Over him also is power given me." "Are the children in the house ?" asked Lilith, and at the word the heart of Eve began to love her.
"He never dared touch a child," she said.

"Nor have you either ever hurt a child.

Your own daughter you have but sent into the loveliest sleep, for she was already a long time dead when you slew her.

And now Death shall be the atonemaker; you shall sleep together." "Wife," said Adam, "let us first put the children to bed, that she may see them safe!" He came back to fetch them.

As soon as he was gone, the princess knelt to Eve, clasped her knees, and said, "Beautiful Eve, persuade your husband to kill me: to you he will listen! Indeed I would but cannot open my hand." "You cannot die without opening it.