Power is above geometry, and therefore it transcends space; hence the difficulty of understanding its nature and of explaining the mode of its operation. Nevertheless, power and matter are made for one another, and must have a mutual co‐ordination, since they necessarily conspire into unity of essence. Hence whatever can be predicated _potentially_ of the matter can be _virtually_ predicated of the power; and, as the matter of an element, though actuated in a single point of space, is everywhere _potentially_—viz., can be moved to any distant place—so also the principle of activity, though formally terminated to a single point, is everywhere _virtually_—that is, it can impart motion to matter at any distance. Thus _actio in distans_ might directly be inferred, as a necessary result, from the ontological correlation of the essential principles of matter. But we have no need of _à priori_ arguments, as, in questions of fact, the best arguments are those which arise from the analysis of the facts themselves. These arguments we have already given; and, so long as they are not refuted, we maintain that nothing but _actio in distans_ offers a philosophical explanation of natural facts. To Be Continued. Hope. Youthful hope around thee lingers; Soon its transient lines will fly: Time and Death with frosty fingers Touch its blossoms, and they die. Yet rejoice while hope is keeping Watch upon her emerald throne. Ere thy cheek is pale with weeping, Ere thy dreams of love have flown. The Veil Withdrawn. Translated, By Permission, From The French Of Madame Craven, Author Of “A Sister’s Story,” “Fleurange,” Etc. XVI. As soon as I rose from my place I perceived the young lady who had been collecting money in the morning not far off. She was going by with her mother without observing me, and I followed in the crowd that was making its way to the door. But a pouring rain was falling from the clouds which were so threatening two hours before, and a great many who were going out suddenly stopped and came back to remain under shelter during the shower. In consequence of this I all at once found myself beside the young lady, who was diligently seeking her mother, from whom she had been separated by the crowd. She observed me this time, and with a child‐like smile and a tone of mingled terror and confidence that were equally touching, said: “Excuse me, madame, but, as you are taller than I, please tell me if you see my mother—a lady in black with a gray hat.” “Yes,” I replied, “I see her, and she is looking for you also. I will aid you in reaching her.”