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CHAPTER XThat verynightImade a sculptor's workroomin the tower,andIhad brought thither the earthsand planes and tools of the glyptic art, and oncemorethatdesire to createenteredintoher withoutwhich the soul which has been once possessedbyitis dumb as a flute without the breath of man,is empty as a temple whose gods have been overthrown.<strong>The</strong> passion which consumed her woulcl atleast find some vent and solace in this — soIthought; even if, asIfeared greatly, the geniusin her might nomore revive than can a flowerthat has been scorched by the noon sun and thenfrozen by the night. Idid not know how thismight prove; any way, obedient to her wish,Iplaced within her reach all the material neces-M 2

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