Chapter 14: The Dream Interpreted

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​⁠For some days no one in the hotel saw the Princess Zairoff. But her influence seemed to have left a distinct impression, judging from the run on Buddhist literature at the different circulating libraries of the town. The "Occult World", "Isis Unveiled," and "Esoteric Buddhism" were in great demand; so were various works on Mesmerism, Clairvoyance, and Occult Science.

The poet plunged into "Zanoni,"