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Chapter 40

           Raisinghishandwithagestureofauthorityhesaid

           "Back,yedevilsoftheseaandwind!yewhicharenotGod’selementsbutMyservants,theunrepentingsoulsofmen!Lostinthewaves,orwhirledinthehurricane,whicheveryehavemadeyourdestiny,gethenceandceaseyourclamour!ThishourisMine!"

           Panic-strickenIheardaghastIsawthegreatbillowsthathadshoulderedupinmyriadsagainstthevessel,sinksuddenlytheyellingwinddropped,silencedtheyachtglidedalongwithasmoothevenmotionasthoughonatranquilinlandlakeandalmostbeforeIcouldrealizeit,thelightofthefullmoonbeamedforthbrilliantlyandfellinabroadstreamacrossthefloorofthesaloon.Butintheverycessationofthestormthewords"AveSathanas!"trembledasitwereupwardstomyearsfromtheunderworldofthesea,anddiedawayindistancelikeapartingechoofthunder.ThenLuciofacedmewithwhatacountenanceofsublimeandawfulbeauty!

           "DoyouknowMenow,manwhommymillionsofdrosshavemadewretched?ordoyouneedmetotellyouWhoIam?"

           MylipsmovedbutIcouldnotspeak;thedimanddreadfulthoughtthatwasdawningonmymindseemedasyettoofrenzied,toooutsidetheboundariesofmaterialsenseformortalutterance.

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