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Chapter 40

           

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

           Atthesewordsathunderingcrashassailedmyearsallthewindowsoneithersideofthesaloonflewopen,andshowedastrangeglitterasofsteelyspearspointedalofttothemoon...then,...half-fainting,Ifeltmyselfgraspedandliftedsuddenlyandforciblyupwards,...andinanothermomentfoundmyselfonthedeckof‘TheFlame,’heldfastasaprisonerinthefiercegripofhandsinvisible.Raisingmyeyesindeadlydespairpreparedforhellishtortures,andwithahorriblesenseofconvictioninmysoulthatitwastoolatetocryouttoGodformercyIsawaroundmeafrozenworld!aworldthatseemedasifthesunhadnevershoneuponit.Thickglassy-greenwallsoficepressedroundthevesselonallsidesandshutherinbetweentheirinflexiblebarriers!fantasticpalaces,pinnacles,towers,bridgesandarchesoficeformedintheirarchitecturaloutlinesandgroupingsthesemblanceofagreatcityoverallthecoldlyglisteningpeaks,theroundmoon,emerald-pale,lookeddownandstandingoppositetomeagainstthemast,Ibeheld,...notLucio,...butanAngel!

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