Beware of Fear.

Fear is the deadliest enemy to Knowledge." Here the ciphers changed their character, and became incomprehensible.

But had he not read enough?
Did not the last sentence suffice?
--"Beware of Fear!" It was as if Mejnour had purposely left the page open,--as if the trial was, in truth, the reverse of the one pretended; as if the mystic had designed to make experiment of his COURAGE while affecting but that of his FORBEARANCE.

Not Boldness, but Fear, was the deadliest enemy to Knowledge.

He moved to the shelves on which the crystal vases were placed; with an untrembling hand he took from one of them the stopper, and a delicious odor suddenly diffused itself through the room.