"That day will come when thou shalt be in two places at the same time, in Janina and in Stambul; the days to come will explain it."
"One word more. Wherefore didst thou mention that woman whom I love best?"
"She will be the first to betray thee."
"Accursed one!" roared Ali, drawing his sword and madly striking in the direction of the voice.
The sword hissed fiercely through the vacant air, and the next moment the voice replied from a respectable distance:
"It has happened already."
"This is a dream, all a dream!" moaned Ali.
"'Tis no dream; thou art wide awake," cried the mysterious voice.
"If it be no dream, give me a sign that I may know before I depart hence that I have not been dreaming."
"First put thy sword into its sheath."