Oh! If such an one was to come from God, and not the Devil, what a force for good might he not be in this old world of ours.

But we are pledged to set the world free.

Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret.

For in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.

It would be at once his sheath and his armor, and his weapons to destroy us, his enemies, who are willing to peril even our own souls for the safety of one we love.