The change which came to me came through eating a sort of bean, grown by an old man who was brought home from Asia by a great scholar.

These beans are supposed to contain the germ of Truth.

I have 'two here--one for you and one for Alfred.

I want you to eat them, and afterwards, what I hope and believe is that we shall see things more the same way and come together again." He produced the beans from his pocket and Ellen took a step forward.
The shortness of her breath and the glitter in her eyes should have warned him.

The greatness of his subject, however, had carried him away.