Accordingly，whentheywenttotheobservatorythatnight，insteadofapplyinghiseyetothetelescopeintheaccustomedfashion，Godfreyrushedatthebusinesslikeabullatagate。AtfirstthePasteurwasentirelyconfused，especiallyasGodfreyspokeinEnglish，whichthepreceptormusttranslateintoFrenchinhisownmind。Bydegrees，however，hebecameextraordinarilyinterested，somuchsothatheletthenewpipegoout，andwhatwasveryrarewithhim，exceptinthemostmovingpassagesofhisownsermons，pushedthebluespectaclesfromhishighnoseupwards，tilltheycaughtuponthepatchofgrizzledhairwhichremaineduponhisbaldhead。
“Ah!“hesaid，answeringinFrench，whichbynowGodfreyunderstoodfairlywell，“thisistrulyexciting；atlastIcomeintouchwiththething。Know，Godfrey，thatyoufurnishmewithagreatoccasion。LonghaveIstudiedthis，whatyoucallit——demonology。OfitIknowmuch，thoughnotfromactualtouchtherewith。“
Thenhebegantotalkofgnosticism，andwitchcraft，and/Incubi/，and/Succubi/，andthedevelopmentsofmodernspiritualism，tillGodfreywasquitebewildered。Atlengthhepaused，relitthenewpipe，andsaid：
“Thesematterswewillstudyafterwards；theyare，Iassureyou，mostentertaining。Meanwhile，wehavetodealwithyourMadameRiennes。Allright，oh!quiteallright。Iwillbehermatch。Shewillnotmake/me/kissher，no，notatall，notatall!Betranquil，youngfriend，ifto-morrowyoufeeltheimpulsetogo，goyoushall，butIwillgowithyou。Thenwewillsee。Nowtobedandsleepwell。Forme，Imuststudy；Ihavemanybooksonthissubject，andtherearepointswhereonIwouldrefreshmyself。Benotafraid。IknowmuchofMadameRiennesandIwillleaveherflatasthat，“andwithsurprisingalacrityhejumpedonalargeblackbeetlewhich，unhappilyforitself，justthenranacrosstheobservatoryfloortoenjoythewarmthofthestove。
“Wait，“headded，asGodfreywasleaving。“Firstkneeldown，Ihavememoryoftheancientprayer，orifIforgetbits，Icanfillintheholes。“