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He merely looked, bowed, and with a fervent pressure of the hand,

was gone from the presence of the Holy Priest. As he retraced his

steps toward the home of Princess Nu-nah, a holy calm pervaded

his whole being; his doubts fled as an enemy; his excitement was

transformed into tranquil earnestness; a sublime sense of the

realities of life filled his brain, and a willingness to await

the progress and development, that time would bring forth and

mature, possessed him, until he was so changed that he scarcely

recognized himself.

Was this change volitional?

CHAPTER IX.

THE INITIATION.