Merlin is a prophet." I saw I had made a blunder.

I must get back my lost ground.
After a deep reflection and careful planning, I said: "Sire, I have been misunderstood.

I will explain.

There are two kinds of prophecy.

One is the gift to foretell things that are but a little way off, the other is the gift to foretell things that are whole ages and centuries away.