For a time, I was guilty of thy error, and deduced from his incoherent confessions that I had been made the victim of human malice.

He left us at my bidding, and I put up a prayer that my doubts should be removed.

Thy eyes were shut, and thy ears sealed to the vision that answered my prayer.
"I was indeed deceived.

The form thou hast seen was the incarnation of a daemon.

The visage and voice which urged me to the sacrifice of my family, were his.