“Thispoemissowonderful!Itispregnantwithdeepmeaning.FromthispoemIseemtoseeabeautifulwoman,aloneinherboudoir,whilingawaythelongandlonelynight.Shebegantoquestionthemeaningofherlife,themeritofkeepingvigilforsuchalongtimebecauseofaflutteringanduaindream.Isitworthit?Totellyouthetruth,Itoo,havethoughtofthis.ButIamnotabletoputitintopoetry.”
“Really?Youhavethoughtaboutthistoo?SofarasIknow,mostofthebeautiesintheKingdomneverhadsexualretionswithKingDimitri.Thereisonlyasubtlespiritualstrengthtosustaiionship.Thatisalsothecasewithme.ButIdoubtthataptoionshipwillstlong.”
“Itwillstalong,longtime”saidelle,lookingupatthemoon.“Perhapsforalleternity.”
“Youthinkso?”ellebroughthereyesawayfromthemoonandlookedatAngelicasaying,
“Let’slookatitthisway.Throughouttheages,forhundredsandhundredsofyears,fromgeiontogeion,manhasoppedlovingandbelievinginJesusChrist.Butdidahemhavephysicalretionshipwithhim?No.hethingthattiesthebelievertoJesusisthissubtlespiritualstrength,whibecalledheroworshipiousse.Isn’tthisspiritualstrengthsimirtowhatweallfeelfDimitri?It’sakindoflove,veion,analmioussehatyouandIfindhardtoexpressliterally.”
Angelicasilentlynoddedheragreementtowhatellehadsaid.
JustthenKojakandCortez,thetwoferocioustigersthatwerestandingguardnearby,roaredinangeranddashedtowardsaclusteroftreesbythekeside.Angelica,whohadretlybeenthroughascaryattack,stoppeddeadandclutchedelle’shandstightlyinfright.Afigurefshedintheshadowsofthetreesaifulyounggirppeareduhemoonlight.ItwasnaughtygirlDorna.Shescoldedthetwotigerssaying,
“Youtwomiserablecreatures!Don’tyouknowme?Whyareyourandagupthisway?Look!Youhavescaredawaymygoodfriend!”Thekewaterspshedandanotherslimyounggirlemerged.ItwasDeanna,whowasasagileasafishuer.Shewalkedupthebanksoftheke,leavingbehindanexquisitemirrorandabfloatedoer.Angelicacameoversmilingandsaid,
“Howeyoutwoarestilloutheresoteatnight?Doyouhaveinsomniatoo?”
“Insomnia?”scoffedDorna.“Whatisinsomnia?Neverhadit.IwasfastasleepwhenDeannawokemeup.Shehaddiscoveredasecretandwaoshareitwithme.Iwascurious,soIcamewithhertotheke.Wefoundthergewhitefishfloatingmotionlesslyoer.Gradually,iwinklingofaneye,shesomehowtransformedintoabeautifulwomahetwoofusbutwasnotafraid.Shewavedamicably,signallyustoapproach.Deannaswamtaveheramirrortoletherseeherself.Thenshegaveherabandtaughtherhowtosmoothouthertangledhair.Shewassohappytohavegedintohumanformandintotheformofabeautifulwomanatthat!Butshecouldn’ttalkandherfeetcouldhewater.Itoldherthatifshetiopracticeasceticismafewmoredaysthewayshehadbeendoing,shemaybeabletogoonshore.Thenelehertoourpacetolivewithus.Itwasjustatthistimethatthesetwobadguyscamegallopingandrandscaredournewfriendintogingbacktewhitefishandvanishuer.”Aftershefinishedspeaking,shehitthetwotigerspetuntlyontheheadandtheysquatteddownatherfeet,astameastwecats.
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