"Whatifitisso! 'sperfectlytrue, it'struethatthat'sthewholesecret, butisn'tthatsuffering, atleastforamanlikethat, whohaswastedhiswholelifeinthedesertandyetcouldnotshakeoffhisincurableloveofhumanity? Inhisoldagehereachedtheclearconvictionthatnothingbuttheadviceofthegreatdreadspiritcouldbuildupanytolerablesortoflifeforthefeeble, unruly, 'incomplete, empiricalcreaturescreatedinjest.' Andso, convincedofthis, heseesthathemustfollowthecounselofthewisespirit, thedreadspiritofdeathanddestruction, andthereforeacceptlyinganddeception, andleadmenconsciouslytodeathanddestruction, andyetdeceivethemallthewaysothattheymaynotnoticewheretheyarebeingled, , ? Andifonlyonesuchstoodattheheadofthewholearmy 'filledwiththelustofpoweronlyforthesakeoffilthygain'—wouldnotonesuchbeenoughtomakeatragedy? Morethanthat, onesuchstandingattheheadisenoughtocreatetheactualleadingideaoftheRomanChurchwithallitsarmiesandJesuits, , , perhapsthespiritofthataccursedoldmanwholovesmankindsoobstinatelyinhisownway, istobefoundevennowinawholemultitudeofsucholdmen, existingnotbychancebutbyagreement, asasecretleagueformedlongagofortheguardingofthemystery, toguarditfromtheweakandtheunhappy, , 'ssomethingofthesamemysteryatthebottom, andthatthat'swhytheCatholicssodetesttheMasonsastheirrivalsbreakinguptheunityoftheidea, whileitissoessentialthatthereshouldbeoneflockandoneshepherd....."
