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Updated: May 14, 2025
It was there that Felsenburgh bad been, a month or two ago Felsenburgh, his double! And again the mental sword tore and stabbed at his heart. A few minutes later, the four ecclesiastics were sitting at their round table in a little screened compartment of the dining-room in the bows of the air-ship.
These faint new instincts after something other than intellect and emotion were, she knew perfectly well, nothing but refined emotion itself. She had thought a great deal of Felsenburgh, however, and was astonished at her own feelings.
Her heart leaped at the sound of her husband's voice, tiny and minute across the miles of wire. "I Mabel," she said. "Alone here." "Oh! Mabel. Very well. I am back: all is well. Now listen. Can you hear?" "Yes, yes." "The best has happened. It is all over in the East. Felsenburgh has done it. Now listen. I cannot come home to-night. It will be announced in Paul's House in two hours from now.
And now there's this new man, whom no one knows, who came forward in America a few months ago, and whose name is in every one's mouth. Very well, then!" Percy knitted his forehead. "I am not sure that I understand," he said. Father Blackmore knocked his pipe out before answering. "Well, this," he said, standing up. "I can't help thinking Felsenburgh is going to do something.
There was no doubt at all that the news was true; and it seemed that Felsenburgh must have waited deliberately for the offer. All others he had refused. There had been a Convention of the Powers, each of whom had been anxious to secure him, and each of whom had severally failed; these private claims had been withdrawn, and an united message sent.
Then he remembered Felsenburgh; and his heart sickened within him. Six days later, Percy rose as usual, said his mass, breakfasted, and sat down to say office until his servant should summon him to vest for the Pontifical mass. He had learned to expect bad news now so constantly of apostasies, deaths, losses that the lull of the previous week had come to him with extraordinary refreshment.
His personality had once more prevailed; and the name of Felsenburgh had finished the work. "If He were but here!" she sighed. But she knew He was far away. It was not until a quarter to eleven that she understood that the crowds outside were clamouring for Him too, and that knowledge reassured her yet further.
Mabel got up presently and came across to her husband. "My dear," she said, "you must not be downhearted. It all may pass as it passed before. It is a great thing that they are listening to America at all. And this Mr. Felsenburgh seems to be on the right side." Oliver took her hand and kissed it. Oliver seemed altogether depressed at breakfast, half an hour later.
Oliver, white to the lips, with his wife kneeling now beside him, turned the page and read one more short paragraph, marked as being the latest news. "It is understood that the Government is in communication with Mr. Felsenburgh." "Ah! it is journalese," said Oliver, at last, leaning back. "Tawdry stuff! But but the thing!" Mabel got up, passed across to the window-seat, and sat down.
"'Irkutsk April fourteen Yesterday as usual But rumoured defection from Sufi party Troops continue gathering Felsenburgh addressed Buddhist crowd Attempt on Llama last Friday work of Anarchists Felsenburgh leaving for Moscow as arranged he.... There that is absolutely all," ended Oliver dispiritedly. "It's interrupted as usual." The girl began to swing a foot.
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