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SE:Alargeroomwithadooratthebadahesideopeningtoaninnerroom.Adeskandachairinthemiddle.Anhlassonabraearthedoor.Acreepystool.SomebeheWISEMANsittingathisdesk.
WISEMAN[turnihepagesofabook].WhereisthatpassageIamtoexplaintomypupilsto?day?
Hereitis,andthebooksaysthatitwaswrittenbyabeggaronthewallsofBabylon:"Therearetwolivingtries,theonevisibleandtheoneinvisible;aiswihusitissummerinthattry;aheNovemberwindsareupamongusitislambing?timethere."Iwishthatmypupilshadaskedmetoexplainanyotherpassage,forthisisahardpassage.[TheFOOLesinandstandsatthedoor,holdingouthishat.Hehasapairofshearsiherhand.]Itsoundstomelikefoolishness;ahatotbe,forthewriterofthisbook,whereIhavefoundsomuowledge,wouldnothavesetitbyitselfonthispage,andsurrouwithsomanyimagesandsomanydeepcolorsandsomuegilding,ifithadbeenfoolishness.
FOOL.Givemeapenny.
WISEMAN.[Turnstoane.]Herehehaswritten:"Thelearnedinoldtimesfotthevisibletry."ThatIuand,butIhavetaughtmylearnersbetter.
FOOL.Wontyougivemeapenny?
WISEMAN.Whatdoyouwant?ThewordsofthewiseSarawillnotteauch.
FOOL.SuchagreatwiseteacherasyouarewillnotrefuseapennytoaFool.
WISEMAN.Whatdoyouknowaboutwisdom?
FOOL.Oh,Iknow!IknowwhatIhaveseen.
WISEMAN.Whatisityouhaveseen?
FOOL.WhebyKilwherethebellsusedtingatthebreakofeveryday,Icouldhearnothingbutthepeoplesnintheirhouses.WhebyTubbervanachwheretheyoungmeobeclimbingthehilltotheblessedwell,theyweresittingatthecrossroadsplayingcards.WhebyCarrigoraswherethefriarsusedtobefastingandservingthepoor,Isawthemdrinkingwineandobeyingtheirwives.AndwhenIaskedwhatmisfortunehadbroughtalltheseges,theysaiditwasnomisfortuitwasthewisdomtheyhadlearnedfromyourteag.
WISEMAN.Runroundtothekit,andmywifewillgiveyousomethi.
FOOL.Thatisfoolishadviceforawisemantogive.
WISEMAN.Why,Fool?
FOOL.Whatiseatenisgone.Ienniesformybag.Imustbuybatheshops,andnutsinthemarket,andstrongdrinkforthetimewhenthesunisweak.AndIwantsocatchtherabbitsandthesquirrelsandthebares,andapottocookthemin.
WISEMAN.Goaway.Ihaveotherthingstothinkofnowthangivingyoupennies.
FOOL.GivemeapennyandIwillbringyouluck.BresaltheFishermasmesleepamosinhisloftier?timebecausehesaysIbringhimludinthesummer?timethewildcreaturesletmesleepheirsandtheirholes.Itisluckyeventolookatmeortotouchme,butitismuchmoreluckytogivemeapenny.[Holdsouthishand.]IfIwasntlucky,Idstarve.
WISEMAN.Whathaveyougottheshearsfor?
FOOL.Iwonttellyou.IfItoldyou,youwoulddrivethemaway.
WISEMAN.WhomwouldIdriveaway?
FOOL.Iwonttellyou.
WISEMAN.NotifIgiveyouapenny?
FOOL.No.
WISEMAN.NotifIgiveyoutwopennies.
FOOL.Youwillbeveryluckyifyougivemetwopennies,butIwonttellyou.
WISEMAN.Threepennies?
FOOL.Four,andIwilltellyou!
WISEMAN.Verywell,four.ButIwillnotcallyouTeiguetheFoolanylonger.
FOOL.Letmeeclosetoyouwherenobodywillhearme.Butfirstyoumustpromiseyouwillnotdrivethemaway.[WISEMANnods.]Everydaymengooutdressedinbladspreadgreatblaetsoverthehill,greatblaets.
WISEMAN.Whydotheydothat?
FOOL.Thattheymaycatchthefeetoftheangels.Buteverym,justbeforethedawn,Igooutandcuttheswithmyshears,andtheangelsflyaway.
WISEMAN.Ah,nowIknowthatyouareTeiguetheFool.YouhavetoldmethatIamwise,andIhaveneverseenanangel.
FOOL.Ihaveseeyofangels.
WISEMAN.Doylucktotheaoo.
FOOL.Oh,no,no!Noonecoulddothat.Buttheyarealwaysthereifonelooksaboutoheyarelikethebladesofgrass.
WISEMAN.Whendoyouseethem?
FOOL.Whesquiet;thehingwakesupinsideone,somethinghappyandquietlikethestars??notliketheseventhatmove,butlikethefixedstars.[Hepointsupward.]
WISEMAN.Andpensthen?
FOOL.Thenallinaminuteonesmellssummerflowers,andtallpeoplegoby,happyandlaughing,andtheirclothesarethecolorsods.
WISEMAN.IsitlongsinceyouhaveseeeiguetheFool?
FOOL.Notlong,glorybetoGod!Isawoneingbehinow.Itwasnotlaughing,butithadclothesthecolorsods,andtherewassomethingshiningaboutitshead.
WISEMAhereareyourfourpennies.You,afool,say"GlorybetoGod,"butbeforeIcamethewisemensaidit.Runawaynow.Imustringthebellformyscholars.
FOOL.Fourpehatmeansagreatdealofluck.Greatteacher,Ihavebroughtyouplentyofluck![Hegoesoutshakingthebag.]
WISEMAN.ThoughtheycallhimTeiguetheFool,heisnotmorefoolishthaneverybodyusedtobe,withtheirdreamsandtheirpreagsahreeworlds;butIhaveoverthrowhreeworldswiththesevensces.[Hetouchesthebookswithhishands.]WithPhilosophythatwasmadefortheloar,IhavetaughtthemtetTheology;withArchitecture,Ihavehiddentherampartsoftheircloudyheaven;withMusic,thefierceplasdaughterwhosehairisalwaysonfire,andwithGrammarthatisthemoonsdaughter,Ihaveshuttheirearstotheimaginaryharpingsandspeechoftheangels;andIhavemadeformationsofbattlewithArithmeticthathaveputthehostsofheaventotherout.But,RhetoridDialectic,thathavebeenbornoutofthelightstarandoutoftheamorousstar,youhavebeenmyspearmanandmycatapult!Oh!myswifthorseman!Oh!mykeendartingarguments,itisbecauseofyouthatIhaveoverthrowsoffoolishness![AnANGEL,ihecolorofembers,andcarryingablossomingappleboughinhishandandwithagildedhaloabouthishead,standsupohreshold.]BeforeIcame,mensmiuffedwithfollyaboutaheavenwherebirdssangthehours,andaboutahatcameandstoodupohresholds.ButIhavelockedthevisionsintoheavenandturhekeyuponthem.Well,Imustsiderthispassageaboutthetwotries.Mymotherusedtosaysomethingofthekind.Shewouldsaythatwhenourbodiessleepoursoulsawake,andthatwhateverwithershereripensyonder,andthatharvestsaresnatchedfromusthattheymayfeedinvisiblepeople.Butthemeaningofthebookmustbedifferent,foronlyfoolsandwomehoughtslikethat;theirthoughtswereneverwrittenuponthewallsofBabylon.
[HeseestheANGEL.]Whatareyou?Whoareyou?IthinkIsawsomethatwerelikeyouinmydreamswhenIwasachild??thatbrightthing,thatdressthatisthecolorofembers!ButIhavedohdreams,Ihavedohdreams.
ANGEL.IamtheAheMostHighGod.
WISEMAN.Whyhaveyouetome?
ANGEL.Ihavebroughtyouamessage.
WISEMAN.Whatmessagehaveyongotforme?
ANGEL.Youwilldiewithinthehour.Youwilldiewhegrainshavefalleninthisglass.[Heturnsthehlass.]
WISEMAN.Mytimetodiehasnote.Ihavemypupils.IhaveayoungwifeandchildrenthatIotleave.WhymustIdie?
ANGEL.Youmustdiebecausenosoulshavepassedoverthethresholdofheavensineintothistry.Thethresholdisgrassy,aesarerusty,andtheahatkeepwatchtherearelonely.
WISEMAN.WherewilldeathbriEL.Thedoorsofheavenwillnotopentoyou,foryouhavedeheexistenceofheaven;andthedoorsatorywillnotopentoyou,foryouhavedeheexistenceatory.
WISEMAN.ButIhavealsodeheexistenceofhell!
ANGEL.Hellistheplaceofthosewhodeny.
WISEMAN[kneeling].Ihaveindeeddeniedeverythingandhavetaughtotherstodeny.Ihavebelievedinnothingbutwhatmyseoldme.But,oh!beautifulAngel,fiveme,fiveme!
ANGEL.Youshouldhaveaskedfivenesslongago.
WISEMAN.HadIseenyourfaceasIseeitnow,oh!beautifulAngel,Iwouldhavebelieved,Iwouldhaveaskedfiveness.Maybeyoudonotknowhoweasyitistodoubt.Storm,death,thegrassrotting,manysiesses,thosearethemessehatcametome.Oh!whyareyousilent?YoucarrythepardonoftheMostHigh;giveittome!IwouldkissyourhandsifIwerenotafraid??no,no,thehemofyourdress!
ANGEL.Youletgoundyinghandstooagototakeholdofthemnow.
WISEMAN.Youotuand.Youliveinthattrypeopleoheirdreams.Youliveinatrythatwelydreamabout.Maybeitisashardforyoutouandwhywedisbelieveasitisforustobelieve.Oh!whathaveIsaid!Youknoweverything!GivemetimetoundowhatIhavedone.Givemeayear??amonth??aday??anhivemethishoursend,thatImayundowhatIhavedone!
ANGEL.YouotundowhatyouhavedoIhavethispowerwithmymessage.Ifyoufibelievesbeforethehoursend,youshalletoheaveheyearsatory.For,fromonefieryseed,watchedoverbythosethatseheharvesteagaihegoldenthreshing?floor.Butnowfarewell,forIamwearyoftheweightoftime.
WISEMAN.BlessedbetheFather,blessedbetheSon,blessedbetheSpirit,blessedbetheMesseheyhavesent!
Athedoorandpointingatthehlass].Inalittlewhiletheuppermostglasswillbeempty.
[Goesout.]
WISEMAhingwillbewellwithme.Iwillcallmypupils;theyonlysaytheydoubt.[Pullsthebell.]
Theywillbehereinamoment.Iheartheirfeetoutsideoh.Theywanttopleaseme;theypretendthattheydisbelieve.Beliefistoooldtobeovereallinaminute.Besides,IprovewhatIoncedisproved.
[Anotherpullatthebell.]Theyareingnow.Iwillgotomydesk.Iwillspeakquietly,asifnothinghadhappened.
[Hestandsatthedeskwithafixedlookinhiseyes.]
[EnterPUPILSandtheFOOL.]
FOOL.Leavemealone.Leavemealone.Whoisthatpullingatmybag?Kingsson,donotpullatmybag.
AYOUNGMAN.Didyourfriendstheangelsgiveyouthatbag?Whydonttheyfillyforyou?
FOOL.Givemepennies!Givemesomepennies!
AYOUNGMAgohiscloak,itisingtopieces.Whatdoyouenniesfor,withthatgreatbagatyourwaist?
FOOL.Iwanttobuybatheshops,andnutsinthemarket,andstrongdrinkforthetimewhenthesunisweak,andsocatchrabbitsandthesquirrelsthatstealthenuts,andhares,andagreatpottocookthemin.
AYOUNGMAN.Whydontyourfriendstellyouwhereburiedtreasuresare?
ANOTHER.Whydonttheymakeyoudreamabouttreasures?Ifohreetimes,thereisalwaystreasure.
FOOL[holdingouthishat].Givemepennies!Givemepennies!
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WISEMAN[turnihepagesofabook].WhereisthatpassageIamtoexplaintomypupilsto?day?
Hereitis,andthebooksaysthatitwaswrittenbyabeggaronthewallsofBabylon:"Therearetwolivingtries,theonevisibleandtheoneinvisible;aiswihusitissummerinthattry;aheNovemberwindsareupamongusitislambing?timethere."Iwishthatmypupilshadaskedmetoexplainanyotherpassage,forthisisahardpassage.[TheFOOLesinandstandsatthedoor,holdingouthishat.Hehasapairofshearsiherhand.]Itsoundstomelikefoolishness;ahatotbe,forthewriterofthisbook,whereIhavefoundsomuowledge,wouldnothavesetitbyitselfonthispage,andsurrouwithsomanyimagesandsomanydeepcolorsandsomuegilding,ifithadbeenfoolishness.
FOOL.Givemeapenny.
WISEMAN.[Turnstoane.]Herehehaswritten:"Thelearnedinoldtimesfotthevisibletry."ThatIuand,butIhavetaughtmylearnersbetter.
FOOL.Wontyougivemeapenny?
WISEMAN.Whatdoyouwant?ThewordsofthewiseSarawillnotteauch.
FOOL.SuchagreatwiseteacherasyouarewillnotrefuseapennytoaFool.
WISEMAN.Whatdoyouknowaboutwisdom?
FOOL.Oh,Iknow!IknowwhatIhaveseen.
WISEMAN.Whatisityouhaveseen?
FOOL.WhebyKilwherethebellsusedtingatthebreakofeveryday,Icouldhearnothingbutthepeoplesnintheirhouses.WhebyTubbervanachwheretheyoungmeobeclimbingthehilltotheblessedwell,theyweresittingatthecrossroadsplayingcards.WhebyCarrigoraswherethefriarsusedtobefastingandservingthepoor,Isawthemdrinkingwineandobeyingtheirwives.AndwhenIaskedwhatmisfortunehadbroughtalltheseges,theysaiditwasnomisfortuitwasthewisdomtheyhadlearnedfromyourteag.
WISEMAN.Runroundtothekit,andmywifewillgiveyousomethi.
FOOL.Thatisfoolishadviceforawisemantogive.
WISEMAN.Why,Fool?
FOOL.Whatiseatenisgone.Ienniesformybag.Imustbuybatheshops,andnutsinthemarket,andstrongdrinkforthetimewhenthesunisweak.AndIwantsocatchtherabbitsandthesquirrelsandthebares,andapottocookthemin.
WISEMAN.Goaway.Ihaveotherthingstothinkofnowthangivingyoupennies.
FOOL.GivemeapennyandIwillbringyouluck.BresaltheFishermasmesleepamosinhisloftier?timebecausehesaysIbringhimludinthesummer?timethewildcreaturesletmesleepheirsandtheirholes.Itisluckyeventolookatmeortotouchme,butitismuchmoreluckytogivemeapenny.[Holdsouthishand.]IfIwasntlucky,Idstarve.
WISEMAN.Whathaveyougottheshearsfor?
FOOL.Iwonttellyou.IfItoldyou,youwoulddrivethemaway.
WISEMAN.WhomwouldIdriveaway?
FOOL.Iwonttellyou.
WISEMAN.NotifIgiveyouapenny?
FOOL.No.
WISEMAN.NotifIgiveyoutwopennies.
FOOL.Youwillbeveryluckyifyougivemetwopennies,butIwonttellyou.
WISEMAN.Threepennies?
FOOL.Four,andIwilltellyou!
WISEMAN.Verywell,four.ButIwillnotcallyouTeiguetheFoolanylonger.
FOOL.Letmeeclosetoyouwherenobodywillhearme.Butfirstyoumustpromiseyouwillnotdrivethemaway.[WISEMANnods.]Everydaymengooutdressedinbladspreadgreatblaetsoverthehill,greatblaets.
WISEMAN.Whydotheydothat?
FOOL.Thattheymaycatchthefeetoftheangels.Buteverym,justbeforethedawn,Igooutandcuttheswithmyshears,andtheangelsflyaway.
WISEMAN.Ah,nowIknowthatyouareTeiguetheFool.YouhavetoldmethatIamwise,andIhaveneverseenanangel.
FOOL.Ihaveseeyofangels.
WISEMAN.Doylucktotheaoo.
FOOL.Oh,no,no!Noonecoulddothat.Buttheyarealwaysthereifonelooksaboutoheyarelikethebladesofgrass.
WISEMAN.Whendoyouseethem?
FOOL.Whesquiet;thehingwakesupinsideone,somethinghappyandquietlikethestars??notliketheseventhatmove,butlikethefixedstars.[Hepointsupward.]
WISEMAN.Andpensthen?
FOOL.Thenallinaminuteonesmellssummerflowers,andtallpeoplegoby,happyandlaughing,andtheirclothesarethecolorsods.
WISEMAN.IsitlongsinceyouhaveseeeiguetheFool?
FOOL.Notlong,glorybetoGod!Isawoneingbehinow.Itwasnotlaughing,butithadclothesthecolorsods,andtherewassomethingshiningaboutitshead.
WISEMAhereareyourfourpennies.You,afool,say"GlorybetoGod,"butbeforeIcamethewisemensaidit.Runawaynow.Imustringthebellformyscholars.
FOOL.Fourpehatmeansagreatdealofluck.Greatteacher,Ihavebroughtyouplentyofluck![Hegoesoutshakingthebag.]
WISEMAN.ThoughtheycallhimTeiguetheFool,heisnotmorefoolishthaneverybodyusedtobe,withtheirdreamsandtheirpreagsahreeworlds;butIhaveoverthrowhreeworldswiththesevensces.[Hetouchesthebookswithhishands.]WithPhilosophythatwasmadefortheloar,IhavetaughtthemtetTheology;withArchitecture,Ihavehiddentherampartsoftheircloudyheaven;withMusic,thefierceplasdaughterwhosehairisalwaysonfire,andwithGrammarthatisthemoonsdaughter,Ihaveshuttheirearstotheimaginaryharpingsandspeechoftheangels;andIhavemadeformationsofbattlewithArithmeticthathaveputthehostsofheaventotherout.But,RhetoridDialectic,thathavebeenbornoutofthelightstarandoutoftheamorousstar,youhavebeenmyspearmanandmycatapult!Oh!myswifthorseman!Oh!mykeendartingarguments,itisbecauseofyouthatIhaveoverthrowsoffoolishness![AnANGEL,ihecolorofembers,andcarryingablossomingappleboughinhishandandwithagildedhaloabouthishead,standsupohreshold.]BeforeIcame,mensmiuffedwithfollyaboutaheavenwherebirdssangthehours,andaboutahatcameandstoodupohresholds.ButIhavelockedthevisionsintoheavenandturhekeyuponthem.Well,Imustsiderthispassageaboutthetwotries.Mymotherusedtosaysomethingofthekind.Shewouldsaythatwhenourbodiessleepoursoulsawake,andthatwhateverwithershereripensyonder,andthatharvestsaresnatchedfromusthattheymayfeedinvisiblepeople.Butthemeaningofthebookmustbedifferent,foronlyfoolsandwomehoughtslikethat;theirthoughtswereneverwrittenuponthewallsofBabylon.
[HeseestheANGEL.]Whatareyou?Whoareyou?IthinkIsawsomethatwerelikeyouinmydreamswhenIwasachild??thatbrightthing,thatdressthatisthecolorofembers!ButIhavedohdreams,Ihavedohdreams.
ANGEL.IamtheAheMostHighGod.
WISEMAN.Whyhaveyouetome?
ANGEL.Ihavebroughtyouamessage.
WISEMAN.Whatmessagehaveyongotforme?
ANGEL.Youwilldiewithinthehour.Youwilldiewhegrainshavefalleninthisglass.[Heturnsthehlass.]
WISEMAN.Mytimetodiehasnote.Ihavemypupils.IhaveayoungwifeandchildrenthatIotleave.WhymustIdie?
ANGEL.Youmustdiebecausenosoulshavepassedoverthethresholdofheavensineintothistry.Thethresholdisgrassy,aesarerusty,andtheahatkeepwatchtherearelonely.
WISEMAN.WherewilldeathbriEL.Thedoorsofheavenwillnotopentoyou,foryouhavedeheexistenceofheaven;andthedoorsatorywillnotopentoyou,foryouhavedeheexistenceatory.
WISEMAN.ButIhavealsodeheexistenceofhell!
ANGEL.Hellistheplaceofthosewhodeny.
WISEMAN[kneeling].Ihaveindeeddeniedeverythingandhavetaughtotherstodeny.Ihavebelievedinnothingbutwhatmyseoldme.But,oh!beautifulAngel,fiveme,fiveme!
ANGEL.Youshouldhaveaskedfivenesslongago.
WISEMAN.HadIseenyourfaceasIseeitnow,oh!beautifulAngel,Iwouldhavebelieved,Iwouldhaveaskedfiveness.Maybeyoudonotknowhoweasyitistodoubt.Storm,death,thegrassrotting,manysiesses,thosearethemessehatcametome.Oh!whyareyousilent?YoucarrythepardonoftheMostHigh;giveittome!IwouldkissyourhandsifIwerenotafraid??no,no,thehemofyourdress!
ANGEL.Youletgoundyinghandstooagototakeholdofthemnow.
WISEMAN.Youotuand.Youliveinthattrypeopleoheirdreams.Youliveinatrythatwelydreamabout.Maybeitisashardforyoutouandwhywedisbelieveasitisforustobelieve.Oh!whathaveIsaid!Youknoweverything!GivemetimetoundowhatIhavedone.Givemeayear??amonth??aday??anhivemethishoursend,thatImayundowhatIhavedone!
ANGEL.YouotundowhatyouhavedoIhavethispowerwithmymessage.Ifyoufibelievesbeforethehoursend,youshalletoheaveheyearsatory.For,fromonefieryseed,watchedoverbythosethatseheharvesteagaihegoldenthreshing?floor.Butnowfarewell,forIamwearyoftheweightoftime.
WISEMAN.BlessedbetheFather,blessedbetheSon,blessedbetheSpirit,blessedbetheMesseheyhavesent!
Athedoorandpointingatthehlass].Inalittlewhiletheuppermostglasswillbeempty.
[Goesout.]
WISEMAhingwillbewellwithme.Iwillcallmypupils;theyonlysaytheydoubt.[Pullsthebell.]
Theywillbehereinamoment.Iheartheirfeetoutsideoh.Theywanttopleaseme;theypretendthattheydisbelieve.Beliefistoooldtobeovereallinaminute.Besides,IprovewhatIoncedisproved.
[Anotherpullatthebell.]Theyareingnow.Iwillgotomydesk.Iwillspeakquietly,asifnothinghadhappened.
[Hestandsatthedeskwithafixedlookinhiseyes.]
[EnterPUPILSandtheFOOL.]
FOOL.Leavemealone.Leavemealone.Whoisthatpullingatmybag?Kingsson,donotpullatmybag.
AYOUNGMAN.Didyourfriendstheangelsgiveyouthatbag?Whydonttheyfillyforyou?
FOOL.Givemepennies!Givemesomepennies!
AYOUNGMAgohiscloak,itisingtopieces.Whatdoyouenniesfor,withthatgreatbagatyourwaist?
FOOL.Iwanttobuybatheshops,andnutsinthemarket,andstrongdrinkforthetimewhenthesunisweak,andsocatchrabbitsandthesquirrelsthatstealthenuts,andhares,andagreatpottocookthemin.
AYOUNGMAN.Whydontyourfriendstellyouwhereburiedtreasuresare?
ANOTHER.Whydonttheymakeyoudreamabouttreasures?Ifohreetimes,thereisalwaystreasure.
FOOL[holdingouthishat].Givemepennies!Givemepennies!
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