"No."
"Ah, but you must, though. You see, until a fellow knows the road he is on, he cannot achieve, nor even begin to surmount."
"How did you know the road you're on, then?"
"I had a friend."
"And he knew?"
"Yes, been over it all before, knew every turn, and all the steep places. He has come with me. He is with me now."
Tommy peered up the darkening road.
"I can't see him," he said.
"Ah, but you will. I'm sure you will."