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     ;All   hope�察  �then�察  �is   gone�察─  �I   murmured�察  �sinking   down   on   the   craggy 

wayside�察 �and I shall nevermore see the sun。; I covered my face with my 

hands�察�and prayed to Him whose presence I had so often forgotten when 

the    heavens    had    declared    His   handiwork。       I   felt  His  presence     in  the 

depths of the nether earth�察�and amidst the world of the grave。                   I looked up�察�

taking   comfort   and   courage   from   my   prayers�察  �and�察  �gazing   with   a   quiet 

smile into the face of the child�察�said�察 �Now�察�if thou must slay me�察�strike。; 

     Taee   shook   his   head   gently。     ;Nay�察─  �he   said�察   �my  father's   request   is 

not so formally made as to leave me no choice。                    I will speak with him�察�

and   may   prevail   to   save   thee。    Strange   153that   thou   shouldst   have   that 

fear    of  death    which    we   thought     was   only   the   instinct   of  the   inferior 

creatures�察�to whom the convictions of another life has not been vouchsafed。 

With   us�察  �not   an   infant   knows   such   a   fear。  Tell   me�察  �my   dear   Tish�察─  �he 



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continued after a little pause�察 �would it reconcile thee more to departure 

from   this   form   of   life   to   that   form   which   lies   on   the   other   side   of   the 

moment called 'death��' did I share thy journey�拭�If so�察�I will ask my father 

whether      it  be   allowable     for  me    to  go   with    thee。    I   am   one    of  our 

generation      destined     to  emigrate�察    �when    of   age   for  it�察 �to  some    regions 

unknown within this world。             I would just as soon emigrate now to regions 

unknown�察  �in   another   world。         The   All´Good   is   no   less   there   than   here。 

Where is he not�拭─�

     ;Child�察─�said I�察�seeing by Taee's countenance that he spoke in serious 

earnest�察 �it is crime in thee to slay me�察�it were a crime not less in me to say�察�

'Slay thyself。' The All´Good chooses His own time to give us life�察�and his 

own   time   to   take   it   away。    Let   us   go   back。   If�察  �on   speaking   with   thy 

father�察�he decides on my death�察�give me the longest warning in thy power�察�

so that I may pass the interval in self´preparation。; 



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                          CHAPTER XXIX。 



       In   the   midst   of   those   hours   set   apart   for   sleep   and   constituting   the 

night   of   the   Vril´ya�察  �I   was   awakened   from   the   disturbed   slumber   into 

which   I   had   not   long   fallen�察  �by   a   hand   on   my   shoulder。 I   started   and 

beheld Zee standing beside me。 

     154;Hush�察─�she said in a whisper�察�let no one hear us。                Dost thou think 

that I have  ceased to   watch over thy safety because  I could not win  thy 

love�拭  �I have   seen Taee。       He   has not   prevailed   with   his   father�察 �who   had 

meanwhile   conferred   with   the   three   sages   who�察  �in   doubtful   matters�察  �he 

takes into council�察�and by their advice he has ordained thee to perish when 

the world re´awakens to life。          I will save thee。     Rise and dress。; 

     Zee pointed to a table by the couch on which I saw the clothes I had 

worn      on   quitting    the    upper    world�察   �and    which     I   had   exchanged 

subsequently       for  the   more    picturesque     garments     of  the  Vril´ya。    The 

young Gy then moved towards the casement and stepped into the balcony�察�

while   hastily   and   wonderingly   I   donned   my   own   habiliments。         When   I 

joined her on the balcony�察�her face was pale and rigid。                Taking me by the 

hand�察�she said softly�察 �See how brightly the art of the Vril´ya has lighted 

up the world in which they dwell。             To´morrow the world will be dark to 

me。;   She   drew   me   back   into   the   room   without   waiting   for   my   answer�察�

thence   into   the   corridor�察  �from   which   we   descended   into   the   hall。     We 

passed   into   the   deserted   streets   and   along   the   broad   upward   road   which 

wound beneath the rocks。           Here�察�where there is neither day nor night�察�the 

Silent Hours are unutterably solemn´   the vast space illumined by  mortal 

skill is so wholly without the sight and stir of mortal life。                Soft as were 

our   footsteps�察  �their   sounds   vexed   the   ear�察  �as   out   of   harmony   with   the 

universal repose。       I was aware in my own mind�察�though Zee said it not�察�

that she had decided to assist my return to the upper world�察�and that we 

were bound towards the place from which I had descended。                      Her silence 

infected me and commanded mine。                And now we approached the chasm。 

It had been re´opened�察�not presenting�察�indeed�察�the same aspect as when I 

had emerged from it�察�but through that closed wall of rock before which I 

had    last  stood    with   Taee�察  �a  new    clift  had   been   riven�察  �and   along    its 



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blackened      sides   still  glimmered      sparks   and   smouldered      embers。     My 

upward gaze could not�察�however�察�155penetrate more than a few feet into 

the   darkness   of   the   hollow   void�察  �and   I   stood   dismayed�察  �and   wondering 

how that grim ascent was to be made。 

     Zee divined my doubt。          ;Fear not�察─�said she�察�with a faint smile�察 �your 

return is assured。       I began this work when the Silent Hours commenced�察�

and all   else   were   asleep�察�believe   that   I   did not paused   till   the path   back 

into thy world was clear。          I shall be with thee a little while yet。          We do 

not part until thou sayest�察�'Go�察�for I need thee no more。'; 

     My     heart    smote    me    with    remorse     at  these    words。     ;Ah� ─      �I 

exclaimed�察 �would that thou wert of my race or I of thine�察�then I should 

never say�察 �I need thee no more。'; 

     ;I bless thee for those words�察�and I shall remember them when thou art 

gone�察─�answered the Gy�察�tenderly。 

     During this brief interchange of words�察�Zee had turned away from me�察�

her form bent and her head bowed over her breast。                  Now�察�she rose to the 

full   height of   her  grand  stature�察 �and   stood   fronting   me。     While   she had 

been   thus   averted   from   my   gaze�察  �she   had   lighted   up   the   circlet   that   she 

wore round her brow�察�so that it blazed as if it were a crown of stars。                  Not 

only her face and her form�察�but the atmosphere around�察�were illumined by 

the effulgence of the diadem。 

     ;Now�察─�said she�察 �put thine arm around me for the first and last time。 

Nay�察�thus�察�courage�察�and cling firm。; 

     As she spoke her form dilated�察�the vast wings expanded。                   Clinging to 

her�察�I was borne aloft through the terrible chasm。                The starry light from 

her  forehead   shot   around   and   before  us   through   the  darkness。       Brightly 

and steadfastly�察�and swiftly as an angel may soar heavenward with the soul 

it   rescues   from   the   grave�察  �went   the   flight   of   the   Gy�察  �till   I   heard   in   the 

distance the hum of human voices�察�the sounds of human toil。                     We halted 

on the flooring of one of the galleries of the mine�察�and beyond�察�in the vista�察�

burned the dim�察�feeble lamps of the miners。 156 Then I released my hold。 

The   Gy  kissed   me   on   my   forehead�察  �passionately�察 �but   as   with   a   mother's 

passion�察�and said�察�as the tears gushed from her eyes�察 �Farewell for ever。 

Thou wilt not let me go into thy world´ thou canst never return to mine。 



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Ere   our   household   shake   off   slumber�察  �the   rocks   will   have   again   closed 

over the chasm not to be re´opened by me�察�nor perhaps by others�察�for ages 

yet   unguessed。       Think   of   me   sometimes�察  �and   with   kindness。          When   I 

reach the life that lies beyond this speck in time�察�I shall look round for thee。 

Even there�察�the world consigned to thyself and thy people may have rocks 

and gulfs which divide it from that in which I rejoin those of my race that 

have gone before�察�and I may be powerless to cleave way to regain thee as I 

have cloven way to lose。; 

     Her voice ceased。         I heard the swan´like sough of her wings�察�and saw 

the rays of her starry diadem receding far and farther through the gloom。 

     I sate myself down for some time�察�musing sorrowfully�察�then I rose and 

took my way with slow footsteps towards the place in which I heard the 

sounds of men。         The miners I encountered were strange to me�察�of another 

nation than my own。           They turned to look at me with some surprise�察�but 

finding that I could not answer their brief questions in their own language�察�

they returned to their   work   and   suffered   me   to   pass   on   unmolested。            In 

fine�察   �I   regained     the   mouth      of   the   mine�察    �little  troubled     by    other 

interrogatories�察� save   those   of   a   friendly  official   to   whom  I   was   known�察�

and   luckily   he   was   too   busy   to   talk   much   with   me。   I   took   care   not   to 

return     to  my    former     lodging�察   �but   hastened     that   very    day   to   quit   a 

neighbourhood where I could not long have escaped inquiries to which I 

could have given no satisfactory answers。                  I regained in safety my own 

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