Serene stood Clare at Wilfrid's side;
And dreaming not that aught was wrong,
She gaily questioned and replied.
Till Wilfrid suddenly was 'ware,
Close by, of a familiar face,
And realised with wild despair
All, all the horror of the case!
"Oh, what is wrong?" cried Clare in awe.
Calmly, he answered. "It was He,
My Astral Body, that she saw.