You know that was most horribly mystical! And when he said it he looked--ghastly! What did he mean by it, I wonder ?" I made no answer; but I thought I knew.

I changed the conversation as soon as possible, and my volatile American friend was soon absorbed in a discussion on dress and jewellery.

That night was a blessed one for me; I was free from all suffering, and slept as calmly as a child, while in my dreams the face of Cellini's "Angel of life" smiled at me, and seemed to suggest peace..