To the leech all forms of human life were sacred, and in his eyes everything that could injure the body or soul of a man was worthy of destruction.

He knew all that Orion had brought upon the hapless Mandane, and how lightly he had trifled with the hearts of other women; in his eyes this made him a mischievous and criminal member of society.

He regarded life as an obligation to be discharged by work alone, of whatever kind, if only it were a benefit to society as a whole.

And such youths as Orion not only did not recognize this, but used the whole and the parts also for base and selfish ends.

The old Moslem, on the contrary, viewed life as a dream whose fairest portion, the time of youth, each one should enjoy with alert senses, and only take care that at the waking which must come with death he might hope to find admission into Paradise.