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But
out
of
the
very
completeness
came
a
fear
!
In
such
an
enterprise
as
ours
the
bounds
of
human
thought
were
but
narrow
.
Beyond
it
lay
the
vast
of
Divine
wisdom
,
and
Divine
power
!
When
we
came
back
to
the
cave
,
Mr.
Trelawny
took
up
another
theme
:
"
We
have
now
to
settle
definitely
the
exact
hour
at
which
the
Great
Experiment
is
to
be
made
.
So
far
as
science
and
mechanism
go
,
if
the
preparations
are
complete
,
all
hours
are
the
same
.
But
as
we
have
to
deal
with
preparations
made
by
a
woman
of
extraordinarily
subtle
mind
,
and
who
had
full
belief
in
magic
and
had
a
cryptic
meaning
in
everything
,
we
should
place
ourselves
in
her
position
before
deciding
.
It
is
now
manifest
that
the
sunset
has
an
important
place
in
the
arrangements
.
As
those
suns
,
cut
so
mathematically
by
the
edge
of
the
sarcophagus
,
were
arranged
of
full
design
,
we
must
take
our
cue
from
this
.
Again
,
we
find
all
along
that
the
number
seven
has
had
an
important
bearing
on
every
phase
of
the
Queen
's
thought
and
reasoning
and
action
.
The
logical
result
is
that
the
seventh
hour
after
sunset
was
the
time
fixed
on
.
This
is
borne
out
by
the
fact
that
on
each
of
the
occasions
when
action
was
taken
in
my
house
,
this
was
the
time
chosen
.
As
the
sun
sets
tonight
in
Cornwall
at
eight
,
our
hour
is
to
be
three
in
the
morning
!
"
He
spoke
in
a
matter-of-fact
way
,
though
with
great
gravity
;
but
there
was
nothing
of
mystery
in
his
word
or
manner
.
Still
,
we
were
all
impressed
to
a
remarkable
degree
.
I
could
see
this
in
the
other
men
by
the
pallor
that
came
on
some
of
their
faces
,
and
by
the
stillness
and
unquestioning
silence
with
which
the
decision
was
received
.
The
only
one
who
remained
in
any
way
at
ease
was
Margaret
,
who
had
lapsed
into
one
of
her
moods
of
abstraction
,
but
who
seemed
to
wake
up
to
a
note
of
gladness
.
Her
father
,
who
was
watching
her
intently
,
smiled
;
her
mood
was
to
him
a
direct
confirmation
of
his
theory
.
For
myself
I
was
almost
overcome
.
The
definite
fixing
of
the
hour
seemed
like
the
voice
of
Doom
.
When
I
think
of
it
now
,
I
can
realise
how
a
condemned
man
feels
at
his
sentence
,
or
at
the
sounding
of
the
last
hour
he
is
to
hear
.
There
could
be
no
going
back
now
!
We
were
in
the
hands
of
God
!
The
hands
of
God
...
!
And
yet
...
!
What
other
forces
were
arrayed
?
...
What
would
become
of
us
all
,
poor
atoms
of
earthly
dust
whirled
in
the
wind
which
cometh
whence
and
goeth
whither
no
man
may
know
.
It
was
not
for
myself
...
Margaret
...
!
I
was
recalled
by
Mr.
Trelawny
's
firm
voice
:
"
Now
we
shall
see
to
the
lamps
and
finish
our
preparations
.
"
Accordingly
we
set
to
work
,
and
under
his
supervision
made
ready
the
Egyptian
lamps
,
seeing
that
they
were
well
filled
with
the
cedar
oil
,
and
that
the
wicks
were
adjusted
and
in
good
order
.
We
lighted
and
tested
them
one
by
one
,
and
left
them
ready
so
that
they
would
light
at
once
and
evenly
.
When
this
was
done
we
had
a
general
look
round
;
and
fixed
all
in
readiness
for
our
work
at
night
.
