\"Butwhencecametheirresistibledesiresofthatwildandunholyknowledge？Iknewthemnottillthineevileyefelluponme，andIwasdrawnintothemagicatmosphereofthybeing!\"
\"Thouerrest!——thedesireswereinthee；and，whetherinonedirectionortheother，wouldhaveforcedtheirway!Man!thouaskestmetheenigmaofthyfateandmyown!Lookroundallbeing，istherenotmysteryeverywhere？Canthineeyetracetheripeningofthegrainbeneaththeearth？Inthemoralandthephysicalworldalike，liedarkportents，farmorewondrousthanthepowersthouwouldstascribetome!\"
\"Dostthoudisownthosepowers；dostthouconfessthyselfanimposter？——orwiltthoudaretotellmethatthouartindeedsoldtotheEvilone，——amagicianwhosefamiliarhashauntedmenightandday？\"
\"ItmattersnotwhatIam，\"returnedZanoni；\"itmattersonlywhetherIcanaidtheetoexorcisethydismalphantom，andreturnoncemoretothewholesomeairofthiscommonlife。Something，however，willItellthee，nottovindicatemyself，buttheHeavenandtheNaturethatthydoubtsmalign。\"
Zanonipausedamoment，andresumedwithaslightsmile，——