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CHAPTER IV.
IN WHICH THE SPIRITS VISIT A MODERN SICK ROOM, AND
DOCTOR PAULUS ANDROCYDES IS UNABLE TO MAKE A
DIAGNOSIS AFTER SEEING THE DISEASE.
"sa]S the now invisible spirits of Athothis and Paulus
™ Androcydes moved through the air, the latter
noticed occasional gleams of light in the win-
dows below.
" Some of our citizens appear to be early risers," re-
marked the physician; " and yet it can not be more than
four o'clock."
" These lights often indicate the presence of sickness,"
replied Athothis. " Here is an unusually bright ray al-
most at our feet. Let us enter ! " And as he spoke they
were wafted over an open transom, borne as lightly as
thistle-down on a summer zephyr.
The apartment betokened the presence of persons of
luxurious habits and great wealth. The floor was cov-
ered with heavy Turkish rugs ; the walls hung with satin
drapery; the ceiling frescoed in the highest style of art.
Delicate lace curtains, as fine as though woven by spiders,
drooped from the windows, partially hidden by golden-
threaded lambrequins of gorgeous design. The furniture
was made of the most expensive hard woods, richly in-
laid in arabesque patterns; while the numerous orna-
ments and pieces of bric-a-brac were all in keeping with
the artistic taste of the owner
