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"Then, as an honest ods," interrupted his friend

"That was o, as you are aware," the other answered

"You could not commit a worse robbery upon yourself," cried Myrtilus "I know you; nay, perhaps I see farther into your soul than you yourself By ingenious fetters you force the ed intellect to content itself within the narroorld of reality But the time when you will yourself rend the bonds and find the divinity you have lost, will cohty power once more free, you will outstrip most of us, and me also if I live to see it"

Then he pressed his hand upon his rattling chest and walked slowly to the couch; but Hermon followed, helped hied his pillows

"It is nothing," Myrtilus said soothingly, after a few th has been heavily taxed to-day The Olys Nothing will be left of me except the ashes, to which you will reduce my body, and what you call 'possession' But even this can no longer belong to me after death, because I shall then be no more, and the idea of possession requires a possessor My estate, too, is now disposed of I have just been to the notary, and sixteen witnesses--neitherto the custoo before me, and let me stay here alone a little while Remember me to Daphne and the Pelusinians I will join you in an hour"