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    And so the three of them leave upon their journey�察�but at Layas�察�where 

the King   of Armenia   had his   castle�察  �they heard of the   election of   a new 

pope�察�so they came back to Acre to get his instructions and blessing。 



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                              CHAPTER VII 



     The pope said a grand mass for them�察�and at the gospel he enters the 

pulpit�察�a burly figure of a man with sad eyes。 

     ;The blessing of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost be with 

you and about you�察�Amen。 

     ;It   is  not  to  you�察  �Nicolo    Polo�察  �that  I  wish   to  speak�察   �nor  to  you�察�

Matthew Polo�察�for neither of you are my ambassadors to the Great Khan。 

Merchant and sportsmen�察�I honor you�察�and you have my blessing�察�but you 

have no hopes of mine。            The   dirty diversions of the world are   between 

your   eyes   and   glory�察─  �said   he。  ;It's   only   myself�察  �an   old   and   sorrowful 

man�察  �and   this   child�察  �a   young   and   hopeful   one�察  �can   understand�察  �old   men 

having sight of visions�察�and young men dreaming dreams。 。 。 

     ;Now   in   the   matter   of   converting   the   Great   Khan   and   his   numerous 

millions�察  �first   let   wisdom   speak。    I   have   little   hopes。  He   wants   to   be 

argued   into   it�察  �you   see。  Religion   is   not   a   matter   of   argument。   It   is   a 

wisdom that surpasses wisdom。             It drifts in men's souls as the foggy dew 

comes   unbidden   to   the   trees。    It   is   born   before   our   soul�察  �as   the   horned 

moon is born before our eyes。 

     ;And now�察�my child�察�you might say�察�'What is the use of sending me to 

China if he knows I cannot bring these millions into the fold�拭�My dear son�察�

there   is   the   wisdom   surpassing   wisdom。        A   great   and    noble   thought 

must not die。       Things of the spirit we  cannot reckon as a  husband´man 

reckons his crops。       There is a folk on the marches of Europe�察�and they are 

ever   going   into   battle�察  �and   they   always   fall。   Their   results   are   nothing。 

But their name and their glory will endure forever。 。 。 

     ;My dear son�察�God has put wisdom in my head and beauty into yours。 

Wisdom is needed for the governance of this world�察�but beauty is needed 

for its existence。      In arid deserts there is no life。       Birds do not sing in the 

dark   of   night。   Show   me   a   waste   country�察  �and   I'll   show   you   a   brutal 

people。     No faith can live that is not beautiful。 。 。 

     ;The     beauty    God    has   put  in  your    heart�察 �child�察  �you    must   always 

keep 。 。 。How much I think of it I'll tell you。           I'm an old man now�察�an old 

and broken man�察�and in a few years I'll stand before my Master。 



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     ;'What have you seen on my earth��' He'll ask me�察�'you who followed St。 

Peter��' 

     ;'Lord�     �Lord��' I'll tell Him�察 �'I've seen   mighty things。         I've   seen   the 

bridegroom leave his bride and the king his kingdom�察�the huckster leave 

his booth�察�and the reaper drop his hook�察�that they might rescue Your Holy 

Sepulchre from pagan hands。' 

     ;'And anything else��'        He'll ask。 

     ;'And I've seen a young man go out into the desert and over his head 

was a star。 。 。' 

     ;You     may   think   you   have    failed�察 �child�察 �but   remember      that  in  the 

coming   times   your   name   and   fame   will   awaken   beauty�察  �and   many's   the 

traveler on the hard road will find his courage again�察�and he thinking of 

Marco Polo。       And many's the young man will dream dreams�察�and many's 

the   old   man   will   see   visions�察  �and   they   reading   the   book   by   the   golden 

candle´light�察�and many's the young girl will give you love�察�and you dead 

for centuries。     But for this you must keep your dream。 

     ;Now you'll think it's the queer pope I am to be telling you things like 

this   instead    of  demanding      converts。     But    the  wisdom      that  surpasses 

wisdom comes to you with the Annointing of the Oil。                   'I knew a man in 

Christ above fourteen years ago��' writes Saint Paul�察�'��whether in the body I 

cannot tell�察�or whether out of the body I cannot tell。            God knoweth。�� 

     ;'How   that   he   was   caught   up   into   paradise�察  �and   heard   unspeakable 

words�察�which is not lawful for a man to utter。' 

     ;Now you see there is a wisdom surpassing wisdom�察�and it is out of 

this fount of wisdom I am drawing when I speak to you these words。 

     ;Child�察�I will not keep you any longer。             Only to say this�察�and this is 

the   chiefest   thing�此  �never    let  your  dream     be  taken   from    you。   Keep    it 

unspotted from the world。          In darkness and in tribulation it will go with 

you as a friend�察�but in wealth and power hold fast to it�察�for then is danger。 

Let not the mists of the world�察�the gay diversions�察�the little trifles�察�draw 

you from glory。 

     ;Remember� �

     ;Si oblitus fuero tui Jerusalem�察 �If I forget thee�察�O Jerusalem�察 �

     ;Oblivioni detur dextera mea�察 �let my right hand forget her cunning  



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     ;Adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis�察�si non meminero tui�察 �if I do 

not remember thee�察�let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth  

     ;Si non proposuero Jerusalem�察�in principis laetitiae meae�察 �If I prefer 

not Jerusalem above my chief joy。 

     ;I shall now send a prayer to Heaven�察─�he said�察 �to keep you safe in the 

strange   foreign   ways�察  �to   protect   you   against   wind   and   tempest�察  �against 

pestilence and sudden death�察�against the powers of darkness�察�and Him who 

goes up and down the world for the ruin of souls。; 

     And he   turned to   the   high altar   again�察�and   now  you'd hear his voice 

loud and powerful�察�and now low and secret�察�and the bell struck�察�and the 

acolyte   intoned   the   responses�察  �and   all   of   a  sudden   he   turned   and   spread 

forth his hands。 

     ;Ite�    �Let you go now。        Missa est。; 



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                            CHAPTER VIII 



     And so they set forth with their great train of red�察�snarling camels and 

little   patient   donkeys   and   slender�察  �nervous   horses   toward   the   rising   sun。 

Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out�察�

and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains�察�and by day 

the   wind   was   swift   and   hot   and   by   night   it   was   black   and   cold。 And 

moons were born and died。 。 。 

     And   they  passed   through   the  land   of the   King of Armenia�察 �and   they 

passed Ararat�察  �the   mountain   where   Noah   brought   his   ark   to   anchor�察  �and 

where it still is�察�and where it can be seen still�察�but cannot be reached�察�so 

cold and high and terrible is that mountain。 

     And they passed ruined Babel�察�that was built of Nimrod�察�the first king 

of the world�察�and now is desolation。            They passed it on a waning moon。 

And out   of the   ruins the dragons   came   and   hissed   at   them�察 �and   strange�察�

obscene birds flapped their wings in the air and cawed and pecked at them�察�

and over the desert the satyr called unto her mate。 。 。 

     And   they   passed   through   the   Kingdom   of   Georgia�察  �whose   kings   are 

born   with   the   mark   of   an   eagle   on   their   right   shoulder。 They   passed 

through     Persia�察  �where    the  magicians     worship     fire。  And     they   passed 

through the city of Saba�察�where sleep the three magi who came to worship 

at Bethlehem�察�and their names were Kaspar�察�Balthlasar�察�and Melchior。 

     And   they  passed   through   Camadi�察  �where great   ruins   are   and   robbers 

roam through the magical darkness。              And they passed northward of   the 

Perilous Valley�察�where the Devil's Head is in black stone�察�and that is one of 

the nine entrances to hell�察�and passed the Valley of the Cockadrills�察�where 

there are serpents five fathoms in length�察�and passed the Valley of Cruel 

Women�察�who have precious stones in place of eyes。 。 。 

     And they went through the Dismal Desert�察�where no stream sang。 。 。 

     And in the desert they passed the Trees of the Sun and Moon�察�which 

speak with the voices of men。            And it was from the Speaking Tree that 

Alexander heard of his death。           And it was near there that he and Darius 

fought。     And they passed the Arbre Sec�察�the Dry Tree�察�which has a green 

bark on one side and white on the other�察�and there are no trees within a 



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hundred miles of that tree�察�and it is sprung from the staff of Adam。 

     And    they   passed    through    Balkh�察  �the  Mother     of  Cities。  And     they 

passed   through   Tailian�察  �where   the   great   salt   mountains   are。    And   they 

passed through Badashan�察�where the mountains of the rubies are。 And they 

passed   through   Kashmir�察  �whose   women   are   very   beautiful�察  �and   whose 

magicians weave the strongest spells in the world。 。 。 

     And moons were born and died。 。 。 

     And   they   came   to Alamoot�察  �the   fortess   of   Senex   de   Monte�察  �the   Old 

Man of the Mountain�察�the King of the Assassins�察�the greatest wizard of all 

time。 。 。 

     Now this is the tale of the Old Man the Mountain。 

     Whenever within his dominions there was a fine young horseman�察�the 

Old Man would put a spell on him and draw him to the Castle of Alamoot�察�

and outside of the castle sleep would come on him。                And when he woke 

up�察�he would be inside the castle�察�in the wonderful gardens。                 And they'd 

tell him he was dead and in paradise。            And paradise it would be for him 

what with the lovely women and the great playing on the flutes�察�the birds 

singing�察�and the sun shining�察�the crystal rivers and the flowers of the world。 

And after a while the Old Man of the Mountain would call for him�察�and 

tell him he was sending him back on earth again on a mission to punish 

Such´and´Such。        And the Old Man would put sleep on him and a knife in 

his hand�察�and when he woke he would be outside the Castle of Alamoot。 

And he would start on his mission。           And when he came back he would be 

readmitted to paradise。        And if he didn't come back��

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