He lives--and by thyself was waked to life. E'en as a glass in pictures doth reflect All things by light upon its surface thrown So must whate'er in spirit-realms thou see'st-- Ere full maturity gives thee the right To such clairvoyance--mirrored be in life Within the realm of half-waked spirit-shades. JOHANNES: 'Tis but a picture, mirrored thus by me? THE OTHER PHILIA: Yet one that lives and keeps its hold on life So long as thou dost keep within thyself An outlived self which thou indeed canst stun But which as yet thou canst not overthrow. Johannes, thine awakening is but false Until thou shalt thyself set free the shade Whom thine offence doth lend a magic life. JOHANNES: What thanks I owe this spirit, who brings truth Into my soul--I needs must follow it. Curtain falls slowly, while 'the other Philia' and Johannes remain quietly standing. SCENE 3 The Same. (Enter left, Magnus Bellicosus, Romanus, Torquatus, and Hilary, in deep conversation, and pausing in their walk.) BELLICOSUS: And if his headstrong mood will not be changed, How can prosperity attend the work Which Hilary is fain to dedicate In loving service to his fellowmen? ROMANUS: What our friend's true companion in his work Did give as reason why he did object, Hath weight not only amongst men who form Opinions based on outer facts of life. Are not these arguments advanced by him Also in harmony with mystic views? BELLICOSUS: Yet it lies not within the spirit group Which holds our projects in its firm embrace. Those who succeeded to our mystic task Were Benedictus' pupils;--'tis for them That Hilary would make a field of work In which their spirit-fruitage can mature. The wise powers ruling over destiny Have, in the temple, joined them to ourselves; Our friend, however, represents alone The wisdom which to us within the shrine As spirit-law and duty was revealed. ROMANUS: But art thou sure that thou dost understand This spirit-law? More simply it might mean That Benedictus and his pupils too, Whom in his way he to the spirit led, Should still remain within the temple's shrine And not at this time tread the hard rough road To which friend Hilary would lead them on. For but too easily can spirit-sight Be turned, upon that road, to soul's dream-sleep. BELLICOSUS: I did not hope to hear such words from thee To Hilary's companion in his work. We must indeed allow that knowledge gained From books alone is but of little worth. But thou art bound to recognize the signs Which are begotten on the mystic way. How Benedictus' pupils were impelled To come to us, speaks clearly to our souls. They are joined with us that we may obey What their clairvoyance doth to them reveal. TORQUATUS: