“Thatisagoodterm。IfIamanadvocate，IknowmyEmployer’smind，I，whohavetakenHisfee，andamthereforeinhonourboundtoserveHimfaithfully。NowIwilltellyouHismindaboutyou。Itisthatunlessyouchangeyourwaysandrepent，soonyouwillgotohell。Yes，quitesoon，Ithink，foronesofatcannotbeverystrongintheheart。DowhatIbidyou，Madame，orI，theadvocateofGod，havingHisauthority，willcurseyouintheNameofGod，andintheancientformofwhichyoumayhaveheard。“
“Bah!wouldyoufrightenme，thegreatMadameRienneswhohavespiritsatmycommandandwho，asyouadmit，canlayonspellsandtakethemoff。AfleaforyouandyourGod!“
“Spiritsatyourcommand!Yes，someoftheminthere，Ithink，“andhepointedtotheblackbottleonthetable，“andotherstoo，perhaps；I
willnotdenyit。Well，letthemadvance，andwewillseewhoisonthetopofthemountain，I，theoldpaidadvocateofGod，oryouandyourspirits，Madame，“andhookingthehandleofthebigumbrellaoverhiswrist，hefoldedhisarmsandstaredatherthroughthebluespectacles。
MadameRiennesgibberedsomeinvocation，butnothinghappened。