Another sign doth still make manifest That full rich blessing from the spirit-powers Upon that project hath not been outpoured Which in the temple showed itself to us. Capesius hath now withdrawn himself From Benedictus and his pupils' group. That he should not yet in its fullness feel The wakefulness of soul which now in him Doth Benedictus seek, doth cast sad doubt E'en on our teacher's personal competence. BELLICOSUS: The gift of seership lies still far from me: Yet intuition often doth reveal Within my soul the meaning of events. When for the first time in our sacred fane I saw Capesius within our group The thought oppressed me, that fate set him there To be both near to us and yet far off. ROMANUS: Thine intuition I can fully grasp. But at that very moment none amongst Our new-found mystic friends so closely knit By fate to us as Strader, could I find. Such intuition is to me a sign To show my soul the road, where I may then With reason search; and when I come to act I must destroy that intuition first Which gave strength and direction to my thought. Thus mysticism's strict decrees ordain. In spirit-realms I find myself in truth With Benedictus' pupils close allied; Yet, if I leave my inner mystic group And find my way back into life on earth, By Strader's side alone dare I do this. TORQUATUS: But Hilary's companion in his work Finds not in Strader's soul true spirit-strength Such as can prove of use in outer life. And if myself I heed my inner voice It is revealed that he entirely lacks The rightful mood to tread the mystic path. What outward signs can show him of these things And what his reason grasps of spirit-life, Arouse the explorer's zeal in him; From inward spirit-life he stands far off. What can the spirit products of this man Be but obscurely woven mystic dreams? ROMANUS: Upon the spirit path his friends have trod; He hath not made sufficient progress yet To join himself to foes of his own soul, Who bring to many mystics danger great When they pursue him into life on earth. BELLICOSUS: If thou dost think him safe from such attacks Nought hinders thee from working for him there So that this great scheme may be brought to pass Which Hilary would carry out through him. For when our friend's companion comes to know How highly thou dost rate the man whom he Dares think of little worth, he will in truth Misdoubt his own opinion. Thou alone Canst win him over to the cause we serve. For well he knows that in thine outer life Thou hast invariably achieved success In all thou hast essayed with forethought wise. ROMANUS: