Копи царя Соломона

           Justbeforewereachedtheconfinesofthetown,aprettyyounggirl, withsomelovelyliliesinherhand,ranforwardandpresentedthemtoGood—somehowtheyallseemedtolikeGood;Ithinkhiseye-glassandsolitarywhiskergavehimafictitiousvalue—andthensaidthatshehadaboontoask. 

           "Speakon,"heanswered. 

           "Letmylordshowhisservanthisbeautifulwhitelegs,thathisservantmaylookuponthem,andrememberthemallherdays,andtellofthemtoherchildren; hisservanthastravelledfourdays’journeytoseethem,forthefameofthemhasgonethroughouttheland." 

           "I’llbehangedifIdo!"exclaimedGoodexcitedly. 

           "Come,come,mydearfellow,"saidSirHenry,"youcan’trefusetoobligealady." 

           "Iwon’t,"repliedGoodobstinately;"itispositivelyindecent." 

           However,intheendheconsentedtodrawuphistrouserstotheknee,amidstnotesofrapturousadmirationfromallthewomenpresent,especiallythegratifiedyounglady, andinthisguisehehadtowalktillwegotclearofthetown. 

           Good’slegs,Ifear,willneverbesogreatlyadmiredagain. Ofhismeltingteeth,andevenofhis"transparenteye,"theKukuanasweariedmoreorless,butofhislegsnever. 

           Aswetravelled,InfadoostoldusthattherewasanotherpassoverthemountainstothenorthoftheonefollowedbySolomon’sGreatRoad,orratherthattherewasaplacewhereitwaspossibletoclimbdownthewallofcliffwhichseparatesKukuanalandfromthedesert,andisbrokenbythetoweringshapesofSheba’sBreasts.