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Chapter 40

           

           "Comewithmenow!"hesaidinalowpenetratingvoicethatsoundedsweet,yetmenacing—"Come!—fortheveilisdownforyouto-night!YoushallunderstandwithWHOMyouhavedweltsolonginyourshiftingcloud-castleoflife!—andinWhatcompanyyouhavesailedperilousseas!—one,whoproudandrebellious,likeyou,errsless,inthatheownsGODashisMaster!"

           Atthesewordsathunderingcrashassailedmyears—allthewindowsoneithersideofthesaloonflewopen,andshowedastrangeglitterasofsteelyspearspointedalofttothemoon—...then,...half-fainting,Ifeltmyselfgraspedandliftedsuddenlyandforciblyupwards,...andinanothermomentfoundmyselfonthedeckof‘TheFlame,’heldfastasaprisonerinthefiercegripofhandsinvisible.Raisingmyeyesindeadlydespair—preparedforhellishtortures,andwithahorriblesenseofconvictioninmysoulthatitwastoolatetocryouttoGodformercy—Isawaroundmeafrozenworld!—aworldthatseemedasifthesunhadnevershoneuponit.Thickglassy-greenwallsoficepressedroundthevesselonallsidesandshutherinbetweentheirinflexiblebarriers!—fantasticpalaces,pinnacles,towers,bridgesandarchesoficeformedintheirarchitecturaloutlinesandgroupingsthesemblanceofagreatcity—overallthecoldlyglisteningpeaks,theroundmoon,emerald-pale,lookeddown—andstandingoppositetomeagainstthemast,Ibeheld,...notLucio,...butanAngel!

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