You know.

I have not changed since we last met, nor have circumstances favoured me." "Tell me--have you really seen this Unorna, and talked with her ?" "This morning." "And she could not help you ?" "I refused to accept her help, until I had done all that was in my own power to do." "You were rash.

And have you now done all, and failed ?" "I have." "Then, if you will accept a humble suggestion from me, you will go back to her at once." "I know very little of her.

I do not altogether trust her--" "Trust! Powers of Eblis--or any other powers! Who talks of trust?
Does the wise man trust himself?
Never.

Then how can he dare trust any one else ?" "Your cynical philosophy again!" exclaimed the Wanderer.
"Philosophy?
I am a mysosophist! All wisdom is vanity, and I hate it! Autology is my study, autosophy my ambition, autonomy my pride.