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the man who accepts the engagements of a secret order�察�no 
escape is possible�察�so I had clearly read�察�and I was thankful 
even for this respite。  Meanwhile�察�I tried honestly to 
prepare my mind for my approaching nuptials。  The day drew 
near when my bridegroom was to visit me�察�and gratitude and 
fear alike obliged me to consent。  A son of Doctor 
Grierson's�察�be he what he pleased�察�must still be young�察�and 
it was even probable he should be handsome�察�on more than 
that�察�I felt I dared not reckon�察�and in moulding my mind 
towards consent I dwelt the more carefully on these physical 
attractions which I felt I might expect�察�and averted my eyes 
from moral or intellectual considerations。  We have a great 
power upon our spirits�察�and as time passed I worked myself 
into a frame of acquiescence�察�nay�察�and I began to grow 
impatient for the hour。  At night sleep forsook me�察�I sat all 
day by the fire�察�absorbed in dreams�察�conjuring up the 
features of my husband�察�and anticipating in fancy the touch 
of his hand and the sound of his voice。  In the dead level 
and solitude of my existence�察�this was the one eastern window 
and the one door of hope。  At last�察�I had so cultivated and 
prepared my will�察�that I began to be besieged with fears upon 
the other side。  How if it was I that did not please�拭 �How if 
this unseen lover should turn from me with disaffection�拭 �And 
now I spent hours before the glass�察�studying and judging my 
attractions�察�and was never weary of changing my dress or 
ordering my hair。

When the day came I was long about my toilet�察�but at last�察�
with a sort of hopeful desperation�察�I had to own that I could 
do no more�察�and must now stand or fall by nature。  My 
occupation ended�察�I fell a prey to the most sickening 
impatience�察�mingled with alarms�察�giving ear to the swelling 
rumour of the streets�察�and at each change of sound or 
silence�察�starting�察�shrinking�察�and colouring to the brow。  
Love is not to be prepared�察�I know�察�without some knowledge of 
the object�察�and yet�察�when the cab at last rattled to the door 
and I heard my visitor mount the stairs�察�such was the tumult 
of hopes in my poor bosom that love itself might have been 
proud to own their parentage。  The door opened�察�and it was 
Doctor Grierson that appeared。  I believe I must have 
screamed aloud�察�and I know�察�at least�察�that I fell fainting to 
the floor。

When I came to myself he was standing over me�察�counting my 
pulse。  'I have startled you��' he said。  'A difficulty 
unforeseen ´ the impossibility of obtaining a certain drug in 
its full purity ´ has forced me to resort to London 
unprepared。  I regret that I should have shown myself once 
more without those poor attractions which are much�察�perhaps�察�
to you�察�but to me are no more considerable than rain that 
falls into the sea。  Youth is but a state�察�as passing as that 
syncope from which you are but just awakened�察�and�察�if there 
be truth in science�察�as easy to recall�察�for I find�察�Asenath�察�
that I must now take you for my confidant。  Since my first 
years�察�I have devoted every hour and act of life to one 
ambitious task�察�and the time of my success is at hand。  In 
these new countries�察�where I was so long content to stay�察�I 
collected indispensable ingredients�察�I have fortified myself 
on every side from the possibility of error�察�what was a dream 
now takes the substance of reality�察�and when I offered you a 
son of mine I did so in a figure。  That son ´ that husband�察�
Asenath�察�is myself ´ not as you now behold me�察�but restored 
to the first energy of youth。  You think me mad�拭 �It is the 
customary attitude of ignorance。  I will not argue�察�I will 
leave facts to speak。  When you behold me purified�察�
invigorated�察�renewed�察�restamped in the original image ´ when 
you recognise in me ��what I shall be�� the first perfect 
expression of the powers of mankind ´ I shall be able to 
laugh with a better grace at your passing and natural 
incredulity。  To what can you aspire ´ fame�察�riches�察�power�察�
the charm of youth�察�the dear´bought wisdom of age ´ that I 
shall not be able to afford you in perfection�拭 �Do not 
deceive yourself。  I already excel you in every human gift 
but one�此 �when that gift also has been restored to me you 
will recognise your master。'

Hereupon�察�consulting his watch�察�he told me he must now leave 
me to myself�察�and bidding me consult reason�察�and not girlish 
fancies�察�he withdrew。  I had not the courage to move�察�the 
night fell and found me still where he had laid me during my 
faint�察�my face buried in my hands�察�my soul drowned in the 
darkest apprehensions。  Late in the evening he returned�察�
carrying a candle�察�and�察�with a certain irritable tremor�察�bade 
me rise and sup。  'Is it possible��' he added�察�'that I have 
been deceived in your courage�拭 �A cowardly girl is no fit 
mate for me。'

I flung myself before him on my knees�察�and with floods of 
tears besought him to release me from this engagement�察�
assuring him that my cowardice was abject�察�and that in every 
point of intellect and character I was his hopeless and 
derisible inferior。

'Why�察�certainly��' he replied。  'I know you better than 
yourself�察�and I am well enough acquainted with human nature 
to understand this scene。  It is addressed to me��' he added 
with a smile�察�'in my character of the still untransformed。  
But do not alarm yourself about the future。  Let me but 
attain my end�察�and not you only�察�Asenath�察�but every woman on 
the face of the earth becomes my willing slave。'

Thereupon he obliged me to rise and eat�察�sat down with me to 
table�察�helped and entertained me with the attentions of a 
fashionable host�察�and it was not till a late hour�察�that�察�
bidding me courteously good´night�察�he once more left me alone 
to my misery。

In all this talk of an elixir and the restoration of his 
youth�察�I scarce knew from which hypothesis I should the more 
eagerly recoil。  If his hopes reposed on any base of fact�察�if 
indeed�察�by some abhorrent miracle�察�he should discard his age�察�
death were my only refuge from that most unnatural�察�that most 
ungodly union。  If�察�on the other hand�察�these dreams were 
merely lunatic�察�the madness of a life waxed suddenly acute�察�
my pity would become a load almost as heavy to bear as my 
revolt against the marriage。  So passed the night�察�in 
alternations of rebellion and despair�察�of hate and pity�察�and 
with the next morning I was only to comprehend more fully my 
enslaved position。  For though he appeared with a very 
tranquil countenance�察�he had no sooner observed the marks of 
grief upon my brow than an answering darkness gathered on his 
own。  'Asenath。' he said�察�'you owe me much already�察�with one 
finger I still hold you suspended over death�察�my life is full 
of labour and anxiety�察�and I choose��' said he�察�with a 
remarkable accent of command�察�'that you shall greet me with a 
pleasant face。'  He never needed to repeat the 
recommendation�察�from that day forward I was always ready to 
receive him with apparent cheerfulness�察�and he rewarded me 
with a good deal of his company�察�and almost more than I could 
bear of his confidence。  He had set up a laboratory in the 
back part of the house�察�where he toiled day and night at his 
elixir�察�and he would come thence to visit me in my parlour�此 �
now with passing humours of discouragement�察�now�察�and far more 
often�察�radiant with hope。  It was impossible to see so much 
of him�察�and not to recognise that the sands of his life were 
running low�察�and yet all the time he would be laying out vast 
fields of future�察�and planning�察�with all the confidence of 
youth�察�the most unbounded schemes of pleasure and ambition。  
How I replied I know not�察�but I found a voice and words to 
answer�察�even while I wept and raged to hear him。

A week ago the doctor entered my room with the marks of great 
exhilaration contending with pitiful bodily weakness。  
'Asenath��' said he�察�'I have now obtained the last ingredient。  
In one week from now the perilous moment of the last 
projection will draw nigh。  You have once before assisted�察�
although unconsciously�察�at the failure of a similar 
experiment。  It was the elixir which so terribly exploded one 
night when you were passing my house�察�and it is idle to deny 
that the conduct of so delicate a process�察�among the million 
jars and trepidations of so great a city�察�presents a certain 
element of danger。  From this point of view�察�I cannot but 
regret the perfect stillness of my house among the deserts�察�
but�察�on the other hand�察�I have succeeded in proving that the 
singularly unstable equilibrium of the elixir�察�at the moment 
of projection�察�is due rather to the impurity than to the 
nature of the ingredients�察�and as all are now of an equal and 
exquisite nicety�察�I have little fear for the result。  In a 
week then from to´day�察�my dear Asenath�察�this period of trial 
will be ended。'  And he smiled upon me in a manner unusually 
paternal。

I smiled back with my lips�察�but at my heart there raged the 
blackest and most unbridled terror。  What if he failed�拭 �And 
oh�察�tenfold worse� �what if he succeeded�拭 �What detested and 
unnatural changeling would appear before me to claim my hand�拭 �
And could there�察�I asked myself with a dreadful sinking�察�be 
any truth in his boasts of an assured victory over my 
reluctance�拭 �I knew him�察�indeed�察�to be masterful�察�to lead my 
life at a sign。  Suppose�察�then�察�this experiment to succeed�察�
suppose him to return to me�察�hideously restored�察�like a 
vampire in a legend�察�and suppose that�察�by some devilish 
fascination 。 。 。 My head turned�察�all former fears deserted 
me�此 �and I felt I could embrace the worst in preference to 
this。

My mind was instantly made up。  The doctor's presence in 
London was justified by the affairs of the Mormon polity。  
Often�察�in our conversation�察�he would gloat over the details 
of that great organisation�察�which he feared even while yet he 
wielded it�察�and would remind me�察�that even in the humming 
labyrinth of London�察�we were still visible to that unsleeping 
eye in Utah。  His visitors�察�indeed�察�who were of every sort�察�
from the missionary to the destroying angel�察�and seemed to 
belong to every rank of life�察�had�察�up to that moment�察�filled 
me with unmi

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