Because,Master,inthislandtherearemanysortsofpoison,asI

havelearnedtomycost。Alsothereareknives,ifnotofsteel,andmanywhomightwishtodiscoverwhetheragodwhocourtswomenlikeamancanbeharmedbypoisonsorpiercedbyknives。Oh！"headded,inanothertone,ceasingfromhisbitterjests,"believemethatIwouldshield,notmockyou。ThisLadyQuillaisaqueeninagreatgameofpiecessuchasyoutaughtmetoplayfarawayinEngland,andwithoutherperchancethatgamecannotbewon,orsothosewhoplayitthink。

Nowyouwouldstealthatqueenandthereby,astheyalsothink,bringdeathanddestructiononacountry。Itisnotsafe,Master。Thereareplentyoffairwomeninthisland;takeyourpickofthem,butleavethatonequeenalone。"

"Kari,"Ianswered,"iftherebesuchagame,areyounotperchanceoneoftheplayersonthissideoronthat？"

"Itmaybeso,Master,andifyouhavenotguessedit,perhapsonedayIwilltellyouuponwhichsideIplay。ItmayevenbethatformyownsakeIshouldbegladtoseeyouliftthisqueenfromofftheboard,andthatwhatItellyouisforloveofyouandnotofmyself,alsooftheladyQuilla,who,ifyoufall,fallswithyoudownthroughtheblacknightintothearmsoftheMoon,hermother。ButIhavesaidenough,andindeeditisfoolishtowastebreathinsuchtalk,sinceFatewillhaveitswaywithbothofyou,andtheendofthegameinwhichweplayisalreadywritteninPachacamac"sbookforeveryoneofus。DidnotRimacspeakofittheothernight？Soplayon,playon,andletDestinyfulfilitself。IfIdaredtogivecounselitwasonlybecausehewhowatchesthebattlewithageneral"seyeseesmoreofitthanhewhofights。"

Thenhebowedinhisstatelyfashionandleftme,anditwaslongerehespoketomeagainofthismatterofQuillaandourloveforoneanother。

Whenhewasgonemyangeragainsthimpassed,sinceIsawthathewaswarningmeofmorethanhedaredtosay,notforhimself,butbecausehelovedme。Moreover,Iwasafraid,forIfeltthatIwasmovinginthewebofagreatplotthatIdidnotunderstand,ofwhichQuillaandthosecold—eyedlordlingsofhercompanyandthechiefwhoseguestI

hadbeen,andKarihimself,andmanyothersasyetunknowntome,spuntheinvisiblethreads。Onedaythesemightchokeme。Well,iftheydid,whatthen？OnlyIfearedforQuilla——greatlyIfearedforQuilla。

OnthedayfollowingmytalkwithKariatlengthwereachedthegreatcityoftheChancas,which,afterthem,wascalledChanca——atleastI

alwaysknewitbythatname。FromthedawnwehadbeenpassingthroughrichvalleyswheredweltthousandsoftheseChancaswho,Icouldsee,wereamightypeoplethatborethemselvesproudlyandlikesoldiers。

Inmultitudestheygatheredthemselvestogetheruponeithersideoftheroad,chieflytocatchasightofme,thewhitegodwhohadrisenfromtheocean,butalsotogreettheirprincess,theladyQuilla。

Indeed,nowIlearnedforthefirsttimehowhighaprincessshewas,sincewhenherlitterpassed,thesefolkprostratedthemselves,kissingtheairandthedust。Moreover,assoonasshecameamongthemQuilla"sbearingchanged,forhercarriagegrewmorehaughtyandherwordsfewer。Nowsheseldomspokesavetoissueacommand,noteventomyself,althoughInotedthatshestudiedmewithhereyeswhenshethoughtthatIwasnotobservingher。

DuringourmiddayhaltIlookedupandsawthatanarmywasapproachingus,fivethousandmenormore,andaskedKariitsmeaning。

"These,"heanswered,"aresomeofthetroopsofHuaracha,KingoftheChancas,whomhesendsouttogreethisdaughterandonlychild,alsohisguest,theWhiteGod。"

"Someofthetroops！Hashemore,then？"

"Aye,Master,tentimesasmany,asIthink。Thisisagreatpeople;

almostasgreatasthatoftheIncaswholiveatCuzco。Comenowintothetentandputonyourarmour,thatyoumaybereadytomeetthem。"

Ididso,and,steppingforthcladintheshiningsteel,tookmystandwhereKarishowedme,uponariseofground。OnmyrightatalittledistancestoodQuilla,moresplendidlyarrayedthanIhadeverseenher,andbehindherhermaidensandthecaptainsandcounsellorsofherfollowing。

Thearmydrewnearer,marshalledinregimentsandhaltedontheplainsometwohundredyardsaway。Presentlyfromitadvancedgeneralsandoldmen,cladinwhite,whomItooktobepriestsandelders。Theyapproachedtothenumberoftwentyormoreandboweddeeply,firsttoQuilla,whobentherheadinacknowledgmentandthentomyself。AfterthistheywenttospeakwithQuillaandherfollowing,butwhattheysaidIdidnotknow。Allthewhile,however,theireyeswerefixedonme。ThenQuillabroughtthemtomeandonebyonetheybowedbeforeme,sayingsomethinginalanguagewhichIdidnotunderstandwell,foritwassomewhatdifferentfromthatwhichKarihadtaughtme。

Afterthisweenteredthelitters,and,escortedbythatgreatarmy,wereborneforwarddownvalleysandoverridgestillaboutsunsetwecametoalargecup—likeplaininthecentreofwhichstoodthecitycalledChanca。OfthiscityIdidnotseemuchexceptthatitwasverygreatasthedarknesswasfallingwhenweentered,andafterwardsI

couldnotgooutbecauseofthecrowdsthatpressedaboutme。Iwasbornedownawidestreettoahousethatstoodinalargegardenwhichwaswalledabout。HereinthisfinehouseIfoundfoodpreparedforme,anddrink,allofitservedindishesandcupsofgoldandsilver;

alsotherewerewomenwhowaiteduponme,asdidKariwhonowwascalledZapanaandseemedtobemyslave。

WhenIhadeatenIwentoutaloneintothegarden,foronthisplaintheairwasverywarmandpleasant。Itwasabeautifulgarden,andI

wanderedaboutamongitsavenuesandfloweringbushes,gladtobesolitaryandtohavetimetothink。AmongstotherthingsIwonderedwhereQuillamightbe,forofherIhadseennothingfromthetimethatweenteredthetown。Ihatedtobepartedfromher,becauseinthisvaststrangelandintowhichIhadwanderedshewastheonlyoneforwhomIhadcometocareandwithoutwhomIfeltIshoulddieofloneliness。

TherewasKari,itistrue,whoIknewlovedmeinhisfashion,butbetweenhimandmetherewasagreatgulffixed,notonlyofraceandfaith,butofsomethingnowwhichIdidnotwhollyunderstand。InLondonhehadbeenmyservantandhisendsweremyends;onourwanderinghehadbeenmycompanioningreatadventures。ButnowIknewthatotherinterestsanddesireshadtakenaholdofhim,andthathetrodaroadofwhichIcouldnotseethegoal;andnolongerthoughtmuchofmesavewhenwhatIdidordesiredtodocamebetweenhimandthatgoal。

ThereforeQuillaalonewaslefttome,andQuillawasabouttobetakenaway。Oh！Iweariedofthisstrangelandwithitssnowcladmountainsandrichvalleys,itshordesofdark—skinnedpeoplewithlargeeyes,smilingfaces,andsecrethearts;itsgreatcities,temples,andpalacesfilledwithuselessgoldandsilver;itsbrilliantsunshineandrushingrivers,itsgods,kings,andpolicies。

Theywerealientome,everyoneofthem,andifQuillaweretakenawayandIwereleftquitealone,thenIthoughtthatitwouldbewelltodie。

SomethingmovedbehindapalmtrunkoftheavenueinwhichIwalked,andnotknowingwhetheritwerebeastorman,IlaidmyhanduponmyswordwhichIstillwore,althoughIhadtakenoffthearmour。BeforeIcoulddrawitmywristwasgraspedandasoftvoicewhisperedinmyear:

"Fearnothing;itisI——Quilla。"

Quillaitwas,wrappedinalonghoodedcloaksuchasthepeasantwomenwearinthecoldcountry,forshethrewbackthehoodandabeamofstarlightfelluponherface。

"Hearken！"shesaid。"Itisdangeroustobothofus,butIhavecometobidyoufarewell。"

"Farewell！Ifeareditwouldbethus,butwhysosoon,Quilla？"

"Forthisreason,LoveandLord。IhaveseenmyfathertheKing,andmademyreporttohimofthematterwithwhichIwassenttodealamongtheYuncas。Itpleasedhim,andsincehismoodwasgracious,I

openedmyhearttohimandtoldhimthatnolongerdidIwishtobegiveninmarriagetoUrco,whowillsoonputontheIncafringe,for,asyouknow,itistohimthatIampromised！"

"Whatdidheanswer,Quilla？"

"Heanswered:"Thismeans,Daughter,thatyouhavemetsomeothermantowhomyoudowishtobegiveninmarriage。Iwillnotaskhisname,sinceifIknewititwouldbemydutytokillhim,howeverhighandnoblehemightbe。""

"Thenheguesses,Quilla？"

"Ithinkheguesses;Ithinkthatalreadysomehavewhisperedinhisear,buthedoesnotwishtolistenwhodesirestoremaindeafandblind。"

"Didhesaynomore,Quilla？"

"Hesaidmuchmore;hesaidthis——nowItellyousecrets,Lord,andplacemyhonourinyourkeeping,forhavinggivenyoualltherest,whyshouldInotgiveyouthatalso？Hesaid:"Daughter,youwhohavebeenmyambassador,you,myonlychild,whoknowallmycounsel,knowalsothatthereisabouttobethegreatestwarthatthelandofTavantinsuyuhaseverknown,warbetweenthetwomightynationsoftheQuichuasofCuzcowhereoftheoldUpanquiiskingandgod,andtheChancaswhereofIamkingandyou,ifyoulive,inadaytocomewillbethequeen。Nolongercanthesetwolionsdwellinthesameforest;

oneofthemmustdevourtheother;norshallIfightalone,sinceonoursidearealltheYuncasofthecoastwho,asyoureporttome,areripeforrebellion。But,asyoualsoreport,andasIhavelearnedfromothers,theyarenotyetready。MoonsmustgobybeforetheirarmiesarejoinedtomineandIthrowoffthemask。Isitnotso？"

"Iansweredthatitwasso,andmyfatherwenton:

""Thenduringthattime,Daughter,adustmustberaisedthatwillhidetheshiningofmyspears,and,Daughter,youarethatdust。

To—morrowtheoldIncaUpanquivisitsmeherewithasmallarmy。I

readyourthought。Itis——Whydoyounotkillhimandhisarmy？

Daughter,forthisreason。Heisveryagedandabouttolaydownhissceptre,whogrowsfeebleofmindandbody。IfIkilledhimwhatwoulditserveme,seeingthathehaslefthisson,Urco,whowillbeInca,rulingatCuzco,andthatofhissoldiersnotoneinfiftywillbewithhimhere？Moreover,heismyguest,andthegodsfrownonthosewhoslaytheirguests,norwillmenevertrustthemmore。"

"NowIanswered:"Youspokeofmeasacloudofdust,Father;how,then,canthispoordustserveyourendsandthoseoftheChancapeople？"

""ThusDaughter,"heanswered。"WithyourownconsentyouarepromisedinmarriagetoUrco。UpanquitheIncahasheardrumoursthattheChancasprepareforwar。Therefore,hewhotravelsonhislastjourneythroughcertainofhisdominionscomestoleadyouaway,tobeUrco"sbride,sayingtohimself,"Ifthoserumoursaretrue,KingHuarachawillwithholdhisonlychildandheiress,sinceneverwillhemakewaruponCuzcoifsherulesthereasitsqueen。"Therefore,ifIrefuseyoutohim,hewillwithdrawandbeginthewar,rollingdownhisthousandsuponusbeforeweareready,andbringingtheChancastodestructionandenslavement。Thereforealsonotonlymyfate,butthefateofallyourcountryliesinyourhand。"

""Father,"Isaid,"tellme,whowaseverdeartoyouthatlacksons,istherenoescape？MustIeatthisbitterbread？Beforeyouanswer,learnthatyouhaveguessedaright,andthatIwho,whenImadethatpromise,caredfornoman,havecometofeeltheburningoflove"sfire！"

"Nowhelookedatmeawhile,thensaid:"ChildoftheMoon,thereisbutoneescape,anditmustbesought——inthemoon。Thedeadcannotbegiveninmarriage。Ifyourstraitissosore,thoughitwouldcutmetotheheart,perchanceitisbetterthatyoushoulddieandgowhitherdoubtlesshewhomyoulovewillsoonfollowyou。DepartnowandcounselwithHeaveninyoursleep。To—morrow,beforeUpanquicomes,wewilltalkagain。"

"SoIkneltandkissedthehandoftheKing,myfather,andlefthim,wonderingathisnoblenesswhocouldshowsucharoadtohisonlychild,thoughitstreadingwouldmeanwoetohimandmayhaptheruinofhishopes。Stillthatroadisanoldoneamongthewomenofmypeople,andwhyshouldInotwalkit,asthousandshavedonebeforeme？"

"Howcameyouhere？"Iaskedhoarsely。

"Lord,Iguessedthatyouwouldbewalkinginthisgardenwhichjoinsontothatofthepalace,and——nonewereabout,and——thedoorinthewallwasopen。Indeed,itwasalmostasthoughIwereleftaloneandunwatchedofsetpurpose。SoIcameandsought——andfound,havingaquestiontoputtoyou。"

"Whatquestion,Quilla？"

"This:ShallIliveorshallIdie？SpeakthewordandIobey。Yetereyouspeak,rememberthatifIlivewemeetforthelasttime,sinceverysoonIgohencetobecomethewifeofUrcoandplaythepartthatispreparedforme？"

NowwhenI,Hubert,heardthesewords,Ifeltasthoughmyheartwouldburstwithinmybreastandknewnotwhattosay。SotogaintimeI

askedher:

"Whichdoyoudesire——toliveortodie？"

Shelaughedalittleassheanswered:

"Thatisastrangequestion,Lord。HaveInottoldyouthatifIliveImustdosobefouledasoneofUrco"swomen,whereas,ifIdie,IdiecleanandtakemylovewithmetowhereUrcocannotcome,butwhere,mayhap,anothermayfollowattheappointedtime。"

"Whichtimewouldbeverysoon,Ithink,Quilla,seeingthathewhohadspoiledallthisprettyplotwouldscarcelybeleftlongupontheearth,evenifhewishedtostaythere。YetIsay:Donotdie——liveon。"

"TobecomeUrco"swoman！Thatisstrangecounselfromalover"slips,Lord;suchaswouldscarcelyhavebeengivenbyanyofournobles。"

"Aye,Quilla,anditisgivenbecauseIamnotofyourpeopleanddonotthinkastheythink,whorejecttheircustoms。YouarenotyetUrco"swife,andmayberidofhimbyotherpathsthanthatofdeath,butfromthegravethereisnoescape。"

"Andinthegravethereisnomorefear,Lord。ThitherUrcocannotcome;thereareneitherwarsnorplottings;therehonourdoesnotbeckonandloveholdback。IsaythatIwilldieandmakeanend,asforlikecausesmanyofmybloodhavedone,thoughnothereandnow。

WhenIamabouttobedeliveredtoUrcothenIwilldie,andperchancenotalone。Perchancehewillaccompanyme,"sheaddedslowly。

"Andifthishappens,whatshallIdo？"

"Liveon,Lord,andfindotherwomentoloveyou,asagodshould。

TherearemanyinthislandfairerandwiserthanI,and,savemyself,youmaytakewhomyouwill。"

"Listen,Quilla。Ihaveastorytotellyou。"

Then,asbrieflyasIcould,IsetoutthetaleofBlancheandofherend,whileshehunguponmyeveryword。

"Oh！Igrieveforyou,"shesaid,whenIhadfinished。

"Yougrieveforme,andyet,whatshedidformysakeyouwoulddoalso,sothat,asitwere,bothmyhandsmustbedyedwithblood。ThisfirstterrorIhaveborne,butifasecondfallsuponmethenIknowthatIshallgomadandperishinthiswayorinthat,andyou,Quilla,willbemymurderess。"

"No,no,notthat！"shemurmured。

"Thensweartomebyyourgodandbyyourspirit,thatyouwilldoyourselfnoharm,whateverchances,andthatifdieyoumust,itshallbewithmeforcompany。"

"Isyourlovesogreatthatyouwoulddarethisformysake,Lord？"

"Ithinkso,thoughnottillallelsehadfailed。Ithinkthatifyouweretakenfromme,Quilla,Icouldnotliveonhereinlonelinessandexile——howevergreatthesin。Butdoyouswear？"

"Aye,LoveandLord,Iswear,foryoursake。Moreover,Iaddtotheoath。Ifperhapsweshouldescapetheseperilsandcometogether,I

willbesuchawifetoyouasnevermanhashad。Iwillwrapyouroundwithloveandliftyouuptobeaking,thatyoumayliveingloryforgettingyourhomeacrossthesea,andallthesorrowsthatbefellyouthere。Childrenyoushallhavealsoofwhomyouneednotbeashamed,thoughmydarkbloodrunsinthem,andarmiesatcommandandpalacesfilledwithgold,andallroyaljoys。Andifperchancethegodsdeclareagainstus,andwepassfromtheworldtogether,thenI

think,oh！thenIthinkthatIshallgiveyoufinergiftsthanthese,thoughwhattheyareIknownotyet,sincetothepoweroflovethereisnoend——hereonearthoryonderintheskies。"

Istaredatherfaceinthestarlight,andoh！ithadgrownsplendid。

Nolongerwasitthatofawoman,sincethroughit,likelightthroughpearl,shoneasouldivine。Itmighthavebeenagoddesswhostoodbesideme,forthoseeyeswereholyandherembracethatwrappedmeclosewasnotthatofthefleshalone。

"Imustbegone,"shewhispered,"butnowIgowithoutfear。Perchancewemaynotspeakagainforlong,buttrustmealways。PlayyourpartandIwillplaymine。FollowmewhereverIamtakenandkeepneartome,ifyoumay,asevermyspiritshallbeneartoyou。Thenwhatmattersanything,evenifweareslain？Farewell,beloved,kissmeandfarewell。"