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ARTEMAS: THE SECOND BOOK 
 
ARTEMAS 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK 
 
 Concerning men, and the things 
 
 that men did do, at the time when 
 
 there was war 
 
 NEW ^Sdr YORK 
 GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY 
 
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 COPYRIGHT, 1918, 
 BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY 
 
 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA 
 
 MAY 23 1918 
 
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ARTEMAS: THE SECOND BOOK 
 
THE SECOND BOOK 
 OF ARTEMAS 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 i 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 con- 
 demneth him. 22 The 
 scribe revealeth himself. 
 
 HPHE words of Arte- 
 *■ mas 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: con- 
 cerning men and the 
 things that men did do. 
 
 3 1j Now it came to 
 pass on an occasion that 
 I, oeing Artemas, the 
 scribe, did journey in a 
 certain carriage unto 
 the city of Lon. 
 
 4 And it was a car- 
 
 riage that was full of a 
 multitude, such being 
 the wont in those clays, 
 so that / 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 familiar- 
 ly across me. 
 
 7 ff Wherefore I did 
 learn many things con- 
 cerning them, and con- 
 cerning 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 
 
 9 
 
10 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 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 Arte- 
 mas? 
 
 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 fl Speak not unto 
 me concerning that 
 Book, for I have a rea- 
 son. Also, it is a 
 secret. 
 
 14 And I did ope 
 mine ears full wide for 
 to hear, notwithstanding 
 that he was that man- 
 ner of man that ex- 
 poundeth nought save 
 
 [ch. I. 
 
 only the things that be 
 secret. 
 
 15 And he did say 
 unto his friend, Never- 
 theless, oecause thou 
 hast an open counte- 
 nance and art, more- 
 over, 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. 
 
 171} For I> even I, 
 am he that did write the 
 Book that is of Artemas. 
 
 18 Yea, notwith- 
 standing 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 Ana perchance I 
 shall write me another 
 book also if, so be it, I 
 am spared and it pleas- 
 eth me so to do. 
 
 20 If 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 
 
THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 CH. I.] 
 
 that was garbed in the 
 raiment of peace, but he 
 that men call Artemas, 
 is he not one of the host 
 of En? 
 
 11 
 
 22 fl Verily, it is even 
 so, or otherwise. But 
 which of him be him, 
 what man shall say any- 
 thing to the contrary? 
 
12 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS [CH.II. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 2 Concerning David. 9 Con- 
 cerning Simon. 12 Con- 
 cerning Horatio. 17 Con- 
 cerning Frances. 22 Con- 
 cerning Lass. 24 Concern- 
 ing Beding. 27 Concerning 
 Lanz. 
 
 MOW these be the 
 ^ names and these 
 the manner of men ; and 
 as it is writ about them, 
 so also is it. 
 
 2 fl There was David, 
 that was the chief ruler 
 over all the land. And 
 he continued in the way 
 that he was going, gain- 
 ing favour with the peo- 
 ple continually, and 
 filling the minds of them 
 that hated him with bit- 
 ter envy. 
 
 3 Verily, he became 
 more so than ever be- 
 fore, 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 ene- 
 mies, they did gnash 
 their teeth in secret, 
 being consumed with 
 the violence of their 
 rage. And they did con- 
 spire together for to do 
 him hurt ; yea, his great- 
 
CH.II.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 13 
 
 ness, 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 |f Now Simon was 
 that man who had erst- 
 while been a thorn in the 
 flesh of the rulers be- 
 cause he did abominate 
 the war, nor compre- 
 hend that it was requi- 
 site. 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 in- 
 to his bones. 
 
 11 Moreover, he did 
 take a damsel unto him 
 to wife. 
 
 12 U Now Horatio, be- 
 ing the scribe of the new 
 apocrypha, he refrained 
 
 not from writing con- 
 cerning 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 un- 
 to 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, be- 
 hold, it is Horatio! 
 
 15 And when the peo- 
 ple had heard the things 
 that he did say, they be- 
 gan to observe him 
 closely. And they per- 
 ceived that though he 
 was given over to fat- 
 ness, 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 
 
14 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS [CH. II. 
 
 victuals; for they were 
 a crafty lot, and the size 
 of his stomach, it was 
 against him. 
 
 17 1j Now Frances, 
 that was surnamed Loid, 
 he was the chief of all 
 the soldiers that were in 
 Loii. 
 
 18 And he was for 
 ever making him ordin- 
 ances so that the fight- 
 ers 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 under- 
 stood not that which 
 was in the people's 
 hearts nor perceived 
 t]ie meaning of the 
 word. 
 
 22 Jf 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 U 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 
 
CH. II.] 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 15 
 
 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 Jf 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 con- 
 
 cerning peace and con- 
 cerning the blessings 
 thereof. Wherefore there 
 were some that said, Be- 
 hold, 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. 
 
16 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS [CH. III. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 1 Concerning Eonda. 6 Con- 
 cerning Yapp. 7 Concern- 
 ing Smuts. 9 Concerning 
 Barns. 16 Concerning Rep. 
 
 MOW 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 victu- 
 als, 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 rab- 
 bits 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 dc 
 that which was appoint- 
 ed unto him. 
 
 6 |f 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 frag- 
 ments. 
 
 7 |f 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 notwithstand- 
 ing that his name, it was 
 what it was, neverthe- 
 less he was a power in 
 the land ; and his words, 
 they were sold for the 
 price of four farthings. 
 
 9 |f Now, there was an- 
 other man, also, and his 
 name, it was Barnz. And 
 
CH. III.] THE SECOND BOOK OP ARTEMAS 
 
 17 
 
 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, be- 
 hold, a clamour arose 
 amongst all the people, 
 and they cried out 
 against Winston, be- 
 cause he had butted him 
 in. 
 
 12 And when Barnz 
 saw how it was with the 
 people, and that Win- 
 ston, also, he was swol- 
 len 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 an- 
 other thing. 
 
 14 Wherefore, under- 
 stand ye all that Win- 
 ston, 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 jf 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. 
 
18 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS [CH. III. 
 
 19 Yea, lie 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 per- 
 turbation. 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 ene- 
 mies, for the rulers are 
 turned against us. 
 
 23 And they do con- 
 spire with the Amale- 
 kites 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, notwith- 
 standing that Rep, he 
 did write him thus dark- 
 ly, nevertheless the peo- 
 ple, 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. 
 
CH.IV.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 19 
 
 CHAPTER IV 
 
 1 Willi vexeth the men of 
 Amer. 6 Wudro warneth 
 Willi. 10 Who taketh coun- 
 sel of his chief captains. 
 17 'And continueth in his 
 evil ways. 21 The men of 
 Amer make them war. 23 
 Willi derideth them pub- 
 licly. 28 Wudro getteth 
 him on with it. 36 And 
 the voice of peace is heard 
 over the waters. 
 
 ^OW 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 pa- 
 per, behold, it was very 
 beautiful; but the man- 
 ner 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 Wu- 
 dro, the son of Wyl, be- 
 ing he that did rule in 
 Amer, he sent messen- 
 gers unto Willi, saying 
 unto him, 
 
 6 |f Such things and 
 such things hast thou 
 done, all these being 
 against thy plighted 
 word; and thine iniqui- 
 ty, 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 be- 
 come sick unto death 
 with thy naughtiness. 
 And the blood of my 
 
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 THE SECOND BOOK! OF ARTEMAS [CH. IV. 
 
 murdered people, it 
 crieth aloud for retribu- 
 tion. 
 
 9 Take heed, there- 
 fore, and mend the evil 
 of thy ways, for, on the 
 next occasion, assuredly 
 shalt thou rue the day. 
 
 10 fl 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, say- 
 ing, Be of good cheer, 
 and heed him not, for he 
 is a man that acteth only 
 according to his advan- 
 tage. 
 
 13 And the land of 
 Amer, it prospereth ex- 
 ceedingly; neither doth 
 the miller turn away the 
 stream which worketh 
 his wheel. 
 
 14 Also, he liveth 
 afar off, and his serv- 
 ants, they are unready. 
 Verily, the threats of 
 such an one, they be full 
 of emptiness ; and what- 
 soever he sayeth, that 
 hath he also said before. 
 
 15 Nevertheless, when 
 the time cometh, then 
 will we smite him be- 
 cause of it. 
 
 16 And after they 
 were finished speaking, 
 the heart of Willi was 
 rejoiced and his soul 
 was filled with courage. 
 
 17 If And he spake 
 unto them in these 
 words, saying, Assured- 
 ly 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 Wu- 
 dro 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 
 
CH. IV.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 21 
 
 again, to be tormented 
 thus? 
 
 20 And he straight- 
 way called the people 
 together, and he told 
 them all the things that 
 Willi had done. 
 
 21 fl 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 |f 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 un- 
 to the four corners of 
 the earth, instructing 
 them that they should 
 tell these things unto all 
 peoples. 
 
 28 If Now Wudro, the 
 son of Wyl, after that 
 he had made him war, 
 he cried not out from 
 the housetops concern- 
 ing 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 shek- 
 els, they gushed forth as 
 the waters of a brook 
 after rain. Neither was 
 he backward in the mat- 
 ter of food, making due 
 provision in all things. 
 
 30 And he sent much 
 
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 THE SECOND BOOK OP ARTEMAS 
 
 munition of war unto 
 them that were with 
 him, and he commanded 
 his physicians that they 
 should go out for to suc- 
 cour 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 un- 
 dertaking. 
 
 34 And when word 
 was brought unto "Willi 
 that Wudro, he had 
 taken the coat from off 
 his back, and that he la- 
 boured without respite, 
 
 [ch. IV. 
 he sore 
 
 then grew 
 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 If And, lo! straight- 
 way, 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 brok- 
 en it before ? 
 
 39 And because he is 
 what he is, therefore 
 shall the compact of 
 
THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 CH. IV.] 
 
 peace be made only with 
 that man which he is 
 not. 
 
 40 And the words of 
 Wudro, they were blown 
 
 23 
 
 along by the wind, even 
 back from the land of 
 Amer were they blown 
 on the wings of the 
 wind. 
 
24 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OP ARTEMAS 
 
 [CH. V. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 1 Concerning the land of 
 Buss. 4 The dividing up 
 of it. 6 Confusion ariseth. 
 10 All men are equal. 11 
 Concerning Tino, the Icing 
 of the Greeks. 16 Jon 
 smiteth him. 10 He get- 
 teth him thence. 22 Willi 
 speaketh unto the nations. 
 24 His lamentation in se- 
 cret. 
 
 ^"OW it came to pass 
 ■^ in the land of Russ 
 that all the people cried 
 out against the king be- 
 cause 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 straight- 
 way 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 ft And they did di- 
 vide 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 J And a legion of 
 devils broke loose 
 amongst the people, and 
 they did contend togeth- 
 er concerning the equal 
 division of power, so 
 that it was a time of 
 confusion, no man know- 
 ing what he would get 
 of it. 
 
 7 Verily, it was like 
 unto a cauldron of boil- 
 ing broth wherein the 
 
THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 CH. V.J 
 
 meat cometh up accord- 
 ing to the seething of it ; 
 and whosoever did clutch 
 at a piece, he adven- 
 tured 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 |f 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 |f 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. 
 
 25 
 
 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 togeth- 
 er against the men of 
 Hu cry out in a loud 
 voice, saying with one 
 accord, Is there no one 
 amongst all our breth- 
 ren 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 |f And after he was 
 
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 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 CH. V. 
 
 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 command- 
 ed his servants that they 
 should bring him a cara- 
 van 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, think- 
 ing 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 ft And he spake 
 unto all the nations of 
 the earth, crying out in 
 a loud voice, and say- 
 ing, 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 ene- 
 mies utterly, and Tino, 
 he shall go up again un- 
 to that place from 
 whence he hath come 
 down. 
 
 24 If 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 un- 
 to him. 
 
 25 And he put on 
 sackcloth and ashes and 
 did raise his voice in la- 
 mentation over Tino, 
 
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 27 
 
 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 be- 
 cause of thee, my Tino, 
 for thou wert more unto 
 me than a brother. 
 Very pleasant hast thou 
 been unto me, and won- 
 derful thy ways towards 
 me. 
 
 27 Thine heart, it 
 was deeper than water, 
 and thy tongue as sub- 
 til 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 with- 
 out the gate of Para- 
 dise. 
 
 29 Thou hast fallen 
 very low, my Tino ; very 
 low hast thou fallen in- 
 deed, 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 ! 
 
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 [CH. VI. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 1 The rulers send unto Arte- 
 mas. 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 al- 
 so. 37 Wherefore he is sent 
 away. 
 
 "M'OW 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 in- 
 to battle, and mine habi- 
 tation, I should see it no 
 more. 
 
 4ft And after I was 
 made ready, / did hie 
 me unto the place ap- 
 pointed. 
 
 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 lift- 
 ed 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 
 
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 29 
 
 ivas 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 gain- 
 say 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 
 ts Artemas. 
 
 12 Wherefore he did 
 write down Artemus. 
 And after he had writ- 
 ten 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 draugh- 
 ty; 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. 
 
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 18 And the mandate 
 troubled me greatly, for 
 I was a young man and 
 loth to reveal my loveli- 
 ness 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 after- 
 wards he did take me 
 unto the Lord High 
 Physician. 
 
 22 fl And there were 
 others in that room, be- 
 ing in like straits to my- 
 self. And each of us did 
 eye his fellows with a 
 great contempt, for, ver- 
 ily, we were a sorry lot, 
 and strangely made. 
 
 23 If 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 1f And after him 
 there stood forth anoth- 
 
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 31 
 
 er. And he was a man 
 given over to fatness, so 
 that even in his resting 
 moments he was con- 
 tinually 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 ft 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, Ver- 
 
 ily, this man's naked- 
 ness becometh him ill, 
 and his body, it lacketh 
 meat. So let it be re- 
 corded of him. 
 
 33 And he spake un- 
 to 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 command- 
 ed me that I should per- 
 form 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 
 
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 were filled with satis- 
 faction. 
 
 37 If And after the 
 Lord High Physician, 
 he had marked me for 
 what I was, he called a 
 servant unto him, and 
 he commanded him, say- 
 ing, 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. 
 
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 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 1 Concerning the peace- 
 mongers. 8 Willi speaketh 
 concerning peace. 10 And 
 expoundeth the meaning 
 of the word. 15 Artemas 
 oeholdeth a vision. 21 
 Wherein David slayeth his 
 thousands. 26 And meet- 
 eth with Willi and Mud. 
 
 "^OW there were cer- 
 ^ tain men in the land 
 of En, and their talk 
 was for ever concerning 
 peace. 
 
 2 And the manner of 
 its attainment, this con- 
 sidered 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 un- 
 to 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 |f Now, when Willi, 
 that was the king of Hu, 
 did speak concerning 
 peace, a certain man 
 that was of Amer, he 
 
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 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 peo- 
 ples? 
 
 10 fl And Willi did ex- 
 pound the meaning of 
 the word, even as the 
 man of Amer did be- 
 seech him. And he 
 spake unto him in these 
 words, saying, 
 
 11 This and that also 
 shall our enemies per- 
 form. And they shall 
 return unto us all those 
 lands which they have 
 taken away; and we 
 will behave in like man- 
 ner unto them, keeping 
 only whatsoever seem- 
 eth good unto us. 
 
 12 And there shall be 
 a making right of the 
 boundaries that do sepa- 
 rate us from our neigh- 
 bours; 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 ac- 
 claimed 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 1 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 be- 
 yond 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 
 
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 35 
 
 rulers in the land of En. 
 
 19 And in his right 
 hand he did carry a 
 naming 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. 
 
 21f[And David said 
 unto him that was first, 
 Whither goest thou ? 
 And he replied unto 
 him, saying, I go unto 
 the Land of Peace. Suf- 
 fer 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 1f And when David 
 had made an end of all 
 of them, a noise of trem- 
 bling 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. Never- 
 
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 theless they came not 
 unto him. 
 
 29 And when he per- 
 ceived 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 car- 
 ry 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, Restora- 
 tion. 
 
 32 And on the in- 
 stant I did wake, 
 and my dream, it 
 was flown away. 
 Neither was it vouch- 
 safed unto me again for 
 to see the end of the 
 vision. 
 
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 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. 
 
 "^OW these things hap- 
 ^ pened 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 |f Now the women of 
 
 the land, they were full 
 of foreboding, knowing 
 not when their gar- 
 ments, they might be 
 taken from them. 
 
 6 And they did make 
 pretence, the one unto 
 the other, concerning 
 their purple and con- 
 cerning their fine linen 
 also. 
 
 7 And they would 
 speak in this wise, say- 
 ing, 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 hard- 
 ness of their lot. 
 
 9 Nevertheless, the 
 vendors of apparel did 
 flourish in that day; 
 neither did the women 
 of the land go naked 
 oefore the world. 
 
 10 |f Now the days 
 
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 that men called Flag 
 Days, they did grow in 
 number beyond all com- 
 putation. 
 
 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 
 Mm, and they would 
 ensnare nim by the 
 way. 
 
 14 |f 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 If 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 rul- 
 ers 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 jf Now because 
 there was need of money 
 for to buy the munitions 
 of war, and because it 
 was necessary for other 
 things also, therefore 
 
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 39 
 
 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 taber- 
 nacles 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 other- 
 wise. 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 un- 
 to 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 peo- 
 ple hied them thither 
 with one accord, and 
 they did lend them 
 money unto the rulers 
 with a very ready hand. 
 
 29 Tf And after it was 
 all counted up, behold, 
 the sum of it was very 
 great, passing all belief. 
 
 30 |f 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. 
 
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 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 1 Concerning food. 4 The 
 people do wait in a line. 
 11 And seek the truth. 13 
 An old man lacketh outter. 
 17 Ee 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. 
 
 "^OW 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 U And they would 
 gather themselves to- 
 gether in a line hoping 
 that, perchance, a little 
 
 meat would be vouch- 
 safed unto them. 
 
 5 And they did com- 
 plain 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 high- 
 way in the city of Lon. 
 
 8 And, behold, there 
 was a multitude of peo- 
 ple, 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 
 
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 41 
 
 to inquire what manner 
 of victuals it was that 
 did put them in the 
 humour. 
 
 11 jf 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 mat- 
 ter in other wise. 
 
 13 jf 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 cun- 
 ning, he had put down. 
 
 17 If Yea, all of them 
 did he bring save only 
 a little butter for to 
 fortify the old man's 
 faith in prayer. 
 
 18 1f 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 reg- 
 istration, and sugar 
 cards, and cards of in- 
 surance, 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 
 
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 not insured, to die were 
 the last of his follies. 
 
 22 Moreover, because 
 the card of his exemp- 
 tion, it was lost, there- 
 fore, 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 fl 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 1f 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 1f Now there was a 
 
 certain man of the land 
 of En, and he was the 
 father of many chil- 
 dren; 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 com- 
 manded the servant that 
 was there, saying unto 
 him, Bring me a meas- 
 ure of tea, that I may 
 drink. 
 
 29 And the servant 
 did bring him the meas- 
 ure 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 su- 
 gar which was remain- 
 ing over. 
 
 31 Now there was a 
 certain woman sitting 
 nigh unto him. And 
 her husband, that was a 
 great man, he did sit be- 
 side her. And she was 
 garbed in new purple. 
 
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 43 
 
 32 And there was a 
 great weight of precious 
 jewels upon Tier-, 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 be- 
 fore thee. 
 
 35 And he said unto 
 her, Woman, arise. And 
 she rose up. And he 
 spake unto her again, 
 saying, Tell me, I be- 
 seech 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 
 tCnto 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 su- 
 gar, 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 hus- 
 band being well con- 
 tent. 
 
 40 And this was a 
 thing that did happen 
 because there was war 
 in the land. 
 
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 [OH. X. 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 1 The fighters from afar off. 
 4 Concerning the men of 
 Cann. 10 Concerning the 
 men of Anz. 20 Concern- 
 ing the men of Saf. 24 
 The greeting of the dam- 
 sels. 27 One is chosen. 
 31 She uses artifice. 34 
 The means of escape. 
 
 "M"OW 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 righteous- 
 ness 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 |f Now, the men of 
 Cann were very bold, 
 being strenuous of pur- 
 pose 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 de- 
 vices, and the fortifica- 
 tions of it, they were 
 stronger than iron. 
 
 6 And when they had 
 pitched their camp be- 
 fore it, behold, all the 
 garrison did band them- 
 selves together, and 
 they did arm themselves 
 with mighty weapons, 
 being resolved that the 
 
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 ^E SECOND BOOK OP ARTEMAS 
 
 45 
 
 men of Cann, they 
 should not take that 
 place. 
 
 7 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 If Now the men of 
 Anz did come from a 
 land at the other side 
 of the earth, being six 
 weeks journey in sl ship. 
 
 11 And certain o f 
 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 formid- 
 able. 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 con- 
 trivance 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 
 
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 [CH. X. 
 
 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 fl 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, be- 
 ing that land which was 
 next unto Saf. 
 
 21 And they pros- 
 pered exceedingly in 
 their enterprises, so 
 that they were famed 
 for renown amongst all 
 the peoples of the earth. 
 
 22 And they did cap- 
 ture 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 ; where- 
 fore the glory of their 
 
 triumph, it did shed a 
 light upon their name 
 that shall last for ever 
 more. 
 
 24 U 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 rai- 
 ment, 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 blandish- 
 ments. 
 
 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 ft And after he had 
 sorted them out, the one 
 from the other, the, 
 wheat from the chaff, 
 
CH. X.] 
 
 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 47 
 
 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 concern- 
 ing 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, notwithstand- 
 ing that he needed not 
 a spur, nevertheless, she 
 would urge him with 
 her eyes. And because 
 he had chosen her above 
 all the others, there- 
 fore would he caress 
 her. 
 
 31 ft 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 concern- 
 ing her points and con- 
 cerning 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 ter- 
 rifieth me. And if he 
 strove for to comfort 
 her because she feared 
 his strength, then was 
 he lost indeed. 
 
 34 jf 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. 
 
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 THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS [CH. XI, 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 1 Concerning one that ab- 
 horred strange tongues. 3 
 Re meeteth with a damsel. 
 
 14 And falleth unto her. 
 
 15 Concerning the writing 
 on the board. 24 A cer- 
 tain man disturb eth his 
 companions. 29 He is de- 
 livered from tribulation. 
 33 Whereby another suf- 
 fereth in his stead. 
 
 /CONCERNING sun- 
 ^ dry 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 |f 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 moun- 
 tains. 
 
 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 soft- 
 ness. 
 
 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 pro- 
 
CH.XI.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 49 
 
 nounce it right, there- 
 fore 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 es- 
 pied the maiden from 
 his window; and she 
 was walking in the 
 courtyard of their habi- 
 tation. And he de- 
 scended unto her, seek- 
 ing 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 be- 
 fore. And he said unto 
 her, Hast thou a morsel 
 of bread? Nay, my 
 friend, but / have a lit- 
 tle 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 four- 
 teenth day, he did come 
 upon the damsel unat- 
 tended and alone, in a 
 place apart that was 
 well screened. And, be- 
 hold, his speech was all 
 used up; neither had 
 she understood the 
 meaning of any of it. 
 
 12 And there re- 
 mained unto him no 
 words, save only two. 
 And because she had 
 understood him not be- 
 fore, therefore spake he 
 them unto him, and he 
 said, Jer tame. 
 
 13 And, lo, she held 
 up her mouth on the in- 
 stant, and with her arms 
 she did seize hirn forth- 
 with ; yea, she was filled 
 with a great under- 
 standing. 
 
 14 If And because he 
 had put the matter at 
 hazard, therefore did he 
 fall unto her on that 
 day. 
 
 15 f[ Now there was a 
 certain stripling of the 
 
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 men of En, and he was 
 journeying along a 
 ditch, being nigh unto 
 that place where the 
 host of Hu, it was en- 
 camped. 
 
 16 And it was a shal- 
 low 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 hoard. 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 des- 
 ert of sand being lifted 
 by the wind. 
 
 19 Nevertheless, he 
 was full of determina- 
 tion 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 persever- 
 ance, he did come thith- 
 er), 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, 
 fool, whilst yet thou re- 
 mainest whole. For who- 
 soever 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 encamp- 
 ments. 
 
 24 fl Now there was a 
 certain man, being a 
 fighter of the land of 
 En, and in the inno- 
 cence of his youth, he 
 
CH. XI. 
 
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 51 
 
 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 oft- 
 times 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 abomi- 
 nated her utterly. 
 
 28 And they con- 
 spired together for to 
 deliver him, perceiving 
 that there was no other 
 means unto their own 
 salvation. 
 
 29ffWhereforeit 
 came to pass after the 
 next occasion when they 
 did go against the ene- 
 my, 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 fore- 
 front of the battle, he 
 was smitten unto death. 
 Also, we did bury him 
 underneath the earth for 
 to make assurance cer- 
 tain. 
 
 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 1f And on the 
 eighth day she gat her 
 another. 
 
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 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 1 The women upbraid one 
 another. 5 The vvrgins 
 that made them munitions 
 for the war. 12 Their an- 
 ger. 14 They are ap- 
 peased. 15 Concerning the 
 choice of an habitation. 25 
 A chief factor donneth 
 wondrous apparel. 33 
 Wherefor one believeth 
 him to be the Tceeper of 
 the gate. 
 
 TU'OW 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 to- 
 gether and they made 
 them an outcry, the one 
 against the other. 
 
 2 And they upbraid- 
 ed them that were bar- 
 ren, 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 fl 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 
 
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 53 
 
 them should conceive 
 and be with child, there 
 should be provision 
 made for that woman to 
 sustain her during the 
 time. 
 
 9 And whosoever a- 
 mongst 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 re- 
 ported that all the vir- 
 gins, they must straight- 
 way 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 re- 
 ward, it was in fifty 
 shekels of gold. 
 
 12 1j 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 f Nay, 
 the price of a virtuous 
 woman, it is far above 
 fifty shekels of gold. 
 
 14 jf And after they 
 had vented the violence 
 of their indignation, 
 then was the matter ex- 
 pounded unto them ; and 
 their anger, it was ap- 
 peased. 
 
 15 U Now it came to 
 pass that the rulers did 
 make them councillors 
 for to be over the fight- 
 ers 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 
 
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 that was suitable unto 
 the purpose. 
 
 18 And on the seventh 
 day the messengers re- 
 turned unto them, bring- 
 ing word that they had 
 found them an house, 
 and suitable. And, be- 
 hold, they did purport 
 to put the councillors 
 inside a large building, 
 being a museum. 
 
 19 And when the rul- 
 ers spake unto the peo- 
 ple, 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 fool- 
 ish, 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. Never- 
 theless, 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 like- 
 wise. 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 council- 
 lors, 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, be- 
 cause it was big; also, 
 it was a museum. 
 
 25 ff Now there was 
 
CH.XII.] THE s EC 0ND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 55 
 
 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 rul- 
 ers 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 re- 
 main whole. 
 
 27 And he arrayed 
 himself in a wonderful 
 coat, being of a blue col- 
 our ; 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 or- 
 naments 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, notwith- 
 standing 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 be- 
 fore, 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 
 
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 search him out and I 
 send him unto thee. 
 
 33 fl And he answered 
 him, saying, Verily, it 
 is that man whom thou 
 hast arrayed in wonder- 
 ful 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 understand- 
 ing, and he knew the 
 man, whom it was; nev- 
 ertheless, he spake no 
 word concerning it, 
 thinking, 
 
 35 Assuredly, it is 
 better to have a door- 
 keeper that possesses 
 wit, than a factor that 
 hath wonky legs. There- 
 fore did he open not his 
 mouth. 
 
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 57 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 1 Darkness continueth in the 
 city. 2 The damsels re- 
 joice. 4 The young men 
 rejoice. 6 The maidens of 
 an age rejoice. 9 A cer- 
 tain man loseth his spouse. 
 21 He findeth consolation. 
 24 The ivays of the young 
 things. 
 
 VTOW the rulers or- 
 ^ darned that the city 
 of Lon, it should con- 
 tinue in darkness; and 
 the hearts of many of 
 the people, they were re- 
 joiced because of it. 
 
 2 jf And the damsels 
 rejoiced openly, saying, 
 Verily, it is a time that 
 aboundeth in possibili- 
 ties, 
 
 3 Peradventure it will 
 embolden him somewhat 
 in the wooing of me, for 
 love in a dark place, as- 
 suredly, it needeth no 
 footwarmer. 
 
 4 ]f And the young 
 men rejoiced also, say- 
 ing, 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 foun- 
 tain of her lips, and the 
 rapture of her touch, it 
 shall feed mine appetite 
 for love. 
 
 6 jf 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 short- 
 ness 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 them- 
 selves of the darkness 
 that was there. 
 
 8 And they com- 
 plained in their villages 
 and in their towns also, 
 saying, "Why is the city 
 
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 of Lon favoured above 
 other cities? 
 
 9 fl 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 habita- 
 tion 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 con- 
 cerning himself and con- 
 cerning the things that 
 
 he had done, and con- 
 cerning the things that 
 he had left undone. 
 And afterwards she did 
 steep herself in silence. 
 
 13 And as they pro- 
 ceeded upon their way, 
 no word passing be- 
 tween 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 loos- 
 ened 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 ven- 
 ture, being the arm of a 
 woman in raiment of 
 black. And because she 
 spake no word, there- 
 fore did he know that it 
 was verily his wife. 
 
 17 And he continued 
 
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 59 
 
 on the way with her to- 
 wards the habitation of 
 her friend; and they 
 came nnto 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 jf Nevertheless, be- 
 cause 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 re- 
 turned unto his habita- 
 tion, he waxed very 
 wroth with his wife. 
 And he upbraided her 
 soundly because she had 
 lost him amongst the 
 multitude. 
 
 23 And she did for- 
 get to question him con- 
 cerning his doings on 
 that night, neither did 
 he vouchsafe her any 
 answer concerning them. 
 
 24 fl 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 like- 
 ness of a maiden forlorn 
 so that the young man, 
 his heart was moved by 
 the sight of their deso- 
 lation. 
 
 26 And he would ap- 
 proach unto them be- 
 
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 cause of their state, and 
 he would make offer of 
 himself for to be a com- 
 panion 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 un- 
 to 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. There- 
 fore, get thee hence, lest 
 it come to the ears of my 
 mother about thee. 
 
 29 And he would 
 reason with her earnest- 
 
 ly 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 whereso- 
 ever thou goest, there 
 also will I go. And thou 
 shalt do unto me what- 
 soever seemeth good un- 
 to 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. 
 
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 61 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 1 Artemas adviseth the dam- 
 sels and wameth them. 9 
 Concerning the choice of 
 an husband. 14 And the 
 preparations for his en- 
 ticement. 18 He caution- 
 eth the hasty. 20 And coun- 
 selleth flattery. 22 Arid 
 artifice. 25 He returneth 
 again unto the choice of 
 an husband, 28 Concerning 
 the terrible things. 
 
 T 1ST 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 eompareth 
 thine eyes to the stars, 
 and thy teeth to a neck- 
 let 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 counte- 
 nance of an hen, being 
 that which it is, hath 
 little of comeliness about 
 it. 
 
 5 When a young man 
 cometh unto thee, hav- 
 ing 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 com- 
 eth 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. There- 
 fore it is meet that he 
 should also have done a 
 little for himself. 
 
 9 fl When thou choos- 
 
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 est a young man for to 
 husband thee, mark him 
 with great circumspec- 
 tion, 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 fore- 
 seeth 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 ap- 
 pointed, 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 befit- 
 ting 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 jf 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 col- 
 our by the blast of the 
 wind, a morsel of fine 
 powder, it shall suffice 
 to restore thy comeli- 
 ness. 
 
 16 Lips of scarlet and 
 the pink cheek; lashes 
 to veil thine eyes in 
 night, and twilight sha- 
 dows for the under- 
 neath ; 
 
 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 
 
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 63 
 
 the money thy father 
 doth get of his labour. 
 
 18 fl 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 follow- 
 eth after the fish. Nay, 
 rather doth it entice him 
 became it sitteth aloof. 
 Do thou, therefore, in 
 like manner. 
 
 20 fl 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 be- 
 lieve thy words. And 
 he will perceive in thee 
 a multitude of charms 
 that erstwhile had been 
 hid. 
 
 22 |f 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 speak- 
 est lies; or, if he be- 
 lieve 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 I 
 
 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 wo- 
 man, she liketh it very 
 thick. 
 
 25 fl Choose not a man 
 to husband thee accord- 
 ing 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, 
 
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 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 concern- 
 ing thy knight of 
 love, then spell thou 
 out the letters of it; 
 verily, there be room 
 for misconception here- 
 abouts. 
 
 28 fl 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 con- 
 demned of his own fool- 
 ishness. 
 
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 65 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 
 1 Concerning the children of 
 Israel. 4 Certain of them 
 go up unto the host. 9 Pro- 
 per men are chosen. 16 
 Jericho is captured by a 
 stratagem. 17 An husband- 
 man entertaineth guests. 
 22 A certain young man 
 takethunto himself a wife. 
 35 His sufferings. 
 
 "M"OW there was much 
 ■^ perturbation of 
 spirit amongst the chil- 
 dren 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 peo- 
 ple were in doubt con- 
 cerning what it was, and 
 some said, Verily, it is 
 the exodus that but re- 
 peateth itself. But oth- 
 
 ers made answer unto 
 them, saying, Nay, 
 brother, rather is it the 
 Passover that happeneth 
 again. 
 
 4 |f Nevertheless, there 
 were certain of the chil- 
 dren of Israel that be- 
 haved 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 Judaeans, 
 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 
 
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 was moved to compas- 
 sion 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 chil- 
 dren of Israel, being the 
 fighting Judseans, or 
 King David's Own, or 
 the Kosher Cavalry, 
 then did they send un- 
 to the chief physician 
 for to make trial of his 
 aptness. 
 
 9 II 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 be- 
 neath 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 contin- 
 ued with a loud voice, 
 and he said unto them, 
 
 13 What of Jericho, 
 and what about it ? Ver- 
 ily, 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 con- 
 
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 67 
 
 cerning Joshua that be- 
 haved in a cunning man- 
 ner, 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 H 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 ; neverthe- 
 less, they imparted un- 
 to no man the secret of 
 the blowing. 
 
 17 |f Now there was a 
 certain man in the land 
 of En that was an hus- 
 bandman and of sub- 
 stance. 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 un- 
 to the man of Hu. 
 
 20 And he would set 
 him at the hair of his 
 friends, and he would 
 bid him take the scis- 
 sors ; 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 re- 
 solved that the oppor- 
 tunity which was come, 
 
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 it should not be idly cast 
 away. 
 
 22J[Now there was a 
 certain young man and 
 he took unto himself a 
 wife, a comely maid and 
 graceful as a young ga- 
 zelle. 
 
 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 cus- 
 tom in En that those 
 who were newly wed 
 should steal away se- 
 cretly 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 prep- 
 arations 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 sus- 
 picion; 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 
 
CH.XV.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 69 
 
 while and haste thee not 
 away, for I would feign 
 commune with thee con- 
 cerning a matter. 
 
 31 And he took the 
 young man privately 
 upon one side, and he 
 questioned him concern- 
 ing 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, there- 
 fore did he make an- 
 swer without serious 
 meditation. And he 
 said, 
 
 33 The damsel con- 
 cerning 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 jf 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. Be- 
 cause it is late, there- 
 fore 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, per adventure, 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 
 
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 them with speed to 
 another place. And 
 they said unto the keep- 
 er of the inn that was 
 there, We have come 
 from a very distant 
 city, and we have jour- 
 neyed the whole night 
 through. And, now, be- 
 hold, we are fatigued, 
 
 [ch. xv. 
 
 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. 
 
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 71 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 1 The scribe goeth forth. 4 
 He receiveth warning. 6 
 Concerning a certain dam- 
 sel. 15 The infernal re- 
 gions. 18 A certain woman 
 m aJc eth inquiry. 21 A 
 guardian of the peace ad- 
 monisheth him. 26 The an- 
 ger of the people. 
 
 VOW 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 peo- 
 ple; and in his right 
 hand he did carry a sil- 
 ver whistle. 
 
 4 jf 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 sin- 
 ews. 
 
 6 |[ And when I was 
 come into that place, 
 behold, there was a dam- 
 sel, a daughter of the 
 land of En, and comely 
 withal. 
 
 7 And there was pride 
 in her manner of bear- 
 ing, 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 
 
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 En, he approached nigh 
 unto her, and he did 
 make obeisance. 
 
 9 And after he had 
 wept a little, he entreat- 
 ed her leave for to speak. 
 And she commanded 
 him that he should 
 speak. 
 
 10 And he spake unto 
 her in these words, say- 
 ing, Thy servant hath a 
 dungeon pertaining un- 
 to him; it is a spacious 
 dungeon, and roomy 
 withal. Therefore, I be- 
 seech 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 he it 
 he can; but it is not 
 in him to send me down 
 to thy dungeon. 
 
 14 And notwithstand- 
 ing that her words, they 
 were lacking in wisdom, 
 nevertheless, I was filled 
 with a great pride be- 
 cause she was one of the 
 women of En. 
 
 15 ]f 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 chat- 
 tels, and goods in an in- 
 finite variety. And the 
 women that were there, 
 they were eating divers 
 victuals for to sustain 
 their bodies; but the 
 cL'I.lren and men, they 
 
CH. XVI.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 73 
 
 did take theirs from a 
 bottle. 
 
 18 |f 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. Never- 
 theless, 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 jf And after I was 
 come up, I did go forth 
 into the night. And im- 
 mediately I was espied 
 by a guardian of the 
 people; and he admon- 
 ished 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 dan- 
 ger 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 safe- 
 ty, he spake nothing 
 concerning his own, so 
 that I did marvel great- 
 ly 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 If 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 
 
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 I did hear, I perceived 
 that they were greatly 
 vexed in spirit ; and the 
 manner of their indigna- 
 tion, it was in two 
 kinds. 
 
 28 And they said many 
 bitter things against the 
 men of Hu, because of land of Hu. 
 
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 the thing that they had 
 done. 
 
 29 But they were pro- 
 voked beyond measure 
 against the rulers of En, 
 because they did not do 
 those things, and more 
 also, in the cities of the 
 
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 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 char- 
 ioteers. 
 
 A LL 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 num- 
 ber given. 
 
 2 And it was ordained 
 that whosoever should 
 write him an epistle un- 
 to any man of Lon, he 
 should write also the 
 number of the part up- 
 on the outside of it. 
 
 3 And all the people 
 obeyed the command- 
 ment. 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 fl 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, con- 
 cerning their infirmity. 
 And they cursed the 
 days of their births, and 
 did pour loud murmur- 
 ings of anger upon the 
 heads of their ances- 
 tors. 
 
 6 A n d, afterwards, 
 they gat them new 
 names. Yea, whatsoever 
 name seemed good unto 
 them, that name did 
 they take for themselves, 
 
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 so that no man ever 
 again did hold up his 
 hands in horror at the 
 mention of them. 
 
 7 U 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 to- 
 wards their servants, 
 and they did exercise 
 great care in the preser- 
 vation of their build- 
 ings, nor grudged a lit- 
 tle money for to make 
 them beautiful. 
 
 10 Yea, they were full 
 of craft, and their cun- 
 ning filled the hearts of 
 the righteous sort with 
 envy. And the money 
 that they did make, ver- 
 ily, it was not all of the 
 
 kind that is amongst the 
 profits. 
 
 11 If Now it came to 
 pass that a great dearth 
 of paper arose through- 
 out the land, and all the 
 people were afraid be- 
 cause of it. And they 
 reasoned amongst them- 
 selves, 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 jf 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. 
 
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 Also, his paper was of 
 the cost of two pennies 
 at a time when two 
 farthings sufficed for 
 an o titer. Wherefore 
 many did hearken unto 
 his prayer. 
 
 16 fl 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, not- 
 withstanding that it was 
 a time of war, neverthe- 
 less, he did get him a 
 great abundance of pa- 
 per. 
 
 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 un- 
 to 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 If 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 de- 
 sign. 
 
 23 And they were 
 those chariots that erst- 
 while had been wont to 
 take their motion from 
 a tank but, being con- 
 verted, they now did 
 take it from the bag. 
 
 24 Nevertheless, it 
 was whispered amongst 
 
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 the people that notwith- 
 standing that the bag, 
 it was full, yet would 
 they move not when the 
 tank was empty. Where- 
 fore many did doubt the 
 sincerity of their con- 
 version. 
 
 25 U Now whensoever 
 it happened that a 
 young man approached 
 unto the driver of a pub- 
 lic chariot seeking for 
 to hire him at a price, 
 then would the chariot- 
 eer 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 nar- 
 rowly. 
 
 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 lack- 
 ing 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. 
 
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 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 Con- 
 cerning certain amongst 
 the makers of munitions 
 for the war. 
 
 VTOW the chief larder- 
 1>l er of the land of En 
 did send unto the peo- 
 ple, 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 accord- 
 ing 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 accord- 
 ing to the measure. And 
 he gave all the people 
 cards; yea, unto every 
 man, he did give a card. 
 4JfNow there was a 
 certain woman, being a 
 woman of an appetite, 
 and she lived in an 
 house where four people 
 were. And she went un- 
 to 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 dur- 
 ing 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, say- 
 ing, 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; 
 
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 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 fes- 
 tival, 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 ff 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 tribula- 
 tion. 
 
 13 jf Now whensoever 
 it happened that a 
 young man, being de- 
 voured 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 pur- 
 pose. 
 
 15 fl 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 
 
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 81 
 
 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 ; never- 
 theless, there were some 
 who contended that a 
 little of it, sprinkled up- 
 on 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 blow 
 ers of froth, they came 
 together for to seek en- 
 livenment of it. Never- 
 theless, after that they 
 had drunk all that which 
 the publicans did have, 
 yet gat they not en- 
 livenment. 
 
 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 |f 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 ac- 
 count of their hire, seek- 
 ing that it should be 
 added to by the matter 
 of one farthing for 
 every hour of their la- 
 bour. 
 
 25 And after they had 
 rested them for a time, 
 withholding their help 
 
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 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 re- 
 ward of their persist- 
 ence, 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. 
 
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 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 1 Concerning the women. 3 
 Certain of them are re- 
 warded. 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. 
 
 ^OW the things that 
 ^ came to pass a- 
 mongst the women of the 
 land, they were of div- 
 ers kinds according to 
 the manner of the wo- 
 men. 
 
 2 And those that be- 
 fore the war had been 
 wont to ride through the 
 country carrying fire 
 and brimstone, they be- 
 came full of zeal for the 
 glory of En. 
 
 3 fl Wherefore they 
 gat their reward, being 
 vouchsafed the right to 
 speak on the choice of 
 the rulers. And they 
 were filled with content- 
 ment, saying, the one 
 
 unto the other, It is the 
 beginning. 
 
 4 jf 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 Waaes, 
 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 hard- 
 ships of their brothers, 
 but shared with them 
 the trials on the way. 
 
 7 Tf 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 ivas 
 carried on. 
 
 8 And after the work 
 of the day, it was come 
 
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 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 coun- 
 tenance that pleaseth 
 me mightily, and his 
 eyes, they be blue; 
 moreover, there is hair 
 upon his lip that temp- 
 teth exceedingly. 
 
 10 Also, he hath 
 looked upon me with a 
 look ; and, peradventure, 
 I have found favour in 
 his eyes. Yea, notwith- 
 standing that men do 
 say he hath got shekels 
 in abundance, neverthe- 
 less, I have a feeling to- 
 wards 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 writ- 
 ing unto him and he 
 hath made his mark up- 
 on it, then doth he re- 
 ward me; and the man- 
 ner 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 maid- 
 en 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 If And certain of 
 the damsels did don 
 strange apparel, that 
 was like unto the rai- 
 ment of men. And their 
 nether limbs did stand 
 
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 85 
 
 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 in- 
 nocence might be given 
 back unto them and 
 their faith again made 
 whole. 
 
 19 fl Now there were 
 some amongst the young 
 men that, being with a 
 maid, did wrongly read 
 the tokens of the dam- 
 sel's love, and the look 
 of it, thinking, Per- 
 chance the damsel fast- 
 eth 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 meas- 
 
 ure 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, feign- 
 ing to be freshly nour- 
 ished, and abundantly. 
 
 23 And he would 
 strive to cajole here; 
 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 fin- 
 ished speaking, then 
 would she go in. 
 
 26 And if she did 
 know that the taste of 
 
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 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 bet- 
 ter 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 
 be yet young. 
 
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 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 HPAKE 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, as- 
 suredly, 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 con- 
 demn him. 
 
 5 But whosoever sin- 
 neth with prudence, that 
 man shall be exalted un- 
 to 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 schem- 
 eth only that she may 
 draw thee on. And 
 whatsoever thou shalt 
 say, that will she surely 
 have up against thee. 
 
 11 Neither will she 
 
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 cease from reminding 
 thee concerning all thy 
 wickedness, digging up 
 thine ill-sown fields con- 
 tinually. 
 
 12 For in this man- 
 ner will she show thee 
 how deep are the depths 
 of thy vileness. And 
 the forgiveness of so 
 much, shall it not sig- 
 nify 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 un- 
 to 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 be- 
 come exceedingly thine. 
 
 16 And after he has 
 said all these things un- 
 to 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 ivoman 
 complaineth for ever. 
 
 18 Eemember thy life, 
 that thou livest it, for 
 it was given unto thee 
 for the purpose; 
 
 19 And he that coun- 
 selled 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 disappoint- 
 ment. 
 
 21 For if she hath not 
 met the lips of other 
 men, then shall her 
 kisses lack seasoning. 
 
 22 But if she know- 
 eth the ivay, 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 
 
CH. XX. J THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 89 
 
 love. And the young 
 man fleeth before her. 
 24 But the wise virgin 
 
 maketh a discreet noise; 
 and she taketh him un- 
 awares. 
 
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 CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 "DLESSED is lie that 
 ■ D hath a full drum; 
 and those that wait with- 
 out the bazaars, they 
 shall look upon it with 
 envy. 
 
 2 A little love warm- 
 eth the blood ; but much 
 love, it is a comsuming 
 fire. 
 
 3 Wherefore, beware 
 of the damsel with rud- 
 dy 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 wo- 
 men, and avoid thou 
 them that would undo 
 thee. 
 
 5 For the ways of 
 those do grow in 
 artfulness ; neither is 
 there any mam that 
 can stand up against 
 them. 
 
 6 Now there is a cer- 
 tain woman, and she 
 
 hath hair of a length; 
 it is like unto silk also, 
 and the colour of it al- 
 lureth 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 mat- 
 ter of thine own entice- 
 ment. 
 
 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 neigh- 
 bour's life? 
 
 11 Verily, rumour 
 raceth like the wind; it 
 groweth quicker than 
 light when the sun ris- 
 eth. And scandal, it is 
 
CH. XXI.] THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS 
 
 91 
 
 the father of more chil- 
 dren 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, hut at 
 two score years he wax- 
 eth discreet. 
 
 15 The damsel, she 
 loveth easily, and at 
 two score years she wax- 
 eth easier. 
 
 16 In the heat of the 
 desert, then think of 
 Hell, for it is a pleasant 
 thought that will com- 
 fort thee somewhat. 
 
 17 Thine enemy hurl- 
 eth a missile. It cometh 
 through the air for to 
 ou\t 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 get- 
 teth 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 re- 
 gardeth thee with soft 
 eyes and there is mean- 
 ing in her glance. 
 
 21 Peradventure thou 
 hast a blot upon the 
 beauty of thy face which 
 annoyeth thee continu- 
 ally. Nevertheless, she 
 will not see it. 
 
 22 At the largeness of 
 thine ears, at the up- 
 rightness of thine hair, 
 at thy teeth that were 
 made for thee, she will 
 look at none of these. 
 
 23 But if thy pocket 
 be empty, lo, she will 
 see them all. Neither 
 will she forgive thee for 
 being what thou art. 
 
 24 Woe unto man that 
 be born upon earth, 
 neither is there any 
 help in him save only 
 death. 
 
 25 For whosoever liv- 
 eth his years in solitude, 
 
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 his old age shall he full 
 of desolation. But who- 
 soever taketh unto him- 
 self a wife, that man's 
 last days, they shall be 
 an abomination unto 
 him. 
 
 26 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. 
 

 
 
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