28/30 Thou shalt be received as a scholar in the temple hall, and it depends upon thee whether thou advancest to the altar which reaches to the invisible world of miracles." "Oh, master," cried Bisehofswerder, with a countenance beaming with joy, and sinking upon his knees, "wilt thou favor me, and introduce me to the temple hall? The grand master of our order will bestow upon thee this happiness, and to-night shall the star of the future rise over thee. At midnight, present thyself at the first portal of the royal palace in Berlin. A man will meet thee, and thou shalt ask, 'Who is our hope ?' If he answers thee, 'The Prince of Prussia,' then he is the messenger which I shall have sent thee--follow him. |