sleep peacefully through all those centuries, and likewise
it was according to nature's principle that you were brought back here
to awaken me.

"The seed of united labor sown by the immortal Sage, which proved so
prolific in love and progress to the Sagemen, was not entirely destroyed
by the great catastrophe, but lay smouldering in this tomb during the
dark ages of superstition, ignorance and cruel civilization, that have
since elapsed, and must now be replanted in the soil of human hearts,
and its benevolent results spread throughout the earth, offering peace
and good will to all living things.

"And you, who are guided by the soul of my final consort," said Arletta,
as the full rays of her luminous eyes were fastened upon me, "I entreat
you to go forth as a messenger of truth and justice and teach the
principles of Natural Law to all of your species."

CHAPTER XXI

"But what about yourself?" inquired I of Arletta, as I met her
sympathetic gaze with a look of adoration. "If you would visit the
different countries of the world you could revolutionize things in a
very short time, I am sure. You could explain the principles of Natural
Law to the people, and teach them methods of which I know nothing. The
wise and learned men of the present time would understand your
explanation much better, and would give the subject far more serious
consideration than if I, a poor ignorant fellow with neither education
nor standing, undertook to instruct them. The whole world would stop and
listen to you. The inhabitants would set you up as a goddess, and rally
to your standard as mistress of the earth. Besides, the power your
apparently unlimited intelligence would create, your wonderful beauty
would immediately charm every mortal who once set eyes on you. Kings,
emperors and potentates of all kinds would fall madly in love with you
at first sight, and you would have but to command to bring them to your
feet as slaves ready to do your slightest bidding. To further your own
purposes you could"-but here I stopped short in my recital, shocked by a
thousand little demons of jealousy entering my brain as it occurred to
me that perhaps Arletta would forget me entirely if all the great
persons of the earth showered honors and favors upon her. I felt
intensely miserable at the very idea of such a thing.

"Do not allow silly thoughts to enter your head," said she
compassionately, "I shall never leave this place. This room has been the
sc