Onanothernighthebegantotemptme，verysubtly。\"Iseeasparkofgreatnessinyou，Humphrey，\"hesaid，\"anditcomesintomyheartthatyou，too，mightlearntorule。WithYva，thelastofmyblood，itisotherwise。Sheisthechildofmyageandofaraceoutworn；toogentle，toomuchallwomanly。Thesoulthattriumphsmustshinelikesteelinthesun，andcutifneedbe；
notmerelybebeauteousandshedperfumelikealilyintheshade。Yetsheisverywiseandfair，\"herehelookedatme，\"perchanceofhermightcomechildrensuchasweretheirforefathers，whoagainwouldwieldthesceptreofthedominionoftheearth。\"
Imadenoanswer，wonderingwhathemeantexactlyandthinkingitwisesttobesilent。
\"Youareoftheshort—livedraces，\"hewenton，\"yetverymuchaman，notwithoutintelligence，andbytheartsIhaveIcansostrengthenyourframethatitwillenduretheshocksoftimeforthreesuchlivesasyours，orperchanceformore，andthen——\"
Againhepausedandwenton：