Theeffectwasalmostinstantaneous。Achangecameoverthegirl’slovelyface，thelastawfulchangeofdeath。Hercheeksfellin，herchindropped，hereyesopened，andherfleshquiveredconvulsively。
Thewizardsawitallbythebrightmoonlight。Thenhetookuphispartinthisunholydrama。
Allthathedidcannotbedescribed，becauseitisindescribable。TheWitchofEndorrepeatednoformula，butsheraisedthedead;andsodidHokosathewizard。Butheburiedhisfaceinthegreydustofthegrave，heblewwithhislipsintothedust，heclutchedatthedustwithhishands，andwhenheraisedhisfaceagain，lo！itwasgreylikethedust。Nowbeganthemarvel;for，thoughthewomanbeforehimremainedacorpse，fromthelipsofthatcorpseavoiceissued，anditssoundwashorrible，fortheaccentandtoneofitweremasculine，andtheinstrumentthroughwhichitspoke——Noma’sthroat——wasfeminine。YetitcouldberecognisedasthevoiceofUmsukathedeadking。
\"Whyhaveyousummonedmefrommyrest，Hokosa？\"mutteredthevoicefromthelipsofthehuddledcorpse。
\"BecauseIwouldlearnthefuture，Spiritoftheking，\"answeredthewizardboldly，butsalutingashespoke。\"Youaredead，andtoyoursightalltheGatesareopened。BythepowerthatIhave，Icommandyoutoshowmewhatyouseethereinconcerningmyself，andtopointouttomethepaththatIshouldfollowtoattainmyendsandtheendsofherinwhosebreastyoudwell。\"