Angels and Women (1924)

CHANGE 67Then I fell upon my knees and claspedSamoula’s hand. "Dear mother," I exclaimed,"God has enlightened my mind,therefore permit me to speak. Satanas andHesperus are treacherous friends. Theyhave destroyed Allimades and Cheros, andcan easily take our lives. But over our eternaldestiny they have no power, except asit is conferred by our own will. Resist thesewicked demons and they are powerless. Fortheir wicked purpose the Devas desire possessionboth of the mind and of the body.Therefore they condescend to temporize, topersuade, to allure. O mother, do not yield,lest you embrace death I""Aloma," she answered soothingly, "youare a child, utterly without knowledge of theworld. Your judgment is immature; a timidfancy has misled you. In this wildernessdeath is indeed inevitable. In Balonia, myearly home, whither my heart has everturned, we shall find, under the protection ofits powerfulord, not only life, but happiness.