The Gentleman began to shudder.
The boy brooded over his dim outline.
A sudden burning curiosity kindled his heart.
"Is it—very aweful?" he ventured at last.
"Not a bit," whispered the other. "It's as easy as living, once you know how."
The boy rippled.
"Have you ever done it before?"
"Every hour of every day since the beginning."
The boy hugged his hand. He then too had the sense of reiterated life, eternal here on earth.
"Ah, you feel that," he said comfortably. "Then I know you're not afraid."