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I watched his stately figure disappear in the shadow of the passage leading to his own study, and then I hastened to Zara's room The musical episode in the chapel had certainly startled ; but, strange to say, I was in no way rendered anxious or alar "lifted up," as ht of Raffaello Cellini and his history, and I determined within myself that no cowardly hesitation or fear should preventthe attempt to see what he professed to have seen I found Zara reading She looked up as I entered, and greetedpractice," she began; "I thought you were never co"

I sat down beside her, and related at once all that had happened to me that afternoon Zara listened with deep and almost breathless interest

"You are quite resolved," she said, when I had concluded, "to let Casimir exert his force upon you?"

"I am quite resolved," I answered

"And you have no fear?"

"None that I am just now conscious of"

Zara's eyes becaravity of her intense meditation At last she said: "I can help you to keep your courage fir you know at once what Casio You understand the nature of an electric shock?"

"Yes," I replied

"Well, there are different kinds of electric shocks--some that are remedial, some that are fatal There are cures perforain, people are struck dead by lightning, which is the fatal result of electric force But all this is EXTERNAL electricity; nohat Casied her to explain more clearly She went on: "You have internally a certain amount of electricity, which has been increased recently by the remedies prescribed for you by Casimir But, however much you have, Casimir has reater over the lesser You will experience an INTERNAL electric shock, which, like a sword, will separate in twain body and spirit The spiritual part of you will be lifted up above material forces; the bodily part will remain inert and useless, till the life, which is actually YOU, returns to put its machinery in motion once more"