the whispering evil or crime upon 

 yourself alone. Whoever the en- 

 emy be, even if he be man, that 

 is to say, the very brother of the 

 god whom it is your business to 

 defend, you must attack him 

 blindly, fly at his throat, fasten 

 your perhaps sacrilegious teeth 

 into human flesh, disregard the 

 spell of a hand and voice similar 

 to those of your master, never 

 be silent, never attempt to es- 

 cape, never allow yourself to be 

 tempted or bribed and, lost in 

 the night without help, prolong 



