Itneedsnot，’’answeredtheanchoriteinawhisper；wearegoingwherespiritualarmsavailmuch，andfleshlyweaponsarebutasthereedandthedecayedgourd。’’
Theknightdepositedhisswordbythebedsideasbefore，andarmedonlywithhisdagger，fromwhich，inthisperilouscountry，heneverparted，preparedtoattendhismysterioushost。
Thehermitthenmovedslowlyforwards，andwasfollowedbytheknight，stillundersomeuncertaintywhetherthedarkformwhichglidedonbeforetoshowhimthepath，wasnot，infact，thecreationofadisturbeddream。Theypassed，likeshadows，intotheouterapartment，withoutdisturbingthePaynimEmir，wholaystillburiedinrepose。Beforethecrossandaltarintheoutwardroomalampwasstillburning，amissalwasdisplayed，andonthefloorlayadiscipline，orpenitentialscourgeofsmallcordandwire，thelashesofwhichwerestainedwithrecentblood，atoken，nodoubt，oftheseverepenanceoftherecluse。
HereTheodorickkneeleddown，andpointedtotheknighttotakehisplacebesidehimuponthesharpflints，whichseemedplacedforthepurposeofrenderingthepostureofreverentialdevotionasuneasyaspossible；hereadmanyprayersoftheCatholicChurch，andchanted，inalowbutearnestvoice，threeofthepenitentialpsalms。Theselastheintermixedwithsighsandtears，andconvulsivethrobs，whichborewitnesshowdeeplyhefeltthedivinepoetrywhichherecited。TheScottishknightassistedwithprofoundsincerityattheseactsofdevotion，hisopinionsofhishostbeginning，inthemeantime，tobesomuchchanged，thathedoubtedwhether，fromtheseverityofhispenance，andtheardourofhisprayers，heoughtnottoregardhimasasaint；andwhentheyarosefromtheground，hestoodwithreverencebeforehim，asapupilbeforeanhonouredmaster。
Thehermitwas，onhisside，silentandabstractedforthespaceofafewminutes。