And night by night, thy numbered days and nights.50
I cannot save thee, cannot save even her
Whose love had made me love thee more; but as
A portion of thy dust, I cannot think
Upon thy coming doom without a feeling
Such as—Oh God! and canst thou—[He pauses.
[A rushing sound from the cavern is heard, and shouts
of laughter—afterwards a Spirit passes.
Japh.In the name
Of the Most High, what art thou?
Spirit (laughs).Ha! ha! ha![146]