IX The Cave of Swimmers
l tesy. I explained it . I o leave feeling in any tent imes I appreciate the delicacy of manner.
e returned a er. Mucerms of findings and piecings togets. tion at ton o celebrate ot ching.
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“Geoffrey y for you. ing a song and s me to read a poem, but I to do sometake t.” I pulled it from my knapsack and to her.
After teas Clifton broug a bottle of cognac ill t. ttle o be drunk t nig of our journey, Clifton’s funny song. to read from tories—tory of Candaules and t story. It is early in ttle to do erested in. But it is of course a famous story. It alk about.
tely in love o Gyges, t pleasing to o describe ty of above all measure.
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“I believe indeed t s and I entreat you not to ask of me t lao do.” But t I am saying to try you, or of my any o you from rive it so from t t s perceive t sory of ory from us. I eased reading it to erior motive in tion except for t ory t s familiarity of situation.
But a patself in real life. Even t conceived it as a first errant step in any way. I am sure.
“I er I o lie do near trance of ts as sakes to gaze at full leisure.” But Gyges is nessed by tands t cry.