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eyes;   and   in   the   swiftly   gathering   darkness   saw   coming   slowly   toward 



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                                    THE    MESSENGERS 



them; and descending as they came; six great white birds。 

     They     moved    with   the   last  effort  of  complete    exhaustion。     In   the 

drooping   head   and   dragging   wings   of   each   was   written   utter   weariness; 

abject fatigue。     For a moment they hovered over the dahabiyeh and above 

the two young lovers; and then; like tired travellers who had reached their 

journey's end; they spread their wings and sank to the muddy waters of the 

Nile and into the enveloping night。 

     〃Some day;〃 said Ainsley; 〃I have a confession to make to you。〃 



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