"No, no; I know Faustus better: knowledge and pleasure are his gods. Remain what you are; these things are vain and futile. Thus, by different bribes may ye all be won; and for the sake of lust or advancement, ye would work bare your hands and your intellects. But, whilst fools toil for them in the sweat of their brow, and in the exhaustion of their mind, do thou enjoy, without care or labour, what I shall serve up. To-morrow, with thy consent, I will conduct thee to the mayoress." _Faustus_. But how? _Devil_. Accept the conditions, and I will tell thee. Come out of the circle; thou lookest still like a drunken man. _Faustus_. I would annihilate myself if it were not for one thought! _Devil_. Which is-- _Faustus_. That I shall only thereby sooner fall into thy power. _Devil_. How rash and hasty are men! Learn but to know me, and, if I cannot gratify thy wildest earthly desires, return to poverty, to contempt, and thy starving philosophy. Step forth, I say. _Faustus_. The fury of a lion inflames me, and, if hell were to yawn beneath my foot, I would spring beyond the limits of humanity. He sprang out of the circle, and cried, "I am thy lord." _Devil_. Yes; as long as thy time runs. I lead a mighty man by the hand, and am proud to be his slave. CHAPTER II. On the following morning the devil Leviathan came with all the pomp and retinue of a nobleman to the inn where Faustus sojourned. He alighted from his richly caparisoned steed, and asked the host whether the famous Faustus sojourned there? The host replied by a reverential bow, and ushered him into the house. The Devil then advanced to Faustus, and said to him, in the presence of the host: "Your renown, your great talents, and, above all, your mighty invention, have induced me to make a wide circuit in my journey in order to become acquainted with so remarkable a man, whom the world, in spite of its lukewarmness, knows how to value. I came, likewise, to request your company in the tour of Europe, and shall be happy to accede to whatever stipulations you may choose to make, for I am perfectly aware that such a pleasure is above all price."