"You asked if you could help me."
"I still wish to help you."
"I want to see Herbert Gotobed. I have news for him."
"I know of no one of that name. And there can be no 'news' for a man who has joined the Brotherhood of the Tree of Lebanon."
"Very well. You may not know the man as Gotobed. But the man I want to interview is one of your number. I have to ask that you will let me find him."
"Do you suggest that I should parade my community for your inspection?"
"No. You have some kind of service to which all the brothers come, haven't you?"
"Certainly."
"Let me be present at the service."
"It is a most unusual request."