He had no right to wake without your suggestion, if he was still in the hypnotic state; and if he had already come out of the hypnotic state by a natural reaction, it is to be feared that the cure may not be permanent." Unorna had listened attentively, as she always did when Keyork delivered himself of a serious opinion upon a psychiatric case.

Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he finished.
"If that is all that troubles you," she said, "you may set your mind at rest.

After he had fallen, and while the watchman was getting the carriage, I repeated my suggestion and ordered him to wake without pain in an hour." "Perfect! Splendid!" cried Keyork, clapping his hands loudly together.
"I did you an injustice, my dear Unorna.

You are not so nervous as I thought, since you forgot nothing.

What a woman! Ghost-proof, and able to think connectedly even at such a moment! But tell me, did you not take the opportunity of suggesting something else ?" His eyes twinkled merrily, as he asked the question.
"What do you mean ?" inquired Unorna, with sudden coldness.
"Oh, nothing so serious as you seem to think.