Angels and Women (1924)

ANGELS AND WOMEN
wrenched asunder, and alone he was plunged
headlong into the darksome pit, while the
wrathful voice of Hesperus rang through the
stillness of the night: "Lustful monster,
insatiate ravisher, wouldst thou dissolve this
pearl of Paradise in the cup of thy s|n?"
Again I was carried rapidly through the
long corridor, back to my own apartment
and placed upon the bed. Swift and sudden
as his coming was the departure of the Deva.
There was a profound sigh, and the displaced
panel moved into its former position. A
sound of closing bolts and bars followed,
then silence, solitude and shade.
I now felt that safety was assured, and
with supreme gratitude for the marvelous
deliverance, thoroughly exhausted I sank
into slumber.
THE SORCERESS AND THE PROPHET
I slept soundly till midday, and was then
roused by a voice at the chamber door, which
I recognized as that of Minerva. She called