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should   be   devoured   by   a   krek   which   your   operations   disturbed   from   its 

hiding´place。       I�察  �a  mere    Tish�察   �do   not   deserve    the   love   of   a  Gy�察  �so 

brilliant�察�so learned�察       �so potent as   yourself。       Yes�察 �I   do not deserve   that 

love�察�for I     cannot return it。; 

     Zee   released   my  hand�察  �rose   to   her   feet�察  �and   turned her   face   away  to 

hide her emotions�察�then she glided noiselessly along the room�察�and paused 

at the threshold。       Suddenly�察�impelled as by a new thought�察�she returned to 

my side and said�察�in a whispered tone�察� 

     ;You told me you would speak with perfect frankness。                       With perfect 

frankness�察�then�察�answer me this question。               If you cannot love me�察�do you 

love another�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察�I do not。; 

     ;You do not love Taee's sister�拭─�

     ;I never saw her before last night。; 

     141;That   is   no   answer。      Love   is   swifter   than   vril。   You   hesitate   to 

tell me。     Do not think it is only jealousy that prompts me to caution you。 

If the Tur's daughter should declare love to you´ if in her ignorance she 

confides to   her father   any preference that   may  justify  his belief that she 

will   woo   you�察  �he   will   have     no   option   but   to   request   your   immediate 

destruction�察�as he is specially charged with the duty of consulting the good 

of   the   community�察  �which   could   not   allow   the  daughter  of   the Vril´ya   to 

wed a son of the Tish´a�察�in that sense of marriage which does not confine 

itself to union of the souls。         Alas� �there would then be for you no escape。 

She   has   no   strength   of   wing   to   uphold   you   through   the   air�察  �she   has   no 

science wherewith to make a home in the wilderness。                       Believe that here 

my friendship speaks�察�and that my jealousy is silent。; 

     With these words Zee left me。              And recalling those words�察�I thought 

no   more   of   succeeding   to   the   throne   of   the   Vril´ya�察  �or   of   the   political�察�

social�察  �and   moral   reforms   I   should   institute   in   the   capacity   of Absolute 

Sovereign。 



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       After the conversation with Zee just recorded�察�I fell into a profound 

melancholy。       The curious interest with which I had hitherto examined the 

life and habits of this marvellous community was at an end。                   I could not 

banish from my mind the consciousness that I was among a people who�察�

however   kind   and   courteous�察  �could   destroy   me   at   any   moment   without 

scruple   or   compunction。        The   virtuous   and   peaceful   life   of   the   people 

which�察�while new to me�察�had seemed so holy a contrast to the contentions�察�

the passions�察�the vices of the upper world�察�now began to oppress me with a 

sense     of  dulness    and   monotony。      Even     the   serene   tranquility    of  the 

lustrous   air   preyed   on   my   142spirits。    I   longed   for   a   change�察  �even   to 

winter�察�or storm�察�or darkness。          I began to feel that�察�whatever our dreams 

of perfectibility�察�our restless aspirations towards a better�察�and higher�察�and 

calmer�察�sphere of being�察�we�察�the mortals of the upper world�察�are not trained 

or   fitted   to   enjoy   for   long   the   very   happiness   of   which   we   dream   or   to 

which we aspire。 

     Now�察�in this social state of the Vril´ya�察�it was singular to mark how it 

contrived to unite and to harmonise into one system nearly all the objects 

which   the   various   philosophers   of   the   upper   world   have   placed   before 

human hopes as the ideals of a Utopian future。                 It was a state in which 

war�察�with all its calamities�察�was deemed impossible�察� a state in which the 

freedom of all and each was secured to the uttermost degree�察�without one 

of those animosities which make freedom in the upper world depend on 

the perpetual strife of hostile parties。         Here the corruption which debases 

democracies   was   as   unknown   as   the   discontents   which   undermine   the 

thrones   of   monarchies。      Equality  here   was   not   a   name�察  �it   was   a   reality。 

Riches were not persecuted�察�because they were not envied。                     Here those 

problems connected with the labours of a working class�察�hitherto insoluble 

above   ground�察  �and   above   ground   conducing   to   such   bitterness   between 

classes�察  �were   solved   by   a   process   the   simplest�察�   a   distinct   and   separate 

working      class  was    dispensed    with   altogether。    Mechanical       inventions�察�

constructed on the principles that baffled my research to ascertain�察�worked 

by    an   agency    infinitely   more    powerful     and    infinitely   more    easy   of 



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management than aught we have yet extracted from electricity or steam�察�

with   the   aid   of   children   whose   strength   was   never   overtasked�察  �but   who 

loved their employment as sport and pastime�察�sufficed to create a Public´ 

wealth so devoted to the general use that not a grumbler was ever heard of。 

The vices that rot our cities here had no footing。               Amusements abounded�察�

but they were all innocent。           No merry´makings conduced to intoxication�察�

to   riot�察  �to   disease。 Love   existed�察  �and   was   143ardent   in   pursuit�察  �but   its 

object�察   �once    secured�察    �was   faithful。    The     adulterer�察  �the   profligate�察   �the 

harlot�察�were phenomena so unknown in this commonwealth�察�that even to 

find   the   words   by   which   they   were   designated   one   would   have   had   to 

search     throughout      an  obsolete     literature   composed      thousands      of  years 

before。     They who have been students of theoretical philosophies above 

ground�察�know  that all   these   strange departures   from  civilised life   do but 

realise   ideas   which   have   been   broached�察  �canvassed�察  �ridiculed�察  �contested 

for�察  �sometimes   partially   tried�察  �and   still   put   forth   in   fantastic   books�察  �but 

have never come to practical result。             Nor were these all the steps towards 

theoretical   perfectibility   which   this   community   had   made。            It   had   been 

the sober belief of Descartes that the life of man could be prolonged�察�not�察�

indeed�察�on this earth�察�to eternal duration�察�but to what he called the age of 

the patriarchs�察�and modestly defined to be from 100 to 150 years average 

length。     Well�察�even this dream of sages was here fulfilled´ nay�察�more than 

fulfilled�察�for the vigour of middle life was preserved even after the term of 

a   century     was   passed。     With     this   longevity     was   combined       a  greater 

blessing than itself´ that of continuous health。              Such diseases as befell the 

race   were   removed   with   ease   by   scientific   applications   of   that   agency´ 

life´giving as life´destroying´ which is inherent in vril。                Even this idea is 

not   unknown       above   ground�察  �though   it   has   generally   been   confined   to 

enthusiasts      or  charlatans�察    �and   emanates      from    confused      notions    about 

mesmerism�察       �odic    force�察  �&c。    Passing     by   such    trivial  contrivances      as 

wings�察�which every schoolboy knows has been tried and found wanting�察�

from the mythical or pre´historical period�察�I proceed to that very delicate 

question�察�urged of late as essential to the perfect happiness of our human 

species   by   the   two   most   disturbing   and   potential   influences   on   upper´ 

ground      society�察�   Womankind         and   Philosophy。      I   mean�察    �the  Rights    of 



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Women。 

     Now�察�it is allowed by jurisprudists that it is idle to talk of rights where 

there are not corresponding powers to enforce 144them�察�and above ground�察�

for some reason or other�察�man�察�in his physical force�察�in the use of weapons 

offensive and defensive�察�when it come to positive personal contest�察�can�察�as 

a   rule   of   general   application�察  �master   women。       But   among   this   people 

there can be no doubt about the rights of women�察�because�察�as I have before 

said�察�the Gy�察�physically speaking�察�is bigger and stronger than the An�察�and 

her will being also more resolute than his�察�and will being essential to the 

direction of the vril force�察�she can bring to bear upon him�察�more potently 

than   he   on   herself�察  �the   mystical   agency   which   art   can   extract   from   the 

occult   properties   of   nature。     Therefore   all   that   our   female   philosophers 

above ground contend for as to rights of women�察�is conceded as a matter 

of   course in   this happy  commonwealth。             Besides   such   physical   powers�察�

the Gy´ei have ��at least in youth�� a keen desire for accomplishments and 

learning which exceeds that of the male�察�and thus they are the scholars�察�the 

professors´ the learned portion�察�in short�察�of the community。 

     Of   course�察  �in   this   state   of   society   the   female   establishes�察  �as   I   have 

shown�察     �her   most   valued    privilege�察   �that  of   choosing    and    courting    her 

wedding partner。        Without that privilege she would despise all the others。 

Now�察�above ground�察�we should not unreasonably apprehend that a female�察�

thus potent and thus privileged�察�when she had fairly hunted us down and 

married us�察�would be 

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