Furthermore it is written: The proud shall be humbled,
And whoso abaseth himself, exalted.
[Uneasily.
Exalted? Yes, that’s what will happen with me;—
No other result can so much as be thought of.
Fate will assist me away from this place,
And arrange matters so that I get a fresh start.
This is only a trial; deliverance will follow,—
If only the Lord lets[lets] me keep my health.
[Dismisses his misgivings, lights a cigar, stretches himself, and gazes out over the desert.