38 THE FIRST DIVERS 



"And again the angel said unto him, 'Dost thou wish 

 me to show thee some of the wonderful things which are 

 in the sea?' And the Two-horned said, *Yea, my lord and 

 messenger of God.' Then the angel cried out to a monster 

 in the sea, and it came up straightway and stood before 

 the Two-horned. And the angel said unto the Two-horned, 

 'Art thou watching this wonder?' And the monster went 

 close up to where the Two-horned was standing and bit 

 the glass cage. Then the Two-horned sat for two days 

 watching for the appearance of its hinder parts and tail, 

 but at the end of this time the monster dropped off the 

 glass cage and disappeared. The angel said unto the Two- 

 horned, 'Hast thou ever seen anything like unto this mon- 

 ster?' And the Two-horned replied, 'Nay. The marvellous 

 things of God are exceedingly wonderful.' 



"And the angel cried out to another monster, and com- 

 manded it to pass very close to the Two-horned. Now the 

 monster was as black as a cloud, and the Two-horned did 

 not see his tail until two days and two nights were passed. 

 And the angel said unto the Two-horned, 'Hast thou ever 

 seen such a monster, or any that was greater than he?' And 

 the Two-horned answered, 'Nay, my lord.' And the angel 

 said unto him, 'Who called thee to do the work which 

 thou hast done? Hath not God made thee to know that 

 His marvels and wonders are very great? Or perhaps, thou 

 still wishest to know His mysteries?' And the Two-horned 

 said unto the angel, 'Oh my lord, inasmuch as my God 

 hath given unto me whatsoever is in the dry land, and in 



