Apollonius. "I shall explain to thee the reason of divine forms—why Apollo stands, why Jupiter is seated, why Venus is black, at Corinth, square-shaped at Athens, conical at Paphos."
Anthony (clasping his hands).
"Let them begone! let them begone!"
Apollonius. "In thy presence I will tear down the panoplies of the Gods; we shall force open the sanctuaries, I will enable thee to violate the Pythoness!"
Anthony. "Help! O my God!"
(He rushes to the cross.)
Apollonius. "What is thy desire? What is thy dream? Thou needst only devote the moment of time necessary to think of it ..."
Anthony. "Jesus! Jesus! Help me!"
Apollonius. "Dost thou wish me to make him appear, thy Jesus?"
Anthony. "What? How!"