("Hurrah for a merry life! Maister Satan is dead, dead as a door-nail. The monks and the poor-devil friars are married,--bigots and fanatics, Carmelites shod and unshod, the hypocrites and the cowled fellows, the mitres and the hoods. There they stand trembling in their tracks; the Spirits have dethroned them. Gone are the roastings and soup-makings in the Devil's Dutch ovens and in monastic kettles. A plague of these trashy tales of pope and priest! God is good, just, and full of pity. He says to his little children, 'Love one another'; and he pardons the repentant. The great devil in hell is dead. Hurrah for God!") Here is still another series: "Suov ruop eretsym nu sruojuot tnores emem srueisulp; erdnerpmoc ed simrep erocne sap tse suov en li uq snoitseuq sed ridnoforppa ruop tirpse'l sap retnemruot suov en. Liesnoc nob nu zevius." "Suov imrap enger en edrocsid ed tirpse'l siamaj euq." "Arevele suov ueid te sererf sov imrap sreinred sel zeyos; evele ares essiaba's iuq iulec essiaba ares evele's iuq iulec." These sentences must be read backwards, beginning at the end. Some one asked, "Why have you dictated thus?" The reply was: "In order to give you new and unexpected proofs." Read backwards, these Russian-like sentences are as follows: "Celui qui s'eleve sera abaisse, celui qui s'abaisse sera eleve; soyez les derniers parmi vos freres et Dieu vous elevera." "Que jamais l'esprit de discorde ne regne parmi vous." "Suivez un bon conseil. Ne vous tourmenter pas l'esprit pour approfondir des questions qu'il ne vous est pas encore permis de comprendre; plusieurs meme seront toujours un mystere pour vous." ("Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted! Be the least among your brethren, and God will exalt you." "Never let the spirit of discord reign among you." "Follow good counsel. Do not torment your mind in attempting to fathom questions that it is not yet permitted you to comprehend: several of these will always be a mystery to you.") Here is another of a different kind: "Acmairsvnoouussevtoeussbaoinmsoentsfbiideenlteosuss." "Sloeysepzruintissaeinndtieetuesnudrrvaosuessmaairlises." I asked the meaning of this bizarre and portentous conglomeration of letters. The reply was: "To conquer your doubts, read by skipping every other letter." This arrangement using the skipped letters in their turn for the second and fourth lines gives the four following verses: "Amis, nous vous aimons bien tous, Car vous etes bons et fideles. Soyez unis en Dieu: sur vous L'Esprit-Saint etendra ses ailes." ("Friends, we love you all, For you are good and faithful. Be united in God: over you The Holy Spirit will spread his wings.")