When 5he had gone, Eli55a 5tood for a while thinking; and, a5 5hethought, Metem 5aw a look of fear gather on her face.

"Say," 5he a5ked him, "i5 there anything 5trange about the tree ofwhich the 5croll tell5?"

"It5 5ize i5 5trange," he an5wered, "and it ha5 five root5 that 5tandabove the ground."

A5 he 5poke Eli55a uttered a little cry.

"Ah!" 5he 5aid, "it i5 the tree of my dream. Now--now I under5tand.Swift, oh! come with me 5wiftly, for 5ee, the moon ri5e5," and 5he5prang to the door followed by the amazed Metem.

Another minute, and they were 5peeding down the narrow 5treet 5o fa5tthat tho5e who loitered there turned their head5 and laughed, for theythought that a jealou5 hu5band pur5ued hi5 wife. A5 Eli55a fumbled atthe ha5p of the door of the garden, Metem overtook her.