That carcass having been placed in the ground without the holy rites of burial being duly performed, I have power over it.

And, as the witch of Endor called up Samuel, as is recorded in Holy Writ,--as Erichtho raised up a corpse to reveal to Sextus Pompeius the event of the Pharsalian war,--as Elisha breathed life into the nostrils of the Shunamite's son,--as Alcestis was invoked by Hercules,--and as the dead maid was brought back to life by Apollonius Thyaneus,--so I, by certain powerful incantations, will allure the soul of the prophetess, for a short space, to its former tenement, and compel it to answer my questions.

Dare you be present at this ceremony ?" "I dare," replied Fawkes.
"Follow me, then," said Dee.

"You will need all your courage." Muttering a hasty prayer, and secretly crossing himself, Guy Fawkes strode after him towards the grave.

By the Doctor's directions, he, with some reluctance, assisted Kelley to raise the corpse, and convey it to the charnel.