He is all-powerful.

Go to see him; go to see him!" And that was the only encouragement Pierre derived from his visit: the advice to go back to the man who had sent him.

At this he felt that he was losing ground, and he resolved to return home in order to reflect on things and try to understand them before taking any further steps.

The idea of questioning Don Vigilio at once occurred to him, and that same evening after supper he luckily met the secretary in the corridor, just as, candle in hand, he was on his way to bed.
"I have so many things that I should like to say to you," Pierre said to him.

"Can you kindly come to my rooms for a moment ?" But the other promptly silenced him with a gesture, and then whispered: "Didn't you see Abbe Paparelli on the first floor?
He was following us, I'm sure." Pierre often saw the train-bearer roaming about the house, and greatly disliked his stealthy, prying ways.