"
"Much has been written about that since the days of the Egyptians."
"The Egyptians!" exclaimed Keyork with great scorn. "They embalmed their
dead after a fashion. Did you ever hear that they embalmed the living?"
The little man's eyes shot fire.
"No, nor will I believe in any such outrageous impossibilities! If that
is all, I have little faith in Unorna's mysterious counsellor."
"The faith which removes mountains is generally gained by experience
when it is gained at all, and the craving for explanation takes the
place, in some minds, of a willingness to learn. It is not my business
to find explanations, nor to raise my little self to your higher level,
by standing upon this curbstone, in order to deliver a lecture in the
popular form, upon matters that interest me. It is enough that I have
found what I wanted. Go and do likewise. See for yourself. You have
nothing to lose and everything to gain. You are unhappy, and unhappiness
is dangerous, in rare cases fatal. If you tell me to-morrow that Unorna
is a charlatan, you will be in no worse plight than to-day, nor will
your opinion of her influence mine. If she helps you to find what you
want--so much the better for you--how much the better, and how great the
risk you run, are questions for your judgment."
"I will go," answered the Wanderer, after a moment's hesitation.
"Very good," said Keyork Arabian. "If you want to find me again, come to
my lodging.
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