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from or the reason why you visit us。            Is it so�拭─�

     *    Literally    ;has    said�察  �In   this   house    be    it  requested。;     Words 

synonymous   with   law�察  �as   implying   forcible   obligation�察  �are        avoided   by 

this   singular   people。     Even   had   it   been   decreed   by     the   Tur   that  his 

College of Sages should dissect me�察�the decree                 would have ran blandly 

thus�察�    ;Be    it  requested    that�察  �for  the    good     of   the  community�察      �the 

carnivorous Tish be requested to           submit himself to dissection。; 

     ;It is。; 

     ;May I�察�at least�察�without sinning against that law�察�ask at least if the Gy´ 

ei in your country are of the same pale colour as yourself�察�and no taller�拭─�

     ;I   do   not   think�察  �O   beautiful   Gy�察  �that   I   infringe   the   law   of Aph´Lin�察�

which is more binding on myself than any one�察�if I 133answer questions so 

innocent。      The Gy´ei in my country are much fairer of hue than I am�察�and 

their average height is at least a head shorter than mine。; 

     ;They   cannot   then   be     so   strong   as   the   Ana   amongst   you�拭    �But    I 

suppose      their   superior    vril   force   makes     up    for  such    extraordinary 

disadvantage of size�拭─�

     ;They do not profess the vril force as you know it。                But still they are 

very powerful in my country�察�and an An has small chance of a happy life if 

he be not more or less governed by his Gy。; 

     ;You speak   feelingly�察─  �said Taee's sister�察  �in   a tone   of   voice   half   sad�察�

half petulant。     ;You are married�察�of course。; 

     ;No´ certainly not。; 

     ;Nor betrothed�拭─�

     ;Nor betrothed。; 

     ;Is it possible that no Gy has proposed to you�拭─�

     ;In my country the Gy does not propose�察�the An speaks first。; 

     ;What a strange reversal of the laws of nature� ─�said the maiden�察 �and 

what want of modesty in your sex�              �But have you never proposed�察�never 

loved one Gy more than another�拭─�



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     I felt embarrassed by these ingenious questionings�察�and said�察 �Pardon 

me�察  �but   I   think   we   are   beginning   to   infringe   upon Aph´Lin's   injunction。 

This much only will I answer�察�and then�察�I implore you�察�ask no more。                          I 

did once feel the preference you speak of�察�I did propose�察�and the Gy would 

willingly have accepted me�察�but her parents refused their consent。; 

     ;Parents� �Do you mean seriously to tell me that parents can interfere 

with the choice of their daughters�拭─�

     ;Indeed they can�察�and do very often。; 

     ;I   should   not   like   to   live   in   that   country�察  �said   the   Gy  simply�察   �but   I 

hope you will never go back to it。; 

     I bowed my head in silence。            The Gy gently raised my face with her 

right   hand�察  �and   looked   into   it   tenderly。  ;Stay   with   us�察─  �she   said�察   �stay 

with us�察�and be loved。; 134 What I might have answered�察�what dangers of 

becoming a cinder I might have encountered�察�I still trouble to think�察�when 

the light of the naphtha fountain was obscured by the shadow of wings�察�

and Zee�察�flying though the open roof�察�alighted beside us。                   She said not a 

word�察�but�察�taking my arm with her mighty hand�察�she drew me away�察�as a 

mother draws a naughty child�察�and led me through the apartments to one 

of   the   corridors�察  �on   which�察  �by   the   mechanism   they   generally   prefer   to 

stairs�察�we ascended to my own room。                This gained�察�Zee breathed on my 

forehead�察  �touched   my   breast   with   her   staff�察  �and   I   was   instantly   plunged 

into a profound sleep。 

     When I awoke some hours later�察�and heard the songs of the birds in the 

adjoining   aviary�察  �the   remembrance   of   Taee's   sister�察  �her   gentle   looks   and 

caressing   words�察  �vividly  returned   to   me�察  �and   so   impossible   is   it   for   one 

born and reared in our upper world's state of society to divest himself of 

ideas   dictated   by   vanity   and   ambition�察  �that   I   found   myself   instinctively 

building proud castles in the air。 

     ;Tish though I be�察─�thus ran my meditations´ ;Tish though I be�察�it is 

then clear that Zee is not the only Gy whom my appearance can captivate。 

Evidently I am loved by A PRINCESS�察�the first maiden of this land�察�the 

daughter   of   the   absolute   Monarch   whose   autocracy   they  so   idly   seek   to 

disguise   by  the   republican title   of   chief   magistrate。     But   for   the   sudden 

swoop of that horrible Zee�察�this Royal Lady would have formally proposed 



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to   me�察   �and   though    it  may    be  very   well    for  Aph´Lin�察    �who    is  only   a 

subordinate minister�察�a mere Commissioner of Light�察�to threaten me with 

destruction if I accept his daughter's hand�察�yet a Sovereign�察�whose word is 

law�察  �could   compel   the   community   to   abrogate   any   custom   that   forbids 

intermarriage       with    one   of   a  strange    race�察  �and    which     in  itself  is  a 

contradiction to their boasted equality of ranks。 

     ;It   is   not   to   be   supposed  that   his   daughter�察  �who    spoke   with    such 

incredulous       scorn   of   the  interference     of   parents�察   �would    135not     have 

sufficient influence with her Royal Father to save me from the combustion 

to   which Aph´Lin   would   condemn   my   form。             And   if   I   were   exalted   by 

such an alliance�察�who knows but what the Monarch might elect me as his 

successor�拭�Why  not�拭  �Few  among this   indolent   race of philosophers   like 

the burden of such greatness。             All might be pleased to see the supreme 

power      lodged     in  the    hands    of   an   accomplished        stranger    who     has 

experience of other and livelier forms of existence�察�and once chosen�察�what 

reforms   I   would   institute�   �What   additions   to   the   really   pleasant   but   too 

monotonous   life   of   this   realm   my   familiarity   with   the   civilised   nations 

above ground would effect� �I am fond of the sports of the field。                     Next to 

war�察�is not the chase a king's pastime�拭�In what varieties of strange game 

does this nether world abound�拭�How interesting to strike down creatures 

that   were   known   above   ground   before   the   Deluge�   �But   how�拭  �By   that 

terrible vril�察�in which�察�from want of hereditary transmission�察�I could never 

be a proficient�拭�No�察�but by a civilised handy breech´loader�察�which these 

ingenious mechanicians could not only make�察�but no doubt improve�察�nay�察�

surely   I   saw   one   in   the   Museum。      Indeed�察  �as   absolute   king�察  �I   should 

discountenance vril altogether�察�except in cases of war。                 Apropos of war�察�it 

is perfectly absurd to stint a people so intelligent�察�so rich�察�so well armed�察�

to a petty limit of territory sufficing for 10��000 or 12��000 families。                  Is not 

this restriction a mere philosophical crotchet�察�at variance with the aspiring 

element   in   human   nature�察  �such   as   has   been   partially�察  �and   with   complete 

failure�察�tried in the upper world by the late Mr。              Robert Owen�拭�Of course 

one would not go to war with the neighbouring nations as well armed as 

one's   own   subjects�察  �but   then�察  �what   of   those   regions   inhabited   by   races 

unacquainted   with   vril�察  �and   apparently   resembling�察  �in   their   democratic 



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