"'The red-throat said, "Go see your sick sister," and I came back to your cell with him.'"
"'Then, you can come into my cell?'
"'Certainly: I have, since you have been sick, frequently come to watch you. The red-throat steals the keys from my mother's bed, and Belzebub cannot help it; for when an angel, by hovering over him, has charmed him, he cannot wake.'
"'Who taught you so much about angels and devils?'
"'My master,' said the somnambulist, with a childish look, full of the most innocent enthusiasm.
"'Who is your master?' said I.
"'God first—and then—the sublime shoemaker.'
"'What is the name of the sublime shoemaker?'
"'Ah! it is a great name. I cannot tell you, for my mother, you see, does not know him. She does not know that I have two books in the hole by the chimney. One I do not read, and the other I have devoured for four years. This is my heavenly food, my spiritual life, the book of truth, the safety and light of the soul.'
"'Who wrote this book?'