"And what didst thou see?" asked the learned
man.
"I saw everything, as you shall hear. But—it really is not
pride on my part, as a free man and possessing the knowledge that I
do, besides my position, not to speak of my wealth—I wish you would
say you to me instead of thou."
"I beg your pardon," said the learned man; "it is an old
habit, which it is difficult to break. You are quite right; I will
try to think of it. But now tell me everything that you
saw."
"Everything," said the shadow; "for I saw and know
everything."
"What was the appearance of the inner rooms?" asked the
scholar. "Was it there like a cool grove, or like a holy temple?
Were the chambers like a starry sky seen from the top of a high
mountain?"
"It was all that you describe," said the shadow; "but I
did
