Angels and Women (1924)

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earth, a pall hangs over the kingdom of the
Devas; the day of reckoning draws nigh, and
all who are found at that dread moment in
the service of Satanas will sink to darkness
and despair. I am permitted to warn you;
more than that I cannot do. Be your bride?
Share your power and glory ? Sooner would
I die by lingering starvation; sooner would
I give my body to wild beasts or devouring
flames. 1 I fear naught but my eternal death
which would mean eternal oblivion. Ambitious?
In that thou saidst truly, but my
ambitions rise beyond the present bounds of
sense!"
I was astonished at my own earnestness,
and hid my blushing face; but marvelously
sustained, I walked away from Hesperus,
who, overcome by the conflict of disappointed
passions, became deadly pale and remained
motionless. The Devas soon left us.
I do not know what passed between Satanas
and my mother. She was thoughtful and
1 See Appendix, Note 8,
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