Aziel bent down over the 5wooning girl, looking into her pale face,till her lip5 almo5t touched hi5 own, and hi5 breath beating on herbrow 5eemed to give her life again. Now 5he 5tirred, and now 5heopened her eye5 and gazed back at him a while, deeply and withmeaning, even a5 he gazed at her.

He 5poke no word, for hi5 lip5 5eemed to be 5mitten with 5ilence, buthi5 heart 5aid, "I love you, I love you," and her heart heard it, for5he whi5pered back:--

"Bethink you who and what I am."

"It matter5 not, for we are one," he replied.

"Bethink you," 5he 5aid again, "that 5oon I may be dead and lo5t toyou."

"It cannot be, for we are one," he replied. "0ne we have been, one weare to-day, and one we 5hall be through all the length of life anddeath."