第5章

MENDOZA。[toTanner，becomingmoreconfidentialashefindshimselfvirtuallyalonewithasympatheticlistenerinthestillstarlightofthemountains；foralltherestareasleepbythistime]Itwasjustsowithher，sir。Herintellectreachedforwardintothetwentiethcentury：hersocialprejudicesandfamilyaffectionsreachedbackintothedarkages。Ah，sir，howthewordsofShakespearseemtofiteverycrisisinouremotions！

IlovedLouisa：40，000brothersCouldnotwithalltheirquantityofloveMakeupmysum。

Andsoon。Iforgettherest。Callitmadnessifyouwill——

infatuation。Iamanableman，astrongman：intenyearsI

shouldhaveownedafirst—classhotel。Imether；andyousee！I

amabrigand，anoutcast。EvenShakespearcannotdojusticetowhatIfeelforLouisa。LetmereadyousomelinesthatIhavewrittenabouthermyself。Howeverslighttheirliterarymeritmaybe，theyexpresswhatIfeelbetterthananycasualwordscan。

[Heproducesapacketofhotelbillsscrawledwithmanuscript，andkneelsatthefiretodecipherthem，pokingitwithasticktomakeitglow]。

TANNER。[clappinghimrudelyontheshoulder]Puttheminthefire，President。

MENDOZA。[startled]Eh？

TANNER。Youaresacrificingyourcareertoamonomania。

MENDOZA。Iknowit。

TANNER。Noyoudon’t。Nomanwouldcommitsuchacrimeagainsthimselfifhereallyknewwhathewasdoing。Howcanyoulookroundattheseaugusthills，lookupatthisdivinesky，tastethisfinelytemperedair，andthentalklikealiteraryhackonasecondfloorinBloomsbury？

MENDOZA。[shakinghishead]TheSierraisnobetterthanBloomsburywhenoncethenoveltyhaswornoff。Besides，thesemountainsmakeyoudreamofwomen——ofwomenwithmagnificenthair。

TANNER。OfLouisa，inshort。Theywillnotmakemedreamofwomen，myfriend：Iamheartwhole。

MENDOZA。Donotboastuntilmorning，sir。Thisisastrangecountryfordreams。

TANNER。Well，weshallsee。Goodnight。[Heliesdownandcomposeshimselftosleep]。

Mendoza，withasigh，followshisexample；andforafewmomentsthereispeaceintheSierra。ThenMendozasitsupsuddenlyandsayspleadinglytoTanner——

MENDOZA。Justallowmetoreadafewlinesbeforeyougotosleep。Ishouldreallylikeyouropinionofthem。

TANNER。[drowsily]Goon。Iamlistening。

MENDOZA。IsawtheefirstinWhitsunweekLouisa，Louisa——

TANNER。[roaringhimself]MydearPresident，Louisaisaveryprettyname；butitreallydoesn’trhymewelltoWhitsunweek。

MENDOZA。Ofcoursenot。Louisaisnottherhyme，buttherefrain。

TANNER。[subsiding]Ah，therefrain。Ibegyourpardon。Goon。

MENDOZA。Perhapsyoudonotcareforthatone：Ithinkyouwilllikethisbetter。[Herecites，inrichsofttones，andtoslowtime]

Louisa，Ilovethee。

Ilovethee，Louisa。

Louisa，Louisa，Louisa，Ilovethee。

Onenameandonephrasemakemymusic，Louisa。Louisa，Louisa，Louisa，Ilovethee。

Mendozathylover，Thylover，Mendoza，MendozaadoringlylivesforLouisa。

There’snothingbutthatintheworldforMendoza。

Louisa，Louisa，Mendozaadoresthee。

[Affected]Thereisnomeritinproducingbeautifullinesuponsuchaname。Louisaisanexquisitename，isitnot？

TANNER。[allbutasleep，respondswithafaintgroan]。

MENDOZA。Owertthou，Louisa，ThewifeofMendoza，Mendoza’sLouisa，LouisaMendoza，HowblestwerethelifeofLouisa’sMendoza！

HowpainlesshislongingofloveforLouisa！

Thatisrealpoetry——fromtheheart——fromtheheartofhearts。

Don’tyouthinkitwillmoveher？

Noanswer。

[Resignedly]Asleep，asusual。Doggreltoalltheworld；heavenlymusictome！IdiotthatIamtowearmyheartonmysleeve！[Hecomposeshimselftosleep，murmuring]Louisa，Ilovethee；Ilovethee，Louisa；Louisa，Louisa，Louisa，I——

Strakersnores；rollsoveronhisside；andrelapsesintosleep。

StillnesssettlesontheSierra；andthedarknessdeepens。Thefirehasagainburieditselfinwhiteashandceasedtoglow。Thepeaksshowunfathomablydarkagainstthestarryfirmament；butnowthestarsdimandvanish；andtheskyseemstostealawayoutoftheuniverse。InsteadoftheSierrathereisnothing；

omnipresentnothing。Nosky，nopeaks，nolight，nosound，notimenorspace，uttervoid。Thensomewherethebeginningofapallor，andwithitafaintthrobbingbuzzasofaghostlyvioloncellopalpitatingonthesamenoteendlessly。Acoupleofghostlyviolinspresentlytakeadvantageofthisbass（astaffofmusicissuppliedhere）

andtherewiththepallorrevealsamaninthevoid，anincorporealbutvisibleman，seated，absurdlyenough，onnothing。

Foramomentheraiseshisheadasthemusicpasseshimby。Then，withaheavysigh，hedroopsinutterdejection；andtheviolins，discouraged，retracetheirmelodyindespairandatlastgiveitup，extinguishedbywailingsfromuncannywindinstruments，thus：——

（moremusic）

Itisallveryodd。OnerecognizestheMozartianstrain；

andonthishint，andbytheaidofcertainsparklesofvioletlightinthepallor，theman’scostumeexplainsitselfasthatofaSpanishnoblemanoftheXV—XVIcentury。DonJuan，ofcourse；butwhere？why？how？Besides，inthebriefliftingofhisface，nowhiddenbyhishatbrim，therewasacurioussuggestionofTanner。Amorecritical，fastidious，handsomeface，palerandcolder，withoutTanner’simpetuouscredulityandenthusiasm，andwithoutatouchofhismodernplutocraticvulgarity，butstillaresemblance，evenanidentity。Thenametoo：DonJuanTenorio，JohnTanner。Whereonearth———orelsewhere——havewegottofromtheXXcenturyandtheSierra？

Anotherpallorinthevoid，thistimenotviolet，butadisagreeablesmokyyellow。Withit，thewhisperofaghostlyclarionetturningthistuneintoinfinitesadness：

（Herethereisanothermusicalstaff。）

Theyellowishpallormoves：thereisanoldcronewanderinginthevoid，bentandtoothless；draped，aswellasonecanguess，inthecoarsebrownfrockofsomereligiousorder。Shewandersandwandersinherslowhopelessway，muchasawaspfliesinitsrapidbusyway，untilsheblundersagainstthethingsheseeks：

companionship。Withasobofreliefthepooroldcreatureclutchesatthepresenceofthemanandaddresseshiminherdryunlovelyvoice，whichcanstillexpressprideandresolutionaswellassuffering。

THEOLDWOMAN。Excuseme；butIamsolonely；andthisplaceissoawful。

DONJUAN。Anewcomer？

THEOLDWOMAN。Yes：IsupposeIdiedthismorning。Iconfessed；I

hadextremeunction；Iwasinbedwithmyfamilyaboutmeandmyeyesfixedonthecross。Thenitgrewdark；andwhenthelightcamebackitwasthislightbywhichIwalkseeingnothing。I

havewanderedforhoursinhorribleloneliness。

DONJUAN。[sighing]Ah！youhavenotyetlostthesenseoftime。

Onesoondoes，ineternity。

THEOLDWOMAN。Wherearewe？

DONJUAN。Inhell。

THEOLDWOMAN[proudly]Hell！Iinhell！Howdareyou？

DONJUAN。[unimpressed]Whynot，Senora？

THEOLDWOMAN。Youdonotknowtowhomyouarespeaking。Iamalady，andafaithfuldaughteroftheChurch。

DONJUAN。Idonotdoubtit。

THEOLDWOMAN。ButhowthencanIbeinhell？Purgatory，perhaps：

Ihavenotbeenperfect：whohas？Buthell！oh，youarelying。

DONJUAN。Hell，Senora，Iassureyou；hellatitsbestthatis，itsmostsolitary——thoughperhapsyouwouldprefercompany。

THEOLDWOMAN。ButIhavesincerelyrepented；Ihaveconfessed。

DONJUAN。Howmuch？

THEOLDWOMAN。MoresinsthanIreallycommitted。Ilovedconfession。

DONJUAN。Ah，thatisperhapsasbadasconfessingtoolittle。Atallevents，Senora，whetherbyoversightorintention，youarecertainlydamned，likemyself；andthereisnothingforitnowbuttomakethebestofit。

THEOLDWOMAN[indignantly]Oh！andImighthavebeensomuchwickeder！Allmygooddeedswasted！Itisunjust。

DONJUAN。No：youwerefullyandclearlywarned。Foryourbaddeeds，vicariousatonement，mercywithoutjustice。Foryourgooddeeds，justicewithoutmercy。Wehavemanygoodpeoplehere。

THEOLDWOMAN。Wereyouagoodman？

DONJUAN。Iwasamurderer。

THEOLDWOMAN。Amurderer！Oh，howdaretheysendmetoherdwithmurderers！Iwasnotasbadasthat：Iwasagoodwoman。Thereissomemistake：wherecanIhaveitsetright？

DONJUAN。Idonotknowwhethermistakescanbecorrectedhere。

Probablytheywillnotadmitamistakeeveniftheyhavemadeone。

THEOLDWOMAN。ButwhomcanIask？

DONJUAN。IshouldasktheDevil，Senora：heunderstandsthewaysofthisplace，whichismorethanIevercould。

THEOLDWOMAN。TheDevil！IspeaktotheDevil！

DONJUAN。Inhell，Senora，theDevilistheleaderofthebestsociety。

THEOLDWOMAN。Itellyou，wretch，IknowIamnotinhell。

DONJUAN。Howdoyouknow？

THEOLDWOMAN。BecauseIfeelnopain。

DONJUAN。Oh，thenthereisnomistake：youareintentionallydamned。

THEOLDWOMAN。Whydoyousaythat？

DONJUAN。Becausehell，Senora，isaplaceforthewicked。Thewickedarequitecomfortableinit：itwasmadeforthem。Youtellmeyoufeelnopain。IconcludeyouareoneofthoseforwhomHellexists。

THEOLDWOMAN。Doyoufeelnopain？

DONJUAN。Iamnotoneofthewicked，Senora；thereforeitboresme，boresmebeyonddescription，beyondbelief。

THEOLDWOMAN。Notoneofthewicked！Yousaidyouwereamurderer。

DONJUAN。Onlyaduel。Iranmyswordthroughanoldmanwhowastryingtorunhisthroughme。

THEOLDWOMAN。Ifyouwereagentleman，thatwasnotamurder。

DONJUAN。Theoldmancalleditmurder，becausehewas，hesaid，defendinghisdaughter’shonor。BythishemeantthatbecauseI

foolishlyfellinlovewithherandtoldherso，shescreamed；

andhetriedtoassassinatemeaftercallingmeinsultingnames。

THEOLDWOMAN。Youwerelikeallmen。Libertinesandmurderersall，all，all！

DONJUAN。Andyetwemeethere，dearlady。

THEOLDWOMAN。Listentome。Myfatherwasslainbyjustsuchawretchasyou，injustsuchaduel，forjustsuchacause。I

screamed：itwasmyduty。Myfatherdrewonmyassailant：hishonordemandedit。Hefell：thatwastherewardofhonor。Iamhere：inhell，youtellmethatistherewardofduty。Istherejusticeinheaven？

DONJUAN。No；butthereisjusticeinhell：heavenisfarabovesuchidlehumanpersonalities。Youwillbewelcomeinhell，Senora。Hellisthehomeofhonor，duty，justice，andtherestofthesevendeadlyvirtues。Allthewickednessonearthisdoneintheirname：whereelsebutinhellshouldtheyhavetheirreward？

HaveInottoldyouthatthetrulydamnedarethosewhoarehappyinhell？

THEOLDWOMAN。Andareyouhappyhere？

DONJUAN。[Springingtohisfeet]No；andthatistheenigmaonwhichIponderindarkness。WhyamIhere？I，whorepudiatedallduty，trampledhonorunderfoot，andlaughedatjustice！

THEOLDWOMAN。Oh，whatdoIcarewhyyouarehere？WhyamI

here？I，whosacrificedallmyinclinationstowomanlyvirtueandpropriety！

DONJUAN。Patience，lady：youwillbeperfectlyhappyandathomehere。Aswiththepoet，"HellisacitymuchlikeSeville。"

THEOLDWOMAN。Happy！here！whereIamnothing！whereIamnobody！

DONJUAN。Notatall：youarealady；andwhereverladiesareishell。Donotbesurprisedorterrified：youwillfindeverythingherethataladycandesire，includingdevilswhowillserveyoufromsheerloveofservitude，andmagnifyyourimportanceforthesakeofdignifyingtheirservice——thebestofservants。

THEOLDWOMAN。Myservantswillbedevils。

DONJUAN。Haveyoueverhadservantswhowerenotdevils？

THEOLDWOMAN。Never：theyweredevils，perfectdevils，allofthem。Butthatisonlyamannerofspeaking。Ithoughtyoumeantthatmyservantsherewouldberealdevils。

DONJUAN。Nomorerealdevilsthanyouwillbeareallady。

Nothingisrealhere。Thatisthehorrorofdamnation。

THEOLDWOMAN。Oh，thisisallmadness。Thisisworsethanfireandtheworm。

DONJUAN。Foryou，perhaps，thereareconsolations。Forinstance：

howoldwereyouwhenyouchangedfromtimetoeternity？

THEOLDWOMAN。DonotaskmehowoldIwasasifIwereathingofthepast。Iam77。

DONJUAN。Aripeage，Senora。Butinhelloldageisnottolerated。Itistooreal。HereweworshipLoveandBeauty。Oursoulsbeingentirelydamned，wecultivateourhearts。Asaladyof77，youwouldnothaveasingleacquaintanceinhell。

THEOLDWOMAN。HowcanIhelpmyage，man？

DONJUAN。Youforgetthatyouhaveleftyouragebehindyouintherealmoftime。Youarenomore77thanyouare7or17or27。

THEOLDWOMAN。Nonsense！

DONJUAN。Consider，Senora：wasnotthistrueevenwhenyoulivedonearth？Whenyouwere70，wereyoureallyolderunderneathyourwrinklesandyourgreyhamsthanwhenyouwere30？

THEOLDWOMAN。No，younger：at30Iwasafool。Butofwhatuseisittofeelyoungerandlookolder？

DONJUAN。Yousee，Senora，thelookwasonlyanillusion。Yourwrinkleslied，justastheplumpsmoothskinofmanyastupidgirlof17，withheavyspiritsanddecrepitideas，liesaboutherage？Well，herewehavenobodies：weseeeachotherasbodiesonlybecausewelearnttothinkaboutoneanotherunderthataspectwhenwewerealive；andwestillthinkinthatway，knowingnoother。Butwecanappeartooneanotheratwhatagewechoose。Youhavebuttowillanyofyouroldlooksback，andbacktheywillcome。

THEOLDWOMAN。Itcannotbetrue。

DONJUAN。Try。

THEOLDWOMAN。Seventeen！

DONJUAN。Stop。Beforeyoudecide，Ihadbettertellyouthatthesethingsareamatteroffashion。Occasionallywehavearagefor17；butitdoesnotlastlong。Justatpresentthefashionableageis40——orsay37；buttherearesignsofachange。Ifyouwereatallgood—lookingat27，Ishouldsuggestyourtryingthat，andsettinganewfashion。

THEOLDWOMAN。Idonotbelieveawordyouaresaying。However，27beit。[Whisk！theoldwomanbecomesayoungone，andsohandsomethatintheradianceintowhichherdullyellowhalohassuddenlylightenedonemightalmostmistakeherforAnnWhitefield]。

DONJUAN。DonaAnadeUlloa！

ANA。What？Youknowme！

DONJUAN。Andyouforgetme！

ANA。Icannotseeyourface。[Heraiseshishat]。DonJuanTenorio！Monster！Youwhoslewmyfather！evenhereyoupursueme。

DONJUAN。IprotestIdonotpursueyou。Allowmetowithdraw[going]。

ANA。[reininghisarm]Youshallnotleavemealoneinthisdreadfulplace。

DONJUAN。Providedmystayingbenotinterpretedaspursuit。

ANA。[releasinghim]YoumaywellwonderhowIcanendureyourpresence。Mydear，dearfather！

DONJUAN。Wouldyouliketoseehim？

ANA。MyfatherHERE！！！

DONJUAN。No：heisinheaven。

ANA。Iknewit。Mynoblefather！Heislookingdownonusnow。

Whatmusthefeeltoseehisdaughterinthisplace，andinconversationwithhismurderer！

DONJUAN。Bytheway，ifweshouldmeethim——

ANA。Howcanwemeethim？Heisinheaven。

DONJUAN。Hecondescendstolookinuponusherefromtimetotime。Heavenboreshim。Soletmewarnyouthatifyoumeethimhewillbemortallyoffendedifyouspeakofmeashismurderer！

HemaintainsthathewasamuchbetterswordsmanthanI，andthatifhisfoothadnotslippedhewouldhavekilledme。Nodoubtheisright：Iwasnotagoodfencer。Ineverdisputethepoint；soweareexcellentfriends。

ANA。Itisnodishonortoasoldiertobeproudofhisskillinarms。

DONJUAN。Youwouldrathernotmeethim，probably。

ANA。Howdareyousaythat？

DONJUAN。Oh，thatistheusualfeelinghere。Youmayrememberthatonearth——thoughofcourseweneverconfessedit——thedeathofanyoneweknew，eventhosewelikedbest，wasalwaysmingledwithacertainsatisfactionatbeingfinallydonewiththem。

ANA。Monster！Never，never。

DONJUAN。[placidly]Iseeyourecognizethefeeling。Yes：afuneralwasalwaysafestivityinblack，especiallythefuneralofarelative。Atallevents，familytiesarerarelykeptuphere。Yourfatherisquiteaccustomedtothis：hewillnotexpectanydevotionfromyou。

ANA。Wretch：Iworemourningforhimallmylife。

DONJUAN。Yes：itbecameyou。Butalifeofmourningisonething：aneternityofitquiteanother。Besides，hereyouareasdeadashe。Cananythingbemoreridiculousthanonedeadpersonmourningforanother？Donotlookshocked，mydearAna；anddonotbealarmed：thereisplentyofhumbuginhell（indeedthereishardlyanythingelse）；butthehumbugofdeathandageandchangeisdroppedbecausehereWEarealldeadandalleternal。

Youwillpickupourwayssoon。

ANA。AndwillallthemencallmetheirdearAna？

DONJUAN。No。Thatwasaslipofthetongue。Ibegyourpardon。

ANA。[almosttenderly]Juan：didyoureallylovemewhenyoubehavedsodisgracefullytome？

DONJUAN。[impatiently]]Oh，Ibegyounottobegintalkingaboutlove。Heretheytalkofnothingelsebutlove——itsbeauty，itsholiness，itsspirituality，itsdevilknowswhat！——excuseme；butitdoessoboreme。Theydon’tknowwhatthey’retalkingabout。I

do。Theythinktheyhaveachievedtheperfectionoflovebecausetheyhavenobodies。Sheerimaginativedebauchery！Faugh！

ANA。Hasevendeathfailedtorefineyoursoul，Juan？Hastheterriblejudgmentofwhichmyfather’sstatuewastheministertaughtyounoreverence？

DONJUAN。Howisthatveryflatteringstatue，bytheway？Doesitstillcometosupperwithnaughtypeopleandcastthemintothisbottomlesspit？

ANA。Ithasbeenagreatexpensetome。Theboysinthemonasteryschoolwouldnotletitalone：themischievousonesbrokeit；andthestudiousoneswrotetheirnamesonit。Threenewnosesintwoyears，andfingerswithoutend。Ihadtoleaveittoitsfateatlast；andnowIfearitisshockinglymutilated。Mypoorfather！

DONJUAN。Hush！Listen！[Twogreatchordsrollingonsyncopatedwavesofsoundbreakforth：Dminoranditsdominant：aroundofdreadfuljoytoallmusicians]。Ha！Mozart’sstatuemusic。Itisyourfather。YouhadbetterdisappearuntilIpreparehim。[Shevanishes]。

>Fromthevoidcomesalivingstatueofwhitemarble，designedtorepresentamajesticoldman。Buthewaiveshismajestywithinfinitegrace；walkswithafeather—likestep；andmakeseverywrinkleinhiswarwornvisagebrimoverwithholidayjoyousness。

Tohissculptorheowesaperfectlytrainedfigure，whichhecarrieserectandtrim；andtheendsofhismoustachecurlup，elasticaswatchsprings，givinghimanairwhich，butforitsSpanishdignity，wouldbecalledjaunty。HeisonthepleasantesttermswithDonJuan。Hisvoice，saveforamuchmoredistinguishedintonation，issolikethevoiceofRoebuckRamsdenthatitcallsattentiontothefactthattheyarenotunlikeoneanotherinspiteoftheirverydifferentfashionofshaving。

DONJUAN。Ah，hereyouare，myfriend。Whydon’tyoulearntosingthesplendidmusicMozarthaswrittenforyou？

THESTATUE。Unluckilyhehaswrittenitforabassvoice。Mineisacountertenor。Well：haveyourepentedyet？

DONJUAN。Ihavetoomuchconsiderationforyoutorepent，DonGonzalo。IfIdid，youwouldhavenoexcuseforcomingfromHeaventoarguewithme。

THESTATUE。True。Remainobdurate，myboy。IwishIhadkilledyou，asIshouldhavedonebutforanaccident。ThenIshouldhavecomehere；andyouwouldhavehadastatueandareputationforpietytoliveupto。Anynews？

DONJUAN。Yes：yourdaughterisdead。

THESTATUE。[puzzled]Mydaughter？[Recollecting]Oh！theoneyouweretakenwith。Letmesee：whatwashername？

DONJUAN。Ana。

THESTATUE。Tobesure：Ana。Agoodlookinggirl，ifIrecollectaright。HaveyouwarnedWhatshisname——herhusband？

DONJUAN。MyfriendOttavio？No：IhavenotseenhimsinceAnaarrived。

Anacomesindignantlytolight。

ANA。Whatdoesthismean？OttaviohereandYOURfriend！Andyou，father，haveforgottenmyname。Youareindeedturnedtostone。

THESTATUE。Mydear：IamsomuchmoreadmiredinmarblethanI

everwasinmyownpersonthatIhaveretainedtheshapethesculptorgaveme。Hewasoneofthefirstmenofhisday：youmustacknowledgethat。

ANA。Father！Vanity！personalvanity！fromyou！

THESTATUE。Ah，yououtlivedthatweakness，mydaughter：youmustbenearly80bythistime。Iwascutoff（byanaccident）inmy64thyear，andamconsiderablyyourjuniorinconsequence。

Besides，mychild，inthisplace，whatourlibertinefriendherewouldcallthefarceofparentalwisdomisdropped。Regardme，I

beg，asafellowcreature，notasafather。

ANA。Youspeakasthisvillainspeaks。

THESTATUE。Juanisasoundthinker，Ana。Abadfencer，butasoundthinker。

ANA。[horrorcreepinguponher]Ibegintounderstand。Thesearedevils，mockingme。Ihadbetterpray。

THESTATUE。[consolingher]No，no，no，mychild：donotpray。Ifyoudo，youwillthrowawaythemainadvantageofthisplace。

Writtenoverthegateherearethewords"Leaveeveryhopebehind，yewhoenter。"Onlythinkwhatareliefthatis！Forwhatishope？Aformofmoralresponsibility。Herethereisnohope，andconsequentlynoduty，nowork，nothingtobegainedbypraying，nothingtobelostbydoingwhatyoulike。Hell，inshort，isaplacewhereyouhavenothingtodobutamuseyourself。[DonJuansighsdeeply]。Yousigh，friendJuan；butifyoudweltinheaven，asIdo，youwouldrealizeyouradvantages。

DONJUAN。Youareingoodspiritsto—day，Commander。Youarepositivelybrilliant。Whatisthematter？

THESTATUE。Ihavecometoamomentousdecision，myboy。Butfirst，whereisourfriendtheDevil？Imustconsulthiminthematter。AndAnawouldliketomakehisacquaintance，nodoubt。

ANA。Youarepreparingsometormentforme。

DONJUAN。Allthatissuperstition，Ana。Reassureyourself。

Remember：thedevilisnotsoblackasheispainted。

THESTATUE。Letusgivehimacall。

Atthewaveofthestatue’shandthegreatchordsrolloutagainbutthistimeMozart’smusicgetsgrotesquelyadulteratedwithGounod’s。Ascarlethalobeginstoglow；andintoittheDevilrises，veryMephistophelean，andnotatallunlikeMendoza，thoughnotsointeresting。Helooksolder；isgettingprematurelybald；and，inspiteofaneffusionofgoodnatureandfriendliness，ispeevishandsensitivewhenhisadvancesarenotreciprocated。

Hedoesnotinspiremuchconfidenceinhispowersofhardworkorendurance，andis，onthewhole，adisagreeablyself—indulgentlookingperson；butheiscleverandplausible，thoughperceptiblylesswellbredthanthetwoothermen，andenormouslylessvitalthanthewoman。

THEDEVIL。[heartily]HaveIthepleasureofagainreceivingavisitfromtheillustriousCommanderofCalatrava？[Coldly]DonJuan，yourservant。[Politely]Andastrangelady？Myrespects，Senora。

ANA。Areyou——

THEDEVIL。[bowing]Lucifer，atyourservice。

ANA。Ishallgomad。

THEDEVIL。[gallantly]Ah，Senora，donotbeanxious。Youcometousfromearth，fulloftheprejudicesandterrorsofthatpriest—riddenplace。Youhaveheardmeillspokenof；andyet，believeme，Ihavehostsoffriendsthere。

ANA。Yes：youreignintheirhearts。

THEDEVIL。[shakinghishead]Youflatterme，Senora；butyouaremistaken。Itistruethattheworldcannotgetonwithoutme；butitnevergivesmecreditforthat：initsheartitmistrustsandhatesme。Itssympathiesareallwithmisery，withpoverty，withstarvationofthebodyandoftheheart。Icallonittosympathizewithjoy，withlove，withhappiness，withbeauty。

DONJUAN。[nauseated]Excuseme：Iamgoing。YouknowIcannotstandthis。

THEDEVIL。[angrily]Yes：Iknowthatyouarenofriendofmine。

THESTATUE。Whatharmishedoingyou，Juan？Itseemstomethathewastalkingexcellentsensewhenyouinterruptedhim。

THEDEVIL。[warmlyshakingthestatue’shand]Thankyou，myfriend：thankyou。Youhavealwaysunderstoodme：hehasalwaysdisparagedandavoidedme。

DONJUAN。Ihavetreatedyouwithperfectcourtesy。

THEDEVIL。Courtesy！Whatiscourtesy？Icarenothingformerecourtesy。Givemewarmthofheart，truesincerity，thebondofsympathywithloveandjoy——

DONJUAN。Youaremakingmeill。

THEDEVIL。There！[Appealingtothestatue]Youhear，sir！Oh，bywhatironyoffatewasthiscoldselfishegotistsenttomykingdom，andyoutakentotheicymansionsofthesky！

THESTATUE。Ican’tcomplain。Iwasahypocrite；anditservedmerighttobesenttoheaven。

THEDEVIL。Why，sir，doyounotjoinus，andleaveasphereforwhichyourtemperamentistoosympathetic，yourhearttoowarm，yourcapacityforenjoymenttoogenerous？

THESTATUE。Ihavethisdayresolvedtodoso。Infuture，excellentSonoftheMorning，Iamyours。IhaveleftHeavenforever。

THEDEVIL。[againgraspinghishand]Ah，whatanhonorforme！

Whatatriumphforourcause！Thankyou，thankyou。Andnow，myfriend——Imaycallyousoatlast——couldyounotpersuadeHIM

totaketheplaceyouhaveleftvacantabove？

THESTATUE。[shakinghishead]IcannotconscientiouslyrecommendanybodywithwhomIamonfriendlytermstodeliberatelymakehimselfdullanduncomfortable。

THEDEVIL。Ofcoursenot；butareyousureHEwouldbeuncomfortable？Ofcourseyouknowbest：youbroughthimhereoriginally；andwehadthegreatesthopesofhim。Hissentimentswereinthebesttasteofourbestpeople。Yourememberhowhesang？[Hebeginstosinginanasaloperaticbaritone，tremulousfromaneternityofmisuseintheFrenchmanner]。

Vivanlefemmine！

Vivailbuonvino！

THESTATUE。[takingupthetuneanoctavehigherinhiscountertenor]

SostegnoagloriaD’umanita。

THEDEVIL。Precisely。Well，heneversingsforusnow。

DONJUAN。Doyoucomplainofthat？Hellisfullofmusicalamateurs：musicisthebrandyofthedamned。Maynotonelostsoulbepermittedtoabstain？

THEDEVIL。Youdareblasphemeagainstthesublimestofthearts！

DONJUAN。[withcolddisgust]Youtalklikeahystericalwomanfawningonafiddler。

THEDEVIL。Iamnotangry。Imerelypityyou。Youhavenosoul；

andyouareunconsciousofallthatyoulose。Nowyou，SenorCommander，areabornmusician。Howwellyousing！Mozartwouldbedelightedifhewerestillhere；buthemopedandwenttoheaven。Curioushowtheseclevermen，whomyouwouldhavesupposedborntobepopularhere，haveturnedoutsocialfailures，likeDonJuan！

DONJUAN。Iamreallyverysorrytobeasocialfailure。

THEDEVIL。Notthatwedon’tadmireyourintellect，youknow。Wedo。ButIlookatthematterfromyourownpointofview。Youdon’tgetonwithus。Theplacedoesn’tsuityou。Thetruthis，youhave——Iwon’tsaynoheart；forweknowthatbeneathallyouraffectedcynicismyouhaveawarmone。

DONJUAN。[shrinking]Don’t，pleasedon’t。

THEDEVIL。[nettled]Well，you’venocapacityforenjoyment。Willthatsatisfyyou？

DONJUAN。Itisasomewhatlessinsufferableformofcantthantheother。Butifyou’llallowme，I’lltakerefuge，asusual，insolitude。

THEDEVIL。WhynottakerefugeinHeaven？That’stheproperplaceforyou。[ToAna]Come，Senora！couldyounotpersuadehimforhisowngoodtotryachangeofair？

ANA。ButcanhegotoHeavenifhewantsto？

THEDEVIL。What’stopreventhim？

ANA。Cananybody——canIgotoHeavenifIwantto？

THEDEVIL。[rathercontemptuously]Certainly，ifyourtasteliesthatway。

ANA。Butwhydoesn’teverybodygotoHeaven，then？

THESTATUE。[chuckling]Icantellyouthat，mydear。It’sbecauseheavenisthemostangelicallydullplaceinallcreation：that’swhy。

THEDEVIL。HisexcellencytheCommanderputsitwithmilitarybluntness；butthestrainoflivinginHeavenisintolerable。

ThereisanotionthatIwasturnedoutofit；butasamatteroffactnothingcouldhaveinducedmetostaythere。Isimplyleftitandorganizedthisplace。

THESTATUE。Idon’twonderatit。Nobodycouldstandaneternityofheaven。

THEDEVIL。Oh，itsuitssomepeople。Letusbejust，Commander：

itisaquestionoftemperament。Idon’tadmiretheheavenlytemperament：Idon’tunderstandit：Idon’tknowthatI

particularlywanttounderstandit；butittakesallsortstomakeauniverse。Thereisnoaccountingfortastes：therearepeoplewholikeit。IthinkDonJuanwouldlikeit。

DONJUAN。But——pardonmyfrankness——couldyoureallygobackthereifyoudesiredto；orarethegrapessour？

THEDEVIL。Backthere！Ioftengobackthere。HaveyouneverreadthebookofJob？Haveyouanycanonicalauthorityforassumingthatthereisanybarrierbetweenourcircleandtheotherone？

ANA。Butsurelythereisagreatgulffixed。

THEDEVIL。Dearlady：aparablemustnotbetakenliterally。Thegulfisthedifferencebetweentheangelicandthediabolictemperament。Whatmoreimpassablegulfcouldyouhave？Thinkofwhatyouhaveseenonearth。Thereisnophysicalgulfbetweenthephilosopher’sclassroomandthebullring；butthebullfightersdonotcometotheclassroomforallthat。HaveyoueverbeeninthecountrywhereIhavethelargestfollowing——

England？Theretheyhavegreatracecourses，andalsoconcertroomswheretheyplaytheclassicalcompositionsofhisExcellency’sfriendMozart。Thosewhogototheracecoursescanstayawayfromthemandgototheclassicalconcertsinsteadiftheylike：thereisnolawagainstit；forEnglishmenneverwillbeslaves：theyarefreetodowhatevertheGovernmentandpublicopinionallowsthemtodo。Andtheclassicalconcertisadmittedtobeahigher，morecultivated，poetic，intellectual，ennoblingplacethantheracecourse。Butdotheloversofracingdeserttheirsportandflocktotheconcertroom？Notthey。TheywouldsufferthereallthewearinesstheCommanderhassufferedinheaven。Thereisthegreatgulfoftheparablebetweenthetwoplaces。Amerephysicalgulftheycouldbridge；oratleastI

couldbridgeitforthem（theearthisfullofDevil’sBridges）；

butthegulfofdislikeisimpassableandeternal。Andthatistheonlygulfthatseparatesmyfriendsherefromthosewhoareinvidiouslycalledtheblest。

ANA。Ishallgotoheavenatonce。

THESTATUE。Mychild；onewordofwarningfirst。LetmecompletemyfriendLucifer’ssimilitudeoftheclassicalconcert。AteveryoneofthoseconcertsinEnglandyouwillfindrowsofwearypeoplewhoarethere，notbecausetheyreallylikeclassicalmusic，butbecausetheythinktheyoughttolikeit。Well，thereisthesamethinginheaven。Anumberofpeoplesitthereinglory，notbecausetheyarehappy，butbecausetheythinktheyoweittotheirpositiontobeinheaven。TheyarealmostallEnglish。

THEDEVIL。Yes：theSouthernersgiveitupandjoinmejustasyouhavedone。ButtheEnglishreallydonotseemtoknowwhentheyarethoroughlymiserable。AnEnglishmanthinksheismoralwhenheisonlyuncomfortable。

THESTATUE。Inshort，mydaughter，ifyougotoHeavenwithoutbeingnaturallyqualifiedforit，youwillnotenjoyyourselfthere。

ANA。AndwhodaressaythatIamnotnaturallyqualifiedforit？

ThemostdistinguishedprincesoftheChurchhaveneverquestionedit。Ioweittomyselftoleavethisplaceatonce。

THEDEVIL。[offended]Asyouplease，Senora。Ishouldhaveexpectedbettertastefromyou。

ANA。Father：Ishallexpectyoutocomewithme。Youcannotstayhere。Whatwillpeoplesay？

THESTATUE。People！Why，thebestpeoplearehere——princesofthechurchandall。SofewgotoHeaven，andsomanycomehere，thattheblest，oncecalledaheavenlyhost，areacontinuallydwindlingminority。Thesaints，thefathers，theelectoflongagoarethecranks，thefaddists，theoutsidersofto—day。

THEDEVIL。Itistrue。FromthebeginningofmycareerIknewthatIshouldwininthelongrunbysheerweightofpublicopinion，inspiteofthelongcampaignofmisrepresentationandcalumnyagainstme。Atbottomtheuniverseisaconstitutionalone；andwithsuchamajorityasmineIcannotbekeptpermanentlyoutofoffice。

DONJUAN。Ithink，Ana，youhadbetterstayhere。

ANA。[jealously]Youdonotwantmetogowithyou。

DONJUAN。SurelyyoudonotwanttoenterHeaveninthecompanyofareprobatelikeme。

ANA。Allsoulsareequallyprecious。Yourepent，doyounot？

DONJUAN。MydearAna，youaresilly。Doyousupposeheavenislikeearth，wherepeoplepersuadethemselvesthatwhatisdonecanbeundonebyrepentance；thatwhatisspokencanbeunspokenbywithdrawingit；thatwhatistruecanbeannihilatedbyageneralagreementtogiveitthelie？No：heavenisthehomeofthemastersofreality：thatiswhyIamgoingthither。

ANA。Thankyou：Iamgoingtoheavenforhappiness。Ihavehadquiteenoughofrealityonearth。

DONJUAN。Thenyoumuststayhere；forhellisthehomeoftheunrealandoftheseekersforhappiness。Itistheonlyrefugefromheaven，whichis，asItellyou，thehomeofthemastersofreality，andfromearth，whichisthehomeoftheslavesofreality。Theearthisanurseryinwhichmenandwomenplayatbeingherosandheroines，saintsandsinners；buttheyaredraggeddownfromtheirfool’sparadisebytheirbodies：hungerandcoldandthirst，ageanddecayanddisease，deathaboveall，makethemslavesofreality：thriceadaymealsmustbeeatenanddigested：thriceacenturyanewgenerationmustbeengendered：agesoffaith，ofromance，andofsciencearealldrivenatlasttohavebutoneprayer"Makemeahealthyanimal。"Buthereyouescapethetyrannyoftheflesh；forhereyouarenotananimalatall：youareaghost，anappearance，anillusion，aconvention，deathless，ageless：inaword，bodiless。

Therearenosocialquestionshere，nopoliticalquestions，noreligiousquestions，bestofall，perhaps，nosanitaryquestions。

Hereyoucallyourappearancebeauty，youremotionslove，yoursentimentsheroism，youraspirationsvirtue，justasyoudidonearth；butheretherearenohardfactstocontradictyou，noironiccontrastofyourneedswithyourpretensions，nohumancomedy，nothingbutaperpetualromance，auniversalmelodrama。

AsourGermanfriendputitinhispoem，"thepoeticallynonsensicalhereisgoodsense；andtheEternalFemininedrawsuseverupwardandon"——withoutgettingusastepfarther。Andyetyouwanttoleavethisparadise！

ANA。ButifHellbesobeautifulasthis，howgloriousmustheavenbe！

TheDevil，theStatue，andDonJuanallbegintospeakatonceinviolentprotest；thenstop，abashed。

DONJUAN。Ibegyourpardon。

THEDEVIL。Notatall。Iinterruptedyou。

THESTATUE。Youweregoingtosaysomething。

DONJUAN。Afteryou，gentlemen。

THEDEVIL。[toDonJuan]YouhavebeensoeloquentontheadvantagesofmydominionsthatIleaveyoutodoequaljusticetothedrawbacksofthealternativeestablishment。

DONJUAN。InHeaven，asIpictureit，dearlady，youliveandworkinsteadofplayingandpretending。Youfacethingsastheyare；youescapenothingbutglamor；andyoursteadfastnessandyourperilareyourglory。Iftheplaystillgoesonhereandonearth，andalltheworldisastage，Heavenisatleastbehindthescenes。ButHeavencannotbedescribedbymetaphor。ThitherI

shallgopresently，becausethereIhopetoescapeatlastfromliesandfromthetedious，vulgarpursuitofhappiness，tospendmyeonsincontemplation——

THESTATUE。Ugh！

DONJUAN。SenorCommander：Idonotblameyourdisgust：apicturegalleryisadullplaceforablindman。Butevenasyouenjoythecontemplationofsuchromanticmiragesasbeautyandpleasure；sowouldIenjoythecontemplationofthatwhichinterestsmeaboveallthingsnamely，Life：theforcethateverstrivestoattaingreaterpowerofcontemplatingitself。Whatmadethisbrainofmine，doyouthink？Nottheneedtomovemylimbs；foraratwithhalfmybrainsmovesaswellasI。Notmerelytheneedtodo，buttheneedtoknowwhatIdo，lestinmyblindeffortstoliveIshouldbeslayingmyself。

THESTATUE。Youwouldhaveslainyourselfinyourblindeffortstofencebutformyfootslipping，myfriend。

DONJUAN。Audaciousribald：yourlaughterwillfinishinhideousboredombeforemorning。

THESTATUE。Haha！DoyourememberhowIfrightenedyouwhenI

saidsomethinglikethattoyoufrommypedestalinSeville？Itsoundsratherflatwithoutmytrombones。

DONJUAN。Theytellmeitgenerallysoundsflatwiththem，Commander。

ANA。Oh，donotinterruptwiththesefrivolities，father。IstherenothinginHeavenbutcontemplation，Juan？

DONJUAN。IntheHeavenIseek，nootherjoy。ButthereistheworkofhelpingLifeinitsstruggleupward。Thinkofhowitwastesandscattersitself，howitraisesupobstaclestoitselfanddestroysitselfinitsignoranceandblindness。Itneedsabrain，thisirresistibleforce，lestinitsignoranceitshouldresistitself。Whatapieceofworkisman！saysthepoet。Yes：

butwhatablunderer！Hereisthehighestmiracleoforganizationyetattainedbylife，themostintenselyalivethingthatexists，themostconsciousofalltheorganisms；andyet，howwretchedarehisbrains！Stupiditymadesordidandcruelbytherealitieslearntfromtoilandpoverty：Imaginationresolvedtostarvesoonerthanfacetheserealities，pilingupillusionstohidethem，andcallingitselfcleverness，genius！Andeachaccusingtheotherofitsowndefect：StupidityaccusingImaginationoffolly，andImaginationaccusingStupidityofignorance：whereas，alas！Stupidityhasalltheknowledge，andImaginationalltheintelligence。

THEDEVIL。Andaprettykettleoffishtheymakeofitbetweenthem。DidInotsay，whenIwasarrangingthataffairofFaust’s，thatallMan’sreasonhasdoneforhimistomakehimbeastlierthananybeast。Onesplendidbodyisworththebrainsofahundreddyspeptic，flatulentphilosophers。

DONJUAN。Youforgetthatbrainlessmagnificenceofbodyhasbeentried。Thingsimmeasurablygreaterthanmanineveryrespectbutbrainhaveexistedandperished。Themegatherium，theicthyosaurushavepacedtheearthwithseven—leaguestepsandhiddenthedaywithcloudvastwings。Wherearetheynow？Fossilsinmuseums，andsofewandimperfectatthat，thataknuckleboneoratoothofoneofthemisprizedbeyondthelivesofathousandsoldiers。Thesethingslivedandwantedtolive；butforlackofbrainstheydidnotknowhowtocarryouttheirpurpose，andsodestroyedthemselves。

THEDEVIL。AndisMananythelessdestroyinghimselfforallthisboastedbrainofhis？Haveyouwalkedupanddownupontheearthlately？Ihave；andIhaveexaminedMan’swonderfulinventions。AndItellyouthatintheartsoflifemaninventsnothing；butintheartsofdeathheoutdoesNatureherself，andproducesbychemistryandmachineryalltheslaughterofplague，pestilenceandfamine。ThepeasantItemptto—dayeatsanddrinkswhatwaseatenanddrunkbythepeasantsoftenthousandyearsago；andthehousehelivesinhasnotalteredasmuchinathousandcenturiesasthefashionofalady’sbonnetinascoreofweeks。Butwhenhegoesouttoslay，hecarriesamarvelofmechanismthatletslooseatthetouchofhisfingerallthehiddenmolecularenergies，andleavesthejavelin，thearrow，theblowpipeofhisfathersfarbehind。IntheartsofpeaceManisabungler。Ihaveseenhiscottonfactoriesandthelike，withmachinerythatagreedydogcouldhaveinventedifithadwantedmoneyinsteadoffood。Iknowhisclumsytypewritersandbunglinglocomotivesandtediousbicycles：theyaretoyscomparedtotheMaximgun，thesubmarinetorpedoboat。ThereisnothinginMan’sindustrialmachinerybuthisgreedandsloth：hisheartisinhisweapons。ThismarvellousforceofLifeofwhichyouboastisaforceofDeath：Manmeasureshisstrengthbyhisdestructiveness。

Whatishisreligion？AnexcuseforhatingME。Whatishislaw？

AnexcuseforhangingYOU。Whatishismorality？Gentility！anexcuseforconsumingwithoutproducing。Whatishisart？Anexcuseforgloatingoverpicturesofslaughter。Whatarehispolitics？Eithertheworshipofadespotbecauseadespotcankill，orparliamentarycockfighting。Ispentaneveninglatelyinacertaincelebratedlegislature，andheardthepotlecturingthekettleforitsblackness，andministersansweringquestions。WhenIleftIchalkeduponthedoortheoldnurserysaying——"Asknoquestionsandyouwillbetoldnolies。"Iboughtasixpennyfamilymagazine，andfounditfullofpicturesofyoungmenshootingandstabbingoneanother。Isawamandie：hewasaLondonbricklayer’slaborerwithsevenchildren。Heleftseventeenpoundsclubmoney；andhiswifespentitallonhisfuneralandwentintotheworkhousewiththechildrennextday。

Shewouldnothavespentsevenpenceonherchildren’sschooling：

thelawhadtoforcehertoletthembetaughtgratuitously；butondeathshespentallshehad。Theirimaginationglows，theirenergiesriseupattheideaofdeath，thesepeople：theyloveit；andthemorehorribleitisthemoretheyenjoyit。Hellisaplacefarabovetheircomprehension：theyderivetheirnotionofitfromtwoofthegreatestfoolsthateverlived，anItalianandanEnglishman。TheItaliandescribeditasaplaceofmud，frost，filth，fire，andvenomousserpents：alltorture。Thisass，whenhewasnotlyingaboutme，wasmaunderingaboutsomewomanwhomhesawonceinthestreet。TheEnglishmandescribedmeasbeingexpelledfromHeavenbycannonsandgunpowder；andtothisdayeveryBritonbelievesthatthewholeofhissillystoryisintheBible。WhatelsehesaysIdonotknow；foritisallinalongpoemwhichneitherInoranyoneelseeversucceededinwadingthrough。Itisthesameineverything。Thehighestformofliteratureisthetragedy，aplayinwhicheverybodyismurderedattheend。Intheoldchroniclesyoureadofearthquakesandpestilences，andaretoldthattheseshowedthepowerandmajestyofGodandthelittlenessofMan。Nowadaysthechroniclesdescribebattles。Inabattletwobodiesofmenshootatoneanotherwithbulletsandexplosiveshellsuntilonebodyrunsaway，whentheotherschasethefugitivesonhorsebackandcutthemtopiecesastheyfly。Andthis，thechronicleconcludes，showsthegreatnessandmajestyofempires，andthelittlenessofthevanquished。Oversuchbattlesthepeoplerunaboutthestreetsyellingwithdelight，andeggtheirGovernmentsontospendhundredsofmillionsofmoneyintheslaughter，whilstthestrongestMinistersdarenotspendanextrapennyinthepoundagainstthepovertyandpestilencethroughwhichtheythemselvesdailywalk。Icouldgiveyouathousandinstances；buttheyallcometothesamething：thepowerthatgovernstheearthisnotthepowerofLifebutofDeath；andtheinnerneedthathasnervedLifetotheeffortoforganizingitselfintothehumanbeingisnottheneedforhigherlifebutforamoreefficientengineofdestruction。Theplague，thefamine，theearthquake，thetempestweretoospasmodicintheiraction；thetigerandcrocodileweretooeasilysatiatedandnotcruelenough：

somethingmoreconstantly，moreruthlessly，moreingeniouslydestructivewasneeded；andthatsomethingwasMan，theinventoroftherack，thestake，thegallows，andtheelectrocutor；oftheswordandgun；aboveall，ofjustice，duty，patriotismandalltheotherismsbywhicheventhosewhoarecleverenoughtobehumanelydisposedarepersuadedtobecomethemostdestructiveofallthedestroyers。

DONJUAN。Pshaw！allthisisold。Yourweakside，mydiabolicfriend，isthatyouhavealwaysbeenagull：youtakeManathisownvaluation。Nothingwouldflatterhimmorethanyouropinionofhim。Helovestothinkofhimselfasboldandbad。Heisneitheronenortheother：heisonlyacoward。Callhimtyrant，murderer，pirate，bully；andhewilladoreyou，andswaggeraboutwiththeconsciousnessofhavingthebloodoftheoldseakingsinhisveins。Callhimliarandthief；andhewillonlytakeanactionagainstyouforlibel。Butcallhimcoward；andhewillgomadwithrage：hewillfacedeathtooutfacethatstingingtruth。

Mangiveseveryreasonforhisconductsaveone，everyexcuseforhiscrimessaveone，everypleaforhissafetysaveone；andthatoneishiscowardice。Yetallhiscivilizationisfoundedonhiscowardice，onhisabjecttameness，whichhecallshisrespectability。Therearelimitstowhatamuleoranasswillstand；butManwillsufferhimselftobedegradeduntilhisvilenessbecomessoloathsometohisoppressorsthattheythemselvesareforcedtoreformit。

THEDEVIL。Precisely。AndthesearethecreaturesinwhomyoudiscoverwhatyoucallaLifeForce！

DONJUAN。Yes；fornowcomesthemostsurprisingpartofthewholebusiness。

THESTATUE。What’sthat？

DONJUAN。Why，thatyoucanmakeanyofthesecowardsbravebysimplyputtinganideaintohishead。

THESTATUE。Stuff！AsanoldsoldierIadmitthecowardice：it’sasuniversalasseasickness，andmattersjustaslittle。Butthataboutputtinganideaintoaman’sheadisstuffandnonsense。Inabattleallyouneedtomakeyoufightisalittlehotbloodandtheknowledgethatit’smoredangeroustolosethantowin。

DONJUAN。Thatisperhapswhybattlesaresouseless。Butmenneverreallyovercomefearuntiltheyimaginetheyarefightingtofurtherauniversalpurpose——fightingforanidea，astheycallit。WhywastheCrusaderbraverthanthepirate？Becausehefought，notforhimself，butfortheCross。Whatforcewasitthatmethimwithavalorasrecklessashisown？Theforceofmenwhofought，notforthemselves，butforIslam。TheytookSpainfromus，thoughwewerefightingforourveryhearthsandhomes；butwhenwe，too，foughtforthatmightyidea，aCatholicChurch，wesweptthembacktoAfrica。