Austin saw Aurelius look at this book.  He whispered to him, “It is the same book from which I read long ago.”

This corner with its blue light made Aurelius frightened.  A shudder passed over him when he saw the Magician cross over into the circle of the light and wave his wand.

In a moment Aurelius forgot all about the Magician and his own fear, for he and his brother saw before them the edge of a forest with a park stretching from the trees far, far away.

The sun shone, and the branches waved a little in the breeze.  In the park the brothers saw herds of deer.  Beautiful animals they were, with the highest antlers deer ever had.  At first the deer fed in peace and safety.  Then archers, clad in green, came to the edge of the forest.  They glided out and in among the trees to see where they could best take aim with their arrows.  When the archers had let their arrows fly, hounds broke out from behind them, and soon there was not one living deer of all the herd left in sight.

In a moment a calm river flowed where the park had been.  In the shallow water at the river’s edge tall herons stood.  They watched for the little fishes that swam in the river.  Again, into this quiet place a hunter came.  He had no arrows.  He had no dogs.  But on his wrist he had an iron bracelet to which one end of a chain was fastened.  The other end of the chain was round a hawk’s foot, and the hawk sat on his master’s wrist.  When the hunter came near the river he loosed the chain from the bird’s foot.  The hawk flew over the river and swooped down among the herons.  In a moment they had all vanished.

Aurelius had scarcely time to sigh, when the river itself was gone, and a plain lay where it had been.  There he saw the knights of King Arthur’s Table jousting.  Beautiful ladies sat and watched the struggle, and one more fair than all held the prizes the knights might win.

Then the figures of the knights began to grow dim and uncertain.  The plain changed into a great hall where knights and ladies danced.  Everything was bright and sparkling.  Mirrors lined the walls, and their cut edges flashed back the light that fell on them.  As Aurelius watched the dance, he started.  There, before him, more beautiful than ever, was Dorigen.  His heart gave a great leap, for, as he watched her, he saw that she no longer wore her jewel.  In his delight he swayed to the music of the dance.  Clap! clap! went the Magician’s hands, and all was gone.

The great room that had seemed so splendid to Aurelius when he entered it, looked cold and plain now when he returned to it from fairyland.

The Magician called his servant and asked for supper.  Then he led the brothers away and feasted them royally.

After supper the three men began to talk about what the Magician should get from Aurelius if he made the rocks vanish.  The Magician said, “I cannot take less than a thousand pounds, and I am not sure if I can do it for that!” Aurelius was too delighted to bargain about what the cost would be.  He said gladly:  “What is a thousand pounds?  I would give thee the whole round world, if I were lord of it.  The bargain is made.  Thou shalt be paid in full.  But do not delay.  Let us start to-morrow morning without fail.”