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Chapter 38

           Theking’sfavouritewassomethinglikeMavisClareinthatshepossessedgenius—shehadalsothequalitiesofjustice,intelligence,love,truthandamostnobleunselfishness—shemadethisplacehappy.Itwasaparadiseonearthwhileshelived—whenshedied,itsgloryended.Somuchcanawomandoifshechooses—somuchdoesshenotdo,inherusualcow-likewayofliving!"

           "Howdoyouknowallthisyoutellmeof?"Iaskedhim.

           "Bystudyofpastrecords"—hereplied—"Ireadwhatmodernmendeclaretheyhavenotimetoread.Youarerightintheideathatall‘new’thingsareonlyoldthingsre-inventedorre-discovered—ifyouhadgoneastepfurtherandsaidthatsomeofmen’spresentlivesareonlythecontinuationoftheirpast,youwouldnothavebeenwrong.Now,ifyoulike,Icanbymyscience,showyouthecitythatstoodherelongago—the‘CityBeautiful’asitsnameis,translatedfromtheancienttongue."

           Irousedmyselffrommyloungingattitudeandlookedathimamazedly.Hemetmygazeunmoved.

           "Youcanshowittome!"Iexclaimed—"Howcanyoudosuchanimpossiblething?"

           "Permitmetohypnotizeyou,"—heansweredsmiling—"Mysystemofhypnotismis,veryfortunately,notyetdiscoveredbymeddlesomeinquirersintooccultmatters—butitneverfailsofitseffect—andIpromiseyou,youshall,undermyinfluence,seenotonlytheplace,butthepeople.

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