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THE HOUR-GLASS
He said, when we were studying the book,
That maybe after all the monks were right,
And you mistaken, and if we but gave him time,
He'd prove that it was so.
Fourth Pupil
I never said it.
Wise Man
Dear friend, dear friend, do you believe in God?
Fourth Pupil
Master, they have invented this to mock me.
Wise Man
You are afraid of me.