"And if I refuse?"
"The greater will be your sufferings, both in this life and in others."
"You threaten, do you?"
"I plead and warn. But I see that you will not listen, therefore I talk in vain." Eberstein was silent for a moment, then added quietly, "But it may be that the Blessed One working through Montrose may save you yet. Great is the mercy of God and great is His patience."
Eberstein then left the room. Enistor gazed after him with a sneer. "Why, I believe he is afraid of me," he muttered, with inconceivable foolishness.
[CHAPTER XVII]
THE DISCIPLE OF HATE