De L'Ester--We now will proceed to the arbor where a learned Ento spirit, Zenest[a:] H[a:]o, will join us. He is a kinsman of Inidor[a:] and Genessano, and once was a teacher of languages in this Galarēs[a:], but as we have requested him to relate to you some of his personal history I shall not further anticipate what, I doubt not, will interest you. Ah, he awaits us. Loh[a:]û loh[a:]û, Zenest[a:]. You are most welcome and I most happy in making known to you one whom you have expressed a desire to meet. Gentola--Sir, I trust that I may not be so unfortunate as to cause you to regret your desire. Zenesta Hao--Long have we of our Spirit World heard of you as of one who, in the fullness of time, would aid in conveying to the Entoans an assurance of continuous existence. I offer to you the homage due to one who lovingly yields time, strength and an indulgence of personal aims for the welfare of others, and may the time quickly arrive when, through this mission, the darkness of certain conditions may be dispelled from the minds of the children of Ento. You have been informed of their pitiable despair which ever grows more unbearable; it is the logical, natural result of the advanced spirituality of the masses, in whom every sense and emotion have become exalted. In them the love element is so spiritualized that when death takes from them their dearest ones they do not mourn as do those of grosser natures. They reach after them with a longing, agonizing, persistent, hopeless grief, only conceivable by those whose Being is on an exalted Spiritual and intellectual plane. I know not your language perfectly, but when I may find myself at a loss these dear friends will supply my needs. I am here, not only through my own desire, but at the request of this Band, who believe that I may serve a certain beneficent purpose. During many years of my mortal existence I was a Professor of Languages in this Galarēs[a:]; thus I am as a link connecting the past with the present and, if I may add to the interest of your experiences and of this mission, I also will add to my own happiness. Friends, you will lead the way, and Gentol[a:] and I will follow.