Therefore, I am willing to try you if you indeed desire it--to see if the same thing will occur to you as to Zara; and I firmly believe it will." A slight tremor came over me; but I said with an attempt at indifference: "You mean that I shall be dominated also by some great force or influence ?" "I think so," replied Heliobas musingly.

"Your nature is more prone to love than to command.

Try and follow me in the explanation I am going to give you.

Do you know some lines by Shelley that run-- "'Nothing in the world is single, All things by a law divine In one another's being mingle-- Why not I with thine ?'" "Yes," I said.

"I know the lines well.