’Ay！soyouwouldhavepreciseanswerstothosequestions？——therearevariouswaysofsatisfyingyou。ThereistheLithomanteia，orSpeaking—stone，whichanswersyourprayerwithaninfant’svoice；but，then，wehavenotthatpreciousstonewithus——costlyisitandrare。ThenthereistheGastromanteia，wherebythedemoncastspaleanddeadlyimagesuponthewater，propheticofthefuture。Butthisartrequiresalsoglassesofapeculiarfashion，tocontaintheconsecratedliquid，whichwehavenot。I
think，therefore，thatthesimplestmethodofsatisfyingyourdesirewouldbebytheMagicofAir。’
’Itrust，’saidSosia，tremulously，’thatthereisnothingveryfrightfulintheoperation？Ihavenoloveforapparitions。’
’Fearnot；thouwiltseenothing；thouwiltonlyhearbythebubblingofwaterwhetherornotthysuitprospers。First，then，besure，fromtherisingoftheeveningstar，thatthouleavestthegarden—gatesomewhatopen，sothatthedemonmayfeelhimselfinvitedtoentertherein；andplacefruitsandwaternearthegateasasignofhospitality；then，threehoursaftertwilight，comeherewithabowlofthecoldestandpurestwater，andthoushaltlearnall，accordingtotheThessalianloremymothertaughtme。
Butforgetnotthegarden—gate——allrestsuponthat：itmustbeopenwhenyoucome，andforthreehourspreviously。’