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singularly  lightened   of   its   weight。    I  found   it   easy  enough   to soar  from 



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the ground�察�indeed�察�when the wings were spread it was scarcely possible 

not to soar�察�but then came the difficulty and the danger。                  I utterly failed in 

the power to use and direct the pinions�察�though I am considered among my 

own   race   unusually   alert   and   ready   in   bodily   exercises�察  �and   am   a   very 

practiced swimmer。          I could only make the most confused and blundering 

efforts at flight。      I was the servant of the wings�察�the wings were not my 

servants´ they  were beyond   my control�察  �and when by a   violent strain   of 

muscle�察�and�察�I must fairly own�察�in that abnormal strength which is given 

by excessive fright�察�I curbed their gyrations and brought them near to the 

body�察 �it   seemed   as   if   I   lost the   sustaining power   stored in   them  and   the 

connecting   bladders�察  �as   when   the   air   is   let   out   of   a   balloon�察  �and   found 

myself precipitated again to the earth�察�saved�察�indeed�察�by some spasmodic 

flutterings�察  �from   being   dashed   to   pieces�察  �but   not   saved   from   the   bruises 

and the stun of a heavy fall。            I would�察�however�察�have persevered in my 

attempts�察�but   for the   advice or the commands   of the   scientific Zee�察  �who 

had   benevolently   accompanied   my   flutterings�察  �and�察  �indeed�察  �on   the   last 

occasion�察  �flying   just   under   me�察  �received   my   form   as   it   fell   on   her   own 

expanded wings�察�and preserved me from breaking my head on the roof of 

the pyramid from which we had ascended。 

     ;I see�察─�she said�察 �that your trials are in vain�察�not from the fault of the 

wings      and     their   appurtenances�察       �nor    from     any     imperfectness       and 

malformation   of   your   own   corpuscular   system�察  �but   from   irremediable�察�

because      organic�察    �defect   in   your    power     of   volition。    Learn      that   the 

connection between the will and the agencies of that fluid which has been 

subjected   to   the   control   104of   the   Vril´ya   was   never   established   by   the 

first   discoverers�察  �never   achieved   by   a   single   generation�察  �it   has   gone   on 

increasing�察     �like  other    properties    of   race�察  �in  proportion     as  it  has   been 

uniformly transmitted from parent to child�察�so that�察�at last�察�it has become 

an   instinct�察  �and   an   infant An   of   our   race   wills   to   fly   as   intuitively   and 

unconsciously as he wills to walk。              He thus plies his invented or artificial 

wings with as much safety as a bird plies those with which it is born。                          I 

did not think sufficiently of this when I allowed you to try an experiment 

which allured me�察�for I have longed to have in you a companion。                          I shall 

abandon       the   experiment      now。      Your     life  is  becoming       dear   to   me。; 



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Herewith       the  Gy's   voice    and   face  softened�察   �and    I  felt  more   seriously 

alarmed than I had been in my previous flights。 

     Now that I am on the subject of wings�察�I ought not to omit mention of 

a custom among the Gy´ei which seems to me very pretty and tender in the 

sentiment it implies。        A Gy wears wings habitually when yet a virgin´ she 

joins the Ana in their aerial sports´ she adventures alone and afar into the 

wilder   regions   of   the   sunless   world�此  �in   the   boldness   and   height   of   her 

soarings�察  �not   less   than   in   the   grace   of   her   movements�察  �she   excels   the 

opposite   sex。     But�察  �from   the   day   of   her   marriage   she   wears   wings   no 

more�察�she suspends them with her own willing hand over the nuptial couch�察�

never   to   be   resumed   unless   the   marriage   tie   be   severed   by   divorce   or 

death。 

     Now when Zee's voice and eyes thus softened´ and at that softening I 

prophetically recoiled   and   shuddered´ Taee�察�who had   accompanied  us   in 

our   flights�察  �but   who�察  �child´like�察  �had   been   much   more   amused   with   my 

awkwardness�察  �than   sympathising            in   my   fears   or   aware  of   my   danger�察�

hovered over us�察�poised amidst spread wings�察�and hearing the   endearing 

words of the young Gy�察�laughed aloud。                Said he�察 �If the Tish cannot learn 

the    use   of  wings�察   �you   may   still  be   his  companion�察     �Zee�察  �for   you   can 

suspend your own。; 



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                            CHAPTER XXI。 



       I   had  for  some    time   observed     in  my   host's   highly   informed     and 

powerfully   proportioned         daughter    that   kindly   and  protective    sentiment 

which�察  �whether   above   the   earth   or   below   it�察  �an   all´wise   Providence   has 

bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race。                     But until very 

lately I had ascribed it to that affection for 'pets' which a human female at 

every age shares with a human child。             I now became painfully aware that 

the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that 

which I had inspired in Taee。           But this conviction gave me none of that 

complacent   gratification   which   the   vanity   of   man   ordinarily   conceives 

from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair 

sex�察�on the contrary�察�it inspired me with fear。             Yet of all the Gy´ei in the 

community�察�if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest�察�she was�察�by 

common   repute�察  �the   gentlest�察  �and   she   was   certainly   the   most   popularly 

beloved。      The  desire  to   aid�察 �to   succour�察�to   protect�察 �to   comfort�察 �to   bless�察�

seemed   to   pervade   her   whole   being。      Though   the   complicated   miseries 

that originate in penury and guilt are unknown to the social system of the 

Vril´ya�察  �still�察  �no   sage   had   yet   discovered   in   vril   an   agency   which   could 

banish sorrow from life�察�and wherever amongst her people sorrow found 

its way�察�there Zee followed in the mission of comforter。                 Did some sister 

Gy fail to secure the love she sighed for�拭�Zee sought her out�察�and brought 

all the resources of her lore�察�and all the consolations of her sympathy�察�to 

bear upon a grief that so needs the solace of a confidant。              In the rare cases�察�

when grave illness seized upon childhood or youth�察�and the cases�察�less rare�察�

when�察�in the hardy and adventurous probation of infants�察�some accident�察�

attended   with pain   and   injury  occurred�察 �Zee   forsook   her studies   and   her 

sports�察�and became the healer and nurse。               Her favourite 106flights were 

towards      the  extreme     boundaries     of   the  domain     where    children    were 

stationed   on   guard   against   outbreaks   of   warring   forces   in   nature�察  �or   the 

invasions of devouring animals�察�so that she might warn them of any peril 

which her knowledge detected or foresaw�察�or be at hand if any harm had 

befallen。     Nay�察�even   in   the   exercise   of   her   scientific   acquirements there 

was   a   concurrent   benevolence   of   purpose   and   will。      Did   she   learn   any 



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novelty   in    invention   that   would   be      useful   to   the   practitioner   of   some 

special   art   or   craft�拭  �she   hastened   to

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