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 140 and Anima knew that she could not get them back. So she sat down upon the ground and wept, and wept, and wept. But at last she heard the voice of her husband once more, who said: "See what thy curiosity has again brought upon



The Casket

thee; thou canst not bring back the box to my mother just as my aunt the Queen of the NetherWorld has given it to you, and so we shall not see one another again."

But at this Anima burst out into weeping and wailing so piteously that he took compassion on her and said:

"See that golden bough on yonder tree; pluck