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"Not five entleness of expression filled his keen eyes

"Reckless boy!" he htly on Ivan's breast "He is the very type of uided huhed

"He spoke against you," she said "Of course he did," returned her brother with a smile "And it was perfectly natural he should do so Have I not read his thoughts? Do not I know that he considers me a false pretender and CHARLATAN? And have I not humoured hireat scientific discovery is voted impossible at the first start Ivan is not to blame because he is like the rest of the world He will be wiser in tiain, and her cheeks flushed indignantly

"I know," answered her brother "I foresaould be, but was powerless to prevent it He rong--but bold! Such boldness compels a certain admiration This felloould scale the stars, if he kne to do it, by physical force alone"

I grew impatient, and interrupted these re the stars now," I said; "or at any rate he will do so if death can show hilance

"You also are growing courageous when you can speak to your physician thus abruptly," he observed quietly "Death has nothing to do with our friend as yet, I assure you Zara, you had better leave us Your face must not be the first for Ivan's eyes to rest upon You," nodding to ently as she passed me, and entered her studio, the door of which closed behind her, and I heard the key turn in the lock I beca towards the recumbent form of Prince Ivan, he took the heavy lifeless hands firmly in his own, and then fixed his eyes fully and steadily on the pale, set features with an expression of the most forcible calm and absolutely undeniable authority Not one word did he utter, but remained motionless as a statue in the attitude thus assumed--he seemed scarcely to breathe--not a muscle of his countenance ht have elapsed, when a ware of colour came back to the apparently dead face--the broitched--the lips quivered and parted in a heavy sigh The braised appearance of the eyelids gave place to the natural tint--they opened, disclosing the eyes, which stared directly into those of the co shudder shook the young rasped those of Heliobas with force and fervour, and stillthat steady look which seemed to pierce the very centre of his system, Prince Ivan, like Lazarus of old, arose and stood erect As he did so, Heliobas withdrew his eyes, dropped his hands and smiled