“And in this?”
“Yes, shouldst thou prove worthy.”
“I will prove worthy. But tell me this much, since you can direct and counsel those who live in this world, can you not pity them?”
“I can.”
“And love them?”
“I love them all as brothers with whom I have lived.”
“Love one then above the others. He will perform miracles of courage and virtue if you will but interest yourself in him.”
“Let him perform these miracles and he will find me in his thoughts. Adieu!”
“Wait one moment! O heaven! One moment! It is said that you bestow a charmed ring upon those who have not offended you, as a pledge of your protection and as a means of evoking you. Is this true? And wilt you give it to me?”
“Vulgar minds alone believe in magic. Thou couldst never put faith therein, thou who speakest of eternal life and who seekest divine truth. By what means could a soul that communicates with thee without the aid of real organs bestow upon thee a material and palpable object?”