ce and , I , an extraordinarily clear and merry peal of laug it range. It  cold and inexorable.  tell.

    e stood and looked at one anot I came to my sober self. I felt a fearful   and limp my cloted cuffs. But all at once t t seemed to come from my oy fell ay of my sensuous love of c one anottle soul looked at me.

    quot;Youre ready?quot; asked . Far up in unkno t strange and eerie laughter.

    I nodded. Oh, yes, I was ready.

    At t Pablo appeared in t of  really  t animals eyes are alurned to o us y.  on a gorgeous silk smoking jacket. ired  t black eyes. So y erased, for too chery.

    e joined o me in a lo;Brote you to a little entertainment. For madmen only, and one price only—your mind. Are you ready?quot;

    Again I nodded.

    tude, , me , and conducted us upstairs to a small round room t  from t and nearly empty. t but a small round table and t ourselves.

    ting in a blue ligmospratum of reality t reme.

    e? alking so muc not peralk, spoke, indeed,  not, too, my o contemplated me out of  and frig as it  of hermines gray ones?

    Pablo looked at us good-naturedly as ever and alked mucive sentences, , , discoursed noly and  a fault.

    quot;My friends, I ed you to an entertainment t tle late and no doubt ,  and refrestle.quot;

    From a recess in took t little bottle, also a small oriental box inlaid ly colored le and taking ttes from tc of  . And notes aste terly unfamiliar. Its effect  peacefully exaking little sips a