e, he would have been content to operate upon one at a time;
but with Agnes and Leon, he knew that he could succeed only by acting
upon both simultaneously, and at the moment of suggesting love, to
present them each one to the other, _in propria persona_, rather than
through the imagination. He counted upon personal contact so to
intensify the suggestion, that it would not be overcome by will power
exerted in the waking state, which would ensue.

All had passed to his entire satisfaction, and he had little doubt
that his experiment would succeed, but there was still much to do.
First, he again commanded Leon and Agnes to sleep deeply, and then
leaving them slumbering on their respective couches, he bore the body
of the Judge to the floor above. Examining him closely he soon
satisfied himself that his friend had only succumbed to emotional
excitement, and that he would soon recover from his swoon. He then
took him to the study and placed him in the chair which he had
occupied earlier in the evening. Hastily returning to the secret
chamber, he brought Agnes upstairs, taking her through the hall and
down to the parlor. Here he suggested to her that, when she awakened,
she should think she had merely been visiting the house, but that it
was then time to return to her home. In a moment more she opened her
eyes, and in natural tones, which showed that she was devoid of any
suspicion of what had transpired, she asked if her father was ready to
take her home. The Doctor replied that the Judge would join her in a
few moments, and returned to the study just in time to find Judge
Dudley rubbing his eyes and staring about him bewildered. At sight of
the Doctor much of what had happened recurred to him, though he
doubted whether he had not been dreaming.

"Doctor Medjora," he exclaimed, "what has happened? Tell me! Tell me
the truth!"

"All that is in your mind has occurred," replied the Doctor, calmly.
"You have not been dreaming as you suppose, though you have been
unconscious for a brief period."

"And my daughter?" asked the Judge, anxiously.

"Agnes is waiting for you to escort her home. As it is late, I have
ordered my carriage to be at your disposal. It should be at the door
now. Will you accept it?"

The quiet tone, and the commonplace words disconcerted the Judge. He
would have preferred discussing what was pressing heavily upon his
thoughts, but after gazing steadily at his host for a moment he
decided to let the m