Gentola—Have not I, elsewhere, seen this Prince Dano?
De L'Ester—In the dwelling we first visited I called your attention to the portraits of a youth and maiden. Dano is the original of the portrait of the youth.
Gentola—Ah, yes, I recall the circumstance. The portrait is very like the young man, who possesses a very fine and exceedingly handsome face and form.
De L'Ester—We have held you overlong to-day, and having for the present no further designs upon Dano or others we will now return you to your physical form.
Gentola—May I ask if you have considered my request for an absence of some weeks from home?
De L'Ester—We have, and very regretfully we acquiesce in your desire for rest and a visit to your World's Fair. Of course we are aware that your journeys to Ento exhaust your vitality, but constantly we have guarded you with utmost care, and thus far the result is so encouraging that it leads us to hope and expect that you will return home renewed in health and with a willingness to fulfill your promise to us.
Gentola—When I return home I shall gladly place myself at your disposal. Must I immediately return to Earth? I should like to hear the next speaker, who appears to be greatly agitated.
De L'Ester—We do not consider it safe to hold you longer. You shall be informed as to what may further occur or be said that may indicate that the present state of involution is likely to be superseded by a marked evolution of the religious thought of the Entoans.
How, with the promise that during your absence from home we will, as far as we may, guard and guide you in all your ways, we will consign you to the care of George and Inez, who will bear you safely to your soul self, your objective personality, which, in a semi-conscious state, awaits your return.
Now, make your adieux to these friends and then we all may say au revoir.