Angels and Women (1924)

THE STORY OF JAVAN 241
of the Deluge, that they might no longer
appear in human form."’
My mother ceased speaking for some moments;
her thoughts seemed far away. At
length she resumed:
"As on that night do I seem to hear the
voice of Japheth crying to me, ’Aloma,
Aloma, my beloved 1’
"Dear Japheth, I come!--not to the shelter
of the perishable Tebah, but to rest with
thee in peaceful sleep in the dust of the earth
until that happy day when we shall be
awakened and enjoy forever the restored
Paradise 2 of God.
"And now I must depart. To you, O
Javan, in whose arms it was foretold I should
die, I commit the keeping of this journal,
which faithfully I have kept according to the
words of Allimades. This I entrust to your
care for the benefit of my posterity, who are
now scattered throughout the earth. Once
1 See Appendix, Note 30.
2 1.
See Appendix, Note 3