Angels and Women (1924)

ll0ANGELS AND WOMENcasket of exceeding beauty sealed with thesignet of Hesperus.After they had retired, I laid aside theroyal gifts, enwrapped myself in a veil of thefinest linen, transparent and white as themarvelous flower that never sees the sun, andthus awaited the signal of illumination.JAPHETHWe entered the crystal court amid a blazeof light, with sounds of ravishing music andacclamations of the throng. A band of Darvandsescorted us to a high dais in the centerof the court, where Satanas with royal majestyawaited the queen; and as she, in robesof more than earthly splendor, took her seatby his side, a tempest of applause from thespectators fairly shook the lofty building. Iwas placed in a golden chair upon a step ofthe stair, and for a moment gazed enchantedat the magnificence of the architecture. Theinner court was surmounted by a lofty