\"Doyoustillthreatenmewiththatoutstretchedhand，Preacher？\"mockedOro。
\"Ican’tmoveit，\"saidBastin；\"itseemsturnedtostone。\"
\"Bethankfulthatyoualsoarenotturnedtostone。But，becauseyourcouragepleasesme，Iwillspareyou，yes，andwilladvanceyouinmyNewKingdom。Whatshallyoube？ControllerofReligions，Ithink，sinceallthequalitiesthatahighpriestshouldhaveareyours——faith，fanaticismandfolly。\"
\"Itisverystrange，\"saidBastin，\"butallofasuddenmyarmandhandarequitewellagain。Isupposeitmusthavebeen’pinsandneedles’orsomethingofthatsortwhichmademethrowawaythepistolandpullthetriggerwhenIdidn’tmeantodoso。\"
Thenhewenttofetchthatarticlewhichhadfallenbeyondthedais，andquiteforgothisintentionofexecutingOrointheinterestoftestingitsmechanism，whichprovedtobedestroyed。