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Chapter 15
Thesittingfigurewiththehandtoitsfaceiswhatwecallthe’determinative’of’thought’;andtherollofpapyrusthatof’abstraction’.Thuswegettheword’mer’,love,initsabstract,general,andfullestsense.ThisisthehekauwhichcancommandtheUpperWorld."
Margaret’sfacewasagloryasshesaidinadeep,low,ringingtone:
"Oh,butitistrue.Howtheoldwonder-workersguessedatalmightyTruth!"Thenahotblushsweptherface,andhereyesfell.Herfathersmiledatherlovinglyasheresumed:
"Thesymbolisationofthewordonthereverseissimpler,thoughthemeaningismoreabstruse.Thefirstsymbolmeans’men’,’abiding’,andthesecond,’ab’,’theheart’.Sothatweget’abidingofheart’,orinourownlanguage’patience’.AndthisisthehekautocontroltheLowerWorld!"
Heclosedthebox,andmotioningustoremainaswewere,hewentbacktohisroomtoreplacetheJewelinthesafe.Whenhehadreturnedandresumedhisseat,hewenton:
"ThatJewel,withitsmysticwords,andwhichQueenTeraheldunderherhandinthesarcophagus,wastobeanimportantfactor—probablythemostimportant—intheworkingoutoftheactofherresurrection.FromthefirstIseemedbyasortofinstincttorealisethis.IkepttheJewelwithinmygreatsafe,whencenonecouldextractit;notevenQueenTeraherselfwithherastralbody.