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Chapter 39

           

           "Whata‘find’youwouldbetoafirst-class‘spiritual’impostorplayinghistricksinculturedandeasily-gulledLondonsociety!"heobserved—"Youseemmostpowerfullyimpressedbyapassingvision!"

           "Doyoumeantotellme,"Isaidearnestly"thatwhatIsawjustnowwasthemerethoughtofyourbrainconveyedtomine?"

           "Precisely!"heresponded—"Iknowwhatthe‘CityBeautiful’waslike,andIwasabletodrawitforyouonthecanvasofmymemoryandpresentitasacompletepicturetoyourinwardsight.Foryouhaveaninwardsight—thoughlikemostpeople,youliveunconsciousofthatneglectedfaculty."

           "But—whowasShe?"Irepeatedobstinately.

           "‘She’was,Ipresume,theKing’sfavourite.Ifshekeptherfacehiddenfromyouasyoucomplain,Iamsorry!—butIassureyouitwasnotmyfault!Gettobed,Geoffrey—youlookdazed.Youtakevisionsbadly—yettheyarebetterthanrealities,believeme!"

           SomehowIcouldnotanswerhim.Ilefthimabruptlyandwentbelowtotryandsleep,butmythoughtswereallcruellyconfused,andIbegantobemorethaneveroverwhelmedwithasenseofdeepeningterror—afeelingthatIwasbeingcommanded,controlledand,asitwere,drivenalongbyaforcethathadinitsomethingunearthly.

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