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SON OF THE SUN answer, Adam, not by intuition, but by your words.” “Launie,” Adam managed to whisper. “I saw you as Dora, and for the first time loved you as only love could understand. I cannot wait to return to her. She has been neglected and Coo. ed ronaete frustrated, true enough. But it was not intentional on my part, and I have received the reward that such selfishness earns. Somehow, I feel that she also slighted some essence, which if not slighted would have made her mine and I her own long ago. But it does not matter now. What matters is that she wants me more than anything else, and I feel the same way toward her. She is free to claim me, as I am free to claim her. It is all in good order. Where is the power that would keep me from Dora? I ask you, Launie, where is such a power that would dare keep me from her?” “There is no power that would dare so,” Launie replied, her eyes still wet. “But do you not already forget Launie and what she said to you so recently, yet so long ago? It was recent in time, Adam, but long ago in your memory. Do you not remember asking me how it would be possible for you ever to forget me? And this moment I might ask of you, how will it be possible for you ever to remember me? You are already impatient to see more of Aleva; and hopelessly impatient to see Dora. I ask you, Adam, not how will you forget, but will you sometimes remember + + a» Launie?” Adam looked at his bracelet, which had his name, number, and symbol engraved upon it, and which could not be removed except by severing his hand from his arm. “No, Adam,” said Launie, anticipating his thought. “Such are not for the souls of the enlightened ones. That bracelet will serve 1 1 11 row. tae a you only should you become stranded in space within the cosmos. It is not a memoir. It will be dissolved from your wrist the moment you have gone back to earth to stay, and so will I dissolve from your memory. Whatever you remember of me will be like a dream that you can thrust aside. So a pupil does with the teacher, but the teacher finds it hard to thrust aside the of the pupils. have been You memories my 178 what you can, you would not do so for me. I must have your with the teacher,