y One I mean that Spirit which pervades the universe,
even to its farthest bound; the Spirit which is in all of us alike;
the Spirit which is in good men and in bad, men like you and me, and
men like the one who slew my pupil. It is with this Spirit, if the
Holy One so wills, that you will commune, so that you will see no
longer with the poor eyes of the body, but with eyes from which
nothing is concealed, either in the past or in the future. Do you
understand?"

"I think so," I murmured, unable to take my eyes from the glowing circle.

"Then to the Holy One I commend thee!" said the yogi, and sat down on
the couch opposite me.

I felt that his eyes were upon me, but mine were upon the sphere, and
in a moment I was no longer aware of him. I was aware only of the
glowing circle, which seemed to widen and widen until the whole
universe revolved within it. The sun and the moon and the stars were
there, and I gazed at them as from a great distance. I saw stars glow
and fade; I saw great nebulae condense to points of light, and
disintegrate to dust; then, slowly, slowly, a single planet swung into
view, a million miles away, at first, but growing clearer and more
clear, until I was looking down upon its seas and continents; and
suddenly, as it turned before me, I recognised the earth. Europe,
Asia, the broad Pacific swung below me; then land again--America! I
saw great mountains, broad plains, and mighty rivers.

The motion ceased. I was gazing down upon a great city, built upon a
narrow spur of land between two rivers, a city of towering buildings
and busy streets; then upon a single house, set in the midst of lofty
elms; then I was in a room, a room with books against the walls, and a
door opening upon a garden. From the garden the light faded, and the
darkness came, and a clock somewhere struck twelve. Then, suddenly, at
the door appeared two white-robed figures, an old man and a girl. The
man was talking violently, but the girl crossed the room without a
backward glance, and passed through a door on its farther side. The
man stood for a moment looking after her, then flung himself into a
chair, and put his hands before his face.

With creeping flesh, I looked again at the outer door, waiting who
would enter. And slowly, slowly, the drapery was put aside, and a face
peered in. I could see its flashing eyes and working mouth. A hand, in
which a knife gleamed, was raised cautiously to the cord, and when it
was lowered