What should we think of a lord who we knew was already adult in the time of William the Conqueror, and who remained still vigorous and all-powerful in that of George V?
One, moreover, who commanded almost infinite knowledge to which we were denied the key?
We might tremble before him and look upon him as half-divine, but should we not long to kill him and possess his knowledge and thereby prolong our own existence to his wondrous measure?
Such, said Yva, was the case with their slaves and the peoples from whence these sprang.

They grew mad with jealous hate, till at length came the end we knew.
Thus we talked on for hours till the time came for us to eat.

As before Yva partook of fruit and we of such meats as we had at hand.

These, we noticed, disgusted her, because, as she explained, the Children of Wisdom, unless driven thereto by necessity, touched no flesh, but lived on the fruits of the earth and wine alone.

Only the slaves and the Barbarians ate flesh.