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and as I passed along I 15observed that these openings led into spacious 

balconies�察�and commanded views of the illumined landscape without。                            In 

cages   suspended   from   the   ceiling   there   were   birds   of   strange   form   and 

bright plumage�察�which at our entrance set up a chorus of song�察�modulated 

into tune as is that of our piping bullfinches。              A delicious fragrance�察�from 

censers   of   gold   elaborately  sculptured�察  �filled   the   air。     Several   automata�察�

like the one I had seen�察�stood dumb and motionless by the walls。                            The 

stranger   placed   me   beside   him   on   a   divan   and   again   spoke   to   me�察  �and 

again I spoke�察�but without the least advance towards understanding each 

other。 

     But now I began to feel the effects of the blow I had received from the 

splinters of the falling rock more acutely that I had done at first。 

     There   came   over   me   a   sense   of   sickly   faintness�察  �accompanied   with 

acute�察�lancinating pains in the head and neck。                I sank back on the seat and 

strove   in   vain   to   stifle   a   groan。  On   this   the   child�察  �who   had   hitherto 

seemed to eye me with distrust or dislike�察�knelt by my side to support me�察�

taking   one   of   my   hands   in   both   his   own�察  �he   approached   his   lips   to   my 

forehead�察  �breathing   on   it   softly。     In   a   few   moments   my   pain   ceased�察  �a 

drowsy�察�heavy calm crept over me�察�I fell asleep。 

     How long I remained in this state I know not�察�but when I woke I felt 



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perfectly restored。       My eyes opened upon a group of silent forms�察�seated 

around me in the gravity and quietude of Orientals´ all more or less like 

the first stranger�察�the same mantling wings�察�the same fashion of garment�察�

the same sphinx´like faces�察�with the deep dark eyes and red man's colour�察�

above all�察�the same type of race´ race akin to man's�察�but infinitely stronger 

of form and grandeur of aspect´ and inspiring the same unutterable feeling 

of dread。      Yet each countenance was mild and tranquil�察�and even kindly 

in expression。       And�察�strangely enough�察�it seemed to me that in this very 

calm      and   benignity      consisted     the   secret    of   the   dread    which     the 

countenances   inspired。         They   seemed   as   void   of   the   lines   and   shadows 

which   care   and   sorrow�察  �and   passion   and   sin�察  �16leave   upon   the   faces   of 

men�察  �as   are   the   faces   of   sculptured   gods�察  �or   as�察  �in the   eyes   of   Christian 

mourners�察�seem the peaceful brows of the dead。 

     I   felt   a   warm   hand   on   my   shoulder�察  �it   was   the   child's。 In   his   eyes 

there was a sort of lofty pity and tenderness�察�such as that with which we 

may gaze on some suffering bird or butterfly。               I shrank from that touch´ I 

shrank from that eye。         I was vaguely impressed with a belief that�察�had he 

so pleased�察�that child could have killed me as easily as a man can kill a 

bird or a butterfly。       The child seemed pained at my repugnance�察�quitted 

me�察�and placed himself beside one of the windows。                  The others continued 

to converse with each other in a low tone�察�and by their glances towards me 

I   could   perceive   that   I  was   the   object   of  their   conversation。      One    in 

especial   seemed   to   be   urging   some   proposal   affecting   me   on   the   being 

whom I had first met�察�and this last by his gesture seemed about to assent to 

it�察�when the child suddenly quitted his post by the window�察�placed himself 

between me and the other forms�察�as if in protection�察�and spoke quickly and 

eagerly。     By some intuition or instinct I felt that the child I had before so 

dreaded was pleading in my behalf。               Ere he had ceased another stranger 

entered   the   room。     He   appeared   older than   the   rest�察  �though not   old�察  �his 

countenance less smoothly serene than theirs�察�though equally regular in its 

features�察�seemed to me to have more the touch of a humanity akin to my 

own。     He   listened   quietly   to   the   words   addressed   to   him�察  �first   by   my 

guide�察�next by two others of the group�察�and lastly by the child�察�then turned 

towards      myself�察   �and   addressed     me�察   �not  by   words�察   �but   by   signs   and 



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gestures。     These     I  fancied    that  I  perfectly   understood�察    �and   I  was   not 

mistaken。      I comprehended that he inquired whence I came。                   I extended 

my arm�察�and pointed towards the road which had led me from the chasm 

in the rock�察�then an idea seized me。              I drew forth my pocket´book�察�and 

sketched on one of its blank leaves a rough design of the ledge of the rock�察�

the rope�察�myself clinging to it�察�then of the cavernous rock below�察�the head 

of the reptile�察�17the lifeless form of my friend。             I gave this primitive kind 

of hieroglyph to my interrogator�察�who�察�after inspecting it gravely�察�handed 

it to his next neighbour�察�and it thus passed round the group。                  The being I 

had    at  first  encountered      then   said   a  few   words�察   �and    the  child�察  �who 

approached and looked at my drawing�察�nodded as if he comprehended its 

purport�察�and�察�returning to the window�察�expanded the wings attached to his 

form�察  �shook   them   once   or   twice�察  �and   then   launched   himself   into   space 

without。     I started up in amaze and hastened to the window。                   The child 

was already in the air�察�buoyed on his wings�察�which he did not flap to and 

fro as a bird does�察�but which were elevated over his head�察�and seemed to 

bear him  steadily  aloft   without   effort of his   own。         His   flight   seemed   as 

swift as an eagle's�察�and I observed that it was towards the rock whence I 

had    descended�察     �of  which     the   outline   loomed     visible    in  the  brilliant 

atmosphere。       In   a   very   few   minutes   he   returned�察  �skimming   through   the 

opening from which he had gone�察�and dropping on the floor the rope and 

grappling´hooks I had left at the descent from the chasm。                  Some words in 

a low tone passed between the being present�察�one of the group touched an 

automaton�察�which started forward and glided from the room�察�then the last 

comer�察�who had addressed me by gestures�察�rose�察�took me by the hand�察�and 

led   me   into   the   corridor。   There   the   platform   by   which   I   had   mounted 

awaited us�察�we placed ourselves on it and were lowered into the hall below。 

My new companion�察�still holding me by the hand�察�conducted me from the 

building into a street ��so to speak�� that stretched beyond it�察�with buildings 

on   either   side�察  �separated   from   each   other   by   gardens   bright   with   rich´ 

coloured      vegetation     and   strange    flowers。      Interspersed      amidst    these 

gardens�察  �which   were   divided   from   each   other   by   low   walls�察  �or   walking 

slowly   along   the   road�察  �were   many   forms   similar   to   those   I   had   already 

seen。     Some   of   the   passers´by�察  �on   observing   me�察 �approached   my   guide�察�



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evidently  by  their  tones�察 �looks�察 �and   gestures  addressing   to   him  inquiries 

18about       myself。     In    a  few    moments       a  crowd     collected    around     us�察�

examining me with great interest�察�as if I were some rare wild animal。                      Yet 

even   in   gratifying   their   

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