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replied, " that when I quitted thy labora- 

 tory, I left behind me a garment so 

 thoroughly saturated with my own blood, 

 that neither the wind could efface it, nor 

 all-devouring time destroy its indelible 

 essence ? Fetch it hither to me, that I 

 may not catch a chill from the state of 

 perspiration in which I now am ; but let 

 me clothe myself warmly in it, and be 

 closely united thereto, so that I may 

 safely reach my bride, who is sick with 

 love. She has meekly borne many 

 wrongs, being driven through water and 

 fire, and compelled to ascend and descend 

 times without number yet has she been 

 carried through it all by the hope of 

 entering with me the bridal chamber, 

 wherein we expect to beget a son 

 adorned from his birth with the royal 

 crown which he may not share with 

 others. Yet may he bring his friends to 

 the palace, where sits enthroned the 

 King of Kings, who communicates his 

 dignity readily and liberally to all that 

 approach him." I brought him the gar- 

 ment, and it fitted him so closely, that it 



