The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A NovelBestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this lush, sweeping, and richly detailed saga, the basis for the Cleopatra TV mini-series. |
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... walked slowly , and I hoped - majestically past him , and entered the transformed room where we would dine . Some late afternoon rays of sun were stabbing almost horizontally across the chamber , just at the level of the tables , where ...
... walked over to him . He was leaning on one elbow , and as I came closer I could see that the wine had affected him , too . His eyes were a little unfocused , and he had a fixed smile on his face . A wide gold cuff gleamed on his forearm ...
... walked along . Brought here instead of to Siwa ... preserved in honey ... the gold sarcophagus melted down when money was scarce ... the priests at Memphis refusing him burial , saying wherever he lay would never be quiet ... " How do ...
... walked in . They followed us with their heads as we passed through , turning like sun- flowers before drooping back down to their manuscripts . We were ushered into what looked like a private room , but was actually one of the storage ...
... walked farther out , so that the water now swirled around my knees . I could feel the tug of the current , gentle though it was . Under my toes the sand eroded , making me sink a little deeper . The water covered my knees . A wave came ...
Contents
Section 25 | 555 |
Section 26 | 576 |
Section 27 | 584 |
Section 28 | 619 |
Section 29 | 637 |
Section 30 | 653 |
Section 31 | 661 |
Section 32 | 673 |
Section 9 | 199 |
Section 10 | 209 |
Section 11 | 261 |
Section 12 | 299 |
Section 13 | 316 |
Section 14 | 327 |
Section 15 | 363 |
Section 16 | 374 |
Section 17 | 403 |
Section 18 | 413 |
Section 19 | 423 |
Section 20 | 454 |
Section 21 | 461 |
Section 22 | 497 |
Section 23 | 524 |
Section 24 | 533 |
Section 33 | 690 |
Section 34 | 749 |
Section 35 | 775 |
Section 36 | 794 |
Section 37 | 825 |
Section 38 | 838 |
Section 39 | 858 |
Section 40 | 862 |
Section 41 | 875 |
Section 42 | 887 |
Section 43 | 901 |
Section 44 | 933 |
Section 45 | 945 |
Section 46 | 948 |
Section 47 | 965 |