The Antiquaries The Chamber of Mystery The Chamber of Mystery The Tomb of the Rosicrucian The Tomb of the Rosicrucian The Compact The Compact The Significant Whisper The Significant Whisper The Enchanted Chairs The Enchanted Chairs Rougemont's Device to perplex Auriol Rougemont's Device to perplex Auriol PROLOGUE 1599 DR. LAMB The Sixteenth Century drew to a close. It was the last day of the last year, and two hours only were wanting to the birth of another year and of another century. The night was solemn and beautiful. Myriads of stars paved the deep vault of heaven; the crescent moon hung like a silver lamp in the midst of them; a stream of rosy and quivering light, issuing from the north, traversed the sky, like the tail of some stupendous comet; while from its point of effluence broke forth, ever and anon, coruscations rivalling in splendour and variety of hue the most brilliant discharge of fireworks.
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