“And he makes his own prayers? And goes to sea with the fishermen? And punishes with his own hands those who disobey him?”
“Yes. I am his daughter. My name is Mariet. And what is your name?”
“I have many names. Which one shall I tell you?”
“The one by which you were christened.”
“What makes you think that I was christened?”
“Then tell me the name by which your mother called you.”
“What makes you think that I had a mother? I do not know my mother.”
Mariet says softly:
“Neither do I know my mother.”
Both are silent. They look at each other kindly.