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"Ah! ... you hesitate! there is a 'but' in the case!" and Heliobas turned upon him with a grand reproach in his brilliant eyes.. "Already stepping backward on the road! ... already rushing once again into the darkness! ..." He paused, then laying one hand on the young man's shoulder, continued in mild yet impressive accents: "My friend, remember that the doubter and opposer of God, is also the doubter and opposer of his own well-being.
Willingly assenting to this, Heliobas read the extract over again, Alwyn taking down the words from his dictation. "Perhaps," he then added musingly, "perhaps it would be as well to copy a few passages from the Apocrypha also."
By this time their walk had led them imperceptibly to one of the gates of egress from the Park, and Heliobas, pointing to a huge square building opposite, said: "There is the hotel at which I am staying one of the Americanized monster fabrics in which tired travellers find much splendid show, and little rest! Will you lunch with me? I am quite alone."
I now recalled the request of Heliobas, and spoke: "Azul, tell me what shadow rests upon the life of him to whom I am now returning?" Azul looked at me earnestly, and replied: "Thou daring one! Seekest thou to pierce the future fate of others? Is it not enough for thee to have heard the voice that maketh the Angel's singing silent, and wouldst thou yet know more?"
I glanced at Zara when the Prince's name was uttered, but she made no sign of either offence or indifference. "You are very hospitable," I said, addressing Heliobas; "but I really see no reason why you should throw open your doors to my friends, unless, indeed, you specially desire to please me." "Why, of course I do!" he replied heartily; and Zara looked up and smiled.
"How did our Order come by it, you mean," said Heliobas. "Very simply. Chaldean fraternities existed in the time of Esdras, and to the supreme Chief of these, Esdras himself delivered it. You look dubious, but I assure you it is quite authentic, we have its entire history up to date." "Then are you all Chaldeans here?" "Not all but most of us.
"And it comes to this, most wise and worthy Heliobas, if your spells have conjured up this vision of immortal youth and grace and purity that has suddenly assumed such sovereignty over my life then you must do something further, ... you must find, or teach me how to find, the living Reality of my Dream!" Heliobas surveyed him with some wonder and commiseration.
"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas. "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight. I was growing alarmed. I have never known anyone stay absent for so long; and you resisted my authority so powerfully, that I began to fear you would never come back at all." "I wish I had not been compelled to do so!" I said regretfully. He smiled.
When all was finished, Heliobas commanded his men to carry the statue of Zara's self down to his own private room, and then to summon all the domestics of the household in a body to the great hall, as he wished to address them. I heard him give this order with some surprise, and he saw it.
Then I gathered my strength together and answered decisively: "I desire to know why this world, this universe exists; and also wish to prove, if possible, the truth and necessity of religion. And I think I would give my life, if it were worth anything, to be certain of the truth of Christianity." Heliobas gazed in my face with a sort of half-pity, half-censure.
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