Make haste, therefore, thou loiterer, if thou
wouldst ever prosper and rise to eminence in the work of thy
Lord and Master."
"I go no farther in this work, said I, "for I have seen a vision that
has reprimanded the deed!'
"A vision?" said he. "Was it that wench who descended from the
hill?"
"The being that spake to me, and warned me of my danger, was
indeed in the form of a lady," said I.
"She also approached me and said a few words," returned he,
"and I thought there was something mysterious in her manner.
Pray, what did she say? for the words of such a singular message,
and from such a messenger, ought to be attended to. If I
understood her aright, she was chiding us for our misbelief and
preposterous delay."
I recited her words, but he answered that I had been in a state of
sinful doubting at the time, and it was to these doubtings she had
adverted. In short, this wonderful and clear-sighted stranger soon
banished all my doubts and despondency, making me utterly
ashamed of them, and again I set out with him in the pursuit of
my brother. He showed me the traces of his footsteps in the dew,
and pointed out the spot where I should find him.
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