Buthadhenotreadenough？Didnotthelastsentencesuffice？——
\"BewareofFear!\"ItwasasifMejnourhadpurposelyleftthepageopen，——asifthetrialwas，intruth，thereverseoftheonepretended；asifthemystichaddesignedtomakeexperimentofhisCOURAGEwhileaffectingbutthatofhisFORBEARANCE。NotBoldness，butFear，wasthedeadliestenemytoKnowledge。Hemovedtotheshelvesonwhichthecrystalvaseswereplaced；withanuntremblinghandhetookfromoneofthemthestopper，andadeliciousodorsuddenlydiffuseditselfthroughtheroom。Theairsparkledasifwithadiamond-dust。Asenseofunearthlydelight，——ofanexistencethatseemedallspirit，flashedthroughhiswholeframe；andafaint，low，butexquisitemusiccrept，thrilling，throughthechamber。Atthismomentheheardavoiceinthecorridorcallingonhisname；andpresentlytherewasaknockatthedoorwithout。\"Areyouthere，signor？\"saidthecleartonesofMaestroPaolo。Glyndonhastilyreclosedandreplacedthevial，andbiddingPaoloawaithiminhisownapartment，tarriedtillheheardtheintruder\'sstepsdepart；hethenreluctantlyquittedtheroom。Ashelockedthedoor，hestillheardthedyingstrainofthatfairymusic；andwithalightstepandajoyousheartherepairedtoPaolo，inlyresolvingtovisitagainthechamberatanhourwhenhisexperimentwouldbesafefrominterruption。
Ashecrossedhisthreshold，Paolostartedback，andexclaimed，\"Why，Excellency!Iscarcelyrecogniseyou!Amusement，Isee，isagreatbeautifiertotheyoung。Yesterdayyoulookedsopaleandhaggard；butFillide\'smerryeyeshavedonemoreforyouthanthePhilosopher\'sStonesaintsforgivemefornamingiteverdidforthewizards。\"AndGlyndon，glancingattheoldVenetianmirrorasPaolospoke，wasscarcelylessstartledthanPaolohimselfatthechangeinhisownmienandbearing。Hisform，beforebentwiththought，seemedtohimtallerbyhalfthehead，solithesomeanderectrosehisslenderstature；hiseyesglowed，hischeeksbloomedwithhealthandtheinnateandpervadingpleasure。Ifthemerefragranceoftheelixirwasthuspotent，wellmightthealchemistshaveascribedlifeandyouthtothedraught!
\"Youmustforgiveme，Excellency，fordisturbingyou，\"saidPaolo，producingaletterfromhispouch；\"butourPatronhasjustwrittentometosaythathewillbehereto-morrow，anddesiredmetolosenotamomentingivingtoyourselfthisbillet，whichheenclosed。\"
\"Whobroughttheletter？\"