So that night her mother said timidly,—

“Lord of my life, the girl is possessed by the God. I fear for her life.

In her sleep she speaks aloud of him and stretches empty arms to the

air, moaning. The colour fades in her lips, her eyes are fixed on

dreams. She has no peace. Should we not seek an earthly lover for her

own, that she may forget this Divine that is all the world’s?”

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