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Only by a gentle pressure of the hand could he respond, and,

gently laying his right hand upon her brow, he assured her by

this act of his presence. She began speaking--her voice was low,

yet clear and distinct, "My Rathunor, my true-soul companion, I

have returned with the knowledge I now impart to you. While you

so patiently and tenderly watched beside my frail and almost

lifeless body, my soul was away gaining knowledge and experience

in the soul-world. There I learned who I am and my relation to

you. Do you know, O my Rathunor, that our souls sustain that

divine relation to each other that makes us immortal, because of

being complete? The whole, the two rays of the Divine Ego, are

joined and blended as one in our union. Can you hear me further?"

The agitation of his grief began to assuage and he could now

listen calmly and without emotion to her words.

"Yes, go on. What you have already said has been indelibly burned

upon my mind and soul. Let me hear all you have to impart."