But for one who attains such secrets, millions may perish in the attempt." "One question more.

Thou--" "Beware! Of myself, as I have said before, I render no account." "Well, then, the stranger I have met this night--are his boasts to be believed?
Is he in truth one of the chosen seers whom you allow to have mastered the mysteries I yearn to fathom ?" "Rash man," said Zicci, in a tone of compassion, "thy crisis is past, and thy choice made.

I can only bid thee be bold and prosper.

Yes, I resign thee to a master who has the power and the will to open to thee the gates of the awful world.

Thy weal or woe are as nought in the eyes of his relentless wisdom.