Sohecamenearer, andcouchedintheshallowwater, , “-colouredwines, andatebreadmadeofbarley, , , hestruckwithaquillonthewirestringsofhislute, , , ; andthecityinwhichshedancesisbutaday’sjourneyfromthisplace.”
NowwhentheyoungFishermanheardthewordsofhisSoul, , andhesaidtohimself, “Itisbutaday’sjourney, andIcanreturntomylove,” andhelaughed, andstoodupintheshallowwater, , , andenteredintohim, , “Letusnottarry, butgethenceatonce, fortheSea-godsarejealous, andhavemonstersthatdotheirbidding.”
Sotheymadehaste, andallthatnighttheyjourneyedbeneaththemoon, andallthenextdaytheyjourneyedbeneaththesun, , “Isthisthecityinwhichshedancesofwhomthoudidstspeaktome?”
AndhisSoulansweredhim, “Itisnotthiscity,.” Sotheyenteredinandpassedthroughthestreets, , “Takethatsilvercupandhideit.”
Sohetookthecupandhiditinthefoldofhistunic, , theyoungFishermanfrowned, andflungthecupaway, andsaidtohisSoul, “Whydidstthoutellmetotakethiscupandhideit, foritwasanevilthingtodo?”
ButhisSoulansweredhim, “Beatpeace, beatpeace.”
Andontheeveningoftheseconddaytheycametoacity, andtheyoungFishermansaidtohisSoul, “Isthisthecityinwhichshedancesofwhomthoudidstspeaktome?”
AndhisSoulansweredhim, “Itisnotthiscity,.” Sotheyenteredinandpassedthroughthestreets, andastheypassedthroughtheStreetoftheSellersofSandals, , “Smitethatchild.” Sohesmotethechildtillitwept, , andsaidtohisSoul, “Whydidstthoutellmetosmitethechild, foritwasanevilthingtodo?”
ButhisSoulansweredhim, “Beatpeace, beatpeace.”
