I must confess that I might have passed the night with Wana, out of compassion for the unfortunate maiden (for surely, I thought, she must be a maiden), were it not for the availability of far more comely game.I must confess that I might have passed the night with Wana, out of compassion for the unfortunate maiden (for surely, I thought, she must be a maiden), were it not for the availability of far more comely game. To cut straight to the heart of the situation, and spare you the lengthy conversation with which I swayed the fair Iana to my will, she agreed to receive me in her room when the moon had set. Ah, the impatience with which I watched that fat crescent descend behind the hills! When there was but a sliver left to view, it seemed to hang their for hours, mocking me, before the last silvery tip disappeared. |