“OH, LITTLE BROTHER!” said the old mystic sadly.
“How long will it take you to work through this wretched business?”
“I have omnipotence at my command, and eternity at my disposal,” smiled the boy, using Eliphaz Levi’s well-known formula.
“I ought to explain,” said Simple Simon, turning to Lisa. “This boy is a desperate magician confined within the circle of this forest. His plan is Action; he is all for Magick; give him a Wand and a host of Demons to control, and he is happy. For my part, I prefer the Way of the Tao, and to do everything by doing nothing. I know it sounds difficult; one day I will explain. But the practical result is that I lead a placid and contented life, and nothing ever happens; he, on the contrary, makes trouble everywhere, excites the wrath of Turks, and worse, i
