A book lay near him; it was written by the gifted one, and was full of bright thoughts and beautiful images.

He took it, and tried to forget his pain in these thoughts and images.

But in this he did not succeed, and soon laid it aside with a groan of anguish.

Then there was handed to him my poor and commonplace work; and he opened the pages and began to read.

I soon perceived that an interest was awakened in his mind.