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1、-1-INTRODUCTIONNOTEAUTHOR’SContentsDITCHINGHAM,1905.H.RIDERHAGGARD.ourladyAyesha."Such,Iconfess,isstillthefateofyouroldfriendshortcomingsofherchronicler(noeasyoffice!)youmaycontinuetowearyourchainof"loyaltytoMyhopeisthatafteryouhavereadherrecord,notwithstandinghersubtletiesandsinsandtheincarnationso
2、fthatImmortal.Toyouthereforewhoacceptedthefirst,Iofferthisfurtherhistoryofoneofthevarioushasreturnedagain.Sheandourselvesalive.AsitwaspromisedintheCavesofKorTheappointedyears—alas!howmanyofthem—aregoneby,leavingAyeshalovelyandlovingMydearLang,DEDICATIONoutsideworld.WhatitsendwillbeasregardsLeoandmys
3、elfismorethanIcanguess.Butwefeelthatitisnotreached....OftenIsitaloneatnight,staringwiththeeyesofmymindintotheblacknessofunborntime,andwonderinginwhatshapeandformthegreatdramawillbefinallydeveloped,andwherethesceneofdevelopmentoccurs,asIhavenodoubtitmustandwilloccur,inobediencetoafatethatneverswerves
4、andapurposewhichcannotbealtered,whatwillbethepartplayedthereinbythatbeautifulPharaohs,fortheloveofwhomthepriestKallikratesbrokehisgoddess,fleddownthecoastofLybiatomeethisdoomatKor?"—ByH.RiderHaggardTHERETURNOFSHEAYESHAThiseBookisfortheuseofanyoneanywhereatnocostandwithalmostnorestrictionswhatsoever.
5、Youmaycopyit,giveitawayorre-useitunderthetermsoftheProjectGutenbergLicenseincludedProducedbyDavidMoynihan;Dagny;JohnBickersandDavidWidgerAyesha,byH.RiderHaggardAyesha,byH.RiderHaggardAYESHACHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERIVIIXIIIXIXCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERIIVIIIXIVXXCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERIIIIX
6、XVXXICHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERIVXXVIXXIICHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERVXIXVIIXXIIICHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERCHAPTERVIXIIXVIIIXXIVAUTHOR’SNOTENotwithaviewofconciliatingthosereaderswhoonprincipleobjecttosequels,butasamatteroffact,theAuthorwishestosaythathedoesnotsoregardthisbook.Ratherdoesheventuretoaskth
7、atitshouldbeconsideredastheconclusionofanimaginativetragedy(ifhemaysocallit)whereofonehalfhasbeenalreadypublished.Thisconclusionitwasalwayshisdesiretowriteshouldhebedestinedtolivethroughthosemanyyears