leading when first she took up Christian Science. It was a leading from
the sight of a new church off Sloane Street that day; Mrs Quantock had
entered (she scarcely knew why) and had found herself in a Testimony
Meeting, where witness after witness declared the miraculous healings
they had experienced. One had had a cough, another cancer, another a
fractured bone, but all had been cured by the blessed truths conveyed
in the Gospel according to Mrs Eddy. However, her memories on this
subject were not to the point now; she burned to arrive at the story of
the new leading.

Well, the book that Mrs Quantock had taken down in obedience to the
last leading proved to be a little handbook of Oriental Philosophies,
and it opened, "all of its own accord," at a chapter called Yoga.
Instantly she perceived, as by the unclosing of an inward eye, that Yoga
was what she wanted and she instantly wrote to the address from which
this book was issued asking for any guidance on the subject. She had
read in "Oriental Philosophies" that for the successful practice of
Yoga, it was necessary to have a teacher, and did they know of any
teacher who could give her instruction? A wonderful answer came to that,
for two days afterwards her maid came to her and said that an Indian
gentleman would like to see her. He was ushered in, and with a profound
obeisance said: "Beloved lady, I am the teacher you asked for; I am your
Guru. Peace be to this house! Om!"

Mrs Lucas had by this time got her view of Mrs Quantock's letter into
perfect focus, and she read on without missing a word. "Is it not
wonderful, dearest Lucia," it ran, "that my desire for light should
have been so instantly answered? And yet my Guru tells me that it
always happens so. I was sent to him, and he was sent to me, just like
that! He had been expecting some call when my letter asking for