In bygone years the books "She" and "Ayesha" were dedicated to Andrew Lang. Now, when he is dead, this, the last romance that will be written concerning "_She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed_," is offered as a tribute to his beloved and honoured memory. What was the greatest fault of Ayesha, _She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed_? Surely a vanity so colossal that, to take one out of many examples, it persuaded her that her mother died after looking upon her, fearing lest, should she live, she might give birth to another child who was less fair.…
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