22/45 "A great lady here--it is said that she, too, meddles with forbidden practices and that Unorna has often been with her--that together they have called up the spirits of the dead with strange rappings and writings. She knows her, I am sure, for I have talked with her and she says it is all natural, and that there is a learned man with them sometimes, who explains how all such things may happen in the course of nature--a man--let me see, let me see--it is George, I think, but not as we call it, not Jirgi, nor Jegor--no--it sounds harder--Ke-Keyrgi--no, Keyork--Keyork Aribi----" "Keyork Arabian!" exclaimed Beatrice. "Is he here ?" "You know him ?" Sister Paul looked almost suspiciously at the young girl. He showed us wonderful things among the tombs. |