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His presence was at once made known to the Princess, and, with a

low cry of delight, she called him to her side. A signal sent the

attendant from the room, when the Princess began, "My Rathunor,

my beloved husband, I am so glad you came. I have something to

tell you that I might forget before morning. To-night, when we

came within the sound of the music in the Temple, I felt as if I

left my body and you, and by some unknown power was drawn into

the Sacred Sanctuary. I saw the High Priest, the lovely Mother

Priestess, the Vestals, the choir and musicians, all earnestly

engaged in some holy ceremony. The music, the heavenly spiritual

influence of the atmosphere, the exquisite fragrance of incense

and perfumes, with the purity reflected by the Vestal attendants,

so enraptured and enthralled me that the thought that I would

ever have to leave its sacred boundaries caused me to lose

consciousness and, when I awoke, you were bending over me."