\"Thenhowisitthatwecanbreathehere?\"Iasked。\"Becausethisroadthatwearefollowingconnectswiththeupperairorusedtodoso,sinceonceIfollowedit。Itisalongroadandtheclimbissteep,butatlastitleadstothelightoftheblessedsun,norarethereanypitfallsinthepath。Wouldthatwemighttreadittogether,Humphrey,\"sheaddedwithpassion,\"andberidofmysteriesandthegloom,orthatlightwhichisworsethangloom。\"
\"Whynot?\"Iaskedeagerly。\"Whyshouldwenotturnandflee?\"
\"Whocanfleefrommyfather,theLordOro?\"shereplied。\"Hewouldsnareusbeforewehadgoneamile。Moreover,ifwefled,bytomorrowhalftheworldmustperish。\"
\"Andhowcanwesaveitbynotflying,Yva?\"
\"Idonotknow,Humphrey,yetIthinkitwillbesaved,perchancebysacrifice。Thatisthekeystoneofyourfaith,isitnot?Thereforeifitisaskedofyoutosavetheworld,youwillnotshrinkfromit,willyou,Humphrey?\"