Benedictus:
It was through Ahriman thou hadst to learn
The sense of number in the universe;
So was it needful for thine own soul’s good.
’Twas spirit-pupilship that guided thee
Into that realm, which thou didst need to know
If thy creative power should bloom aright.
(Exeunt Benedictus and Strader. Maria and Thomasius appear from the other side.)
Maria:
Johannes, knowledge hath thy soul acquired