The Minister's Sealed Casket

From D7.2, Ardeshir and the Daughter of Ardavan. It illustrates D7.2.56–62:

• D7.2.56
  He told his servants, “Bring a litter here;At dusk, before the Shah, let me appear.”
• D7.2.57
  They lifted him in anguish, bent and frail,And laid him in the litter, deathly pale.
• D7.2.58
  The Shah then asked the minister to speak:“Why has such yellow pallor stained your cheek?”
• D7.2.59
  He answered, “What I did has left me torn,My heart in pain, my face so pale and worn.”
• D7.2.60
  Before the lofty throne he set the case,Its seal and binding still secure in place.
• D7.2.61
  He said, “Entrust this casket to the wardOf your own treasurer, within your hoard.”
• D7.2.62
  The date was written on the casket’s face,With marks by which its origin to trace.

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