never talked but she sang."

Thorwald then made the doctor tell him the whole story, and at the close
he promised he would not pay much attention to anything I might say on the
subject in future conversation.

So it was quite a puzzle to Thorwald to tell which of his visitors from
the earth was of unsettled mind and which in his normal condition. He
decided to hold the question open and wait for further evidence.




CHAPTER IX.

THORWALD AS A PROPHET.


As maybe supposed, the doctor and I were anxious to hear more about Mars,
and it was not long before we were all seated together again, when
Thorwald resumed his instructive talk.

"What further can I tell you of our condition and achievements? Every
science has made mighty progress in bestowing its own benefit upon us. New
arts have been discovered in the course of our development, about which
you would understand nothing. The aim and result of all science have been
to add to our comfort and happiness--our true happiness, which consists in
improvement and the constant uplifting of character. The evils that once
vexed our world, both those occasioned by natural phenomena and those
brought about by our own ignorance and sin, have, as you have heard,