Beni-Mora

Meanwhile Domini, escorted serenely by the poet, walked towards the long gardens of Beni-Mora.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

"We are going to Beni-Mora!" he repeated in a dull voice.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

She was not sure whether she wanted a companion in her first walk about Beni-Mora.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

In this early morning hour Beni-Mora looked magically clean.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

Domini was glad that on this first night of their journey they could still see Beni-Mora, the place where they had found each other and been given to each other by the Church.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

Long ago at Beni-Mora she had asked Androvsky to call upon a priest.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

She realised this, and, for the first time since the marriage service at Beni-Mora, perhaps seemed to be selfish.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

When she reached the priest's house Beni-Mora was astir with a pleasant bustle of life.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

Many of the dancers of Beni-Mora are murdered, each season two or three.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

Beni-Mora, came a little nearer to that liberty of which Domini sometimes dreamed, to the smiling eyes and the lifted spheres of fire.

The Garden of Allah Robert Smythe Hichens 1907