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Household Gods
Household Gods (1912), PDF p. 30
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My secret, you will understand. You are bound
‘To Adela within the portico,
‘To me upon this ground.
By day, in life, adore the Lares, mant
By night, in death, make offering to Pan!
Can you cut day from night by any endeavour?
If so, both life and death were lost for ever.
Come, the stream steepens.
Crassus.
This road leads to hell.
Anicta.
The way to heaven is shorter.
Crassus.
Who can tell?
ALICIA.
I have measured it.
Crassus.
You, girl?
Aurcta.
It is not hard.
Crassvs.
‘What did you make the height of it?
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