Hitherto Power had come to men bychance, but now there were these seekers seeking, seeking among rare andcurious and perplexing objects, sometimes finding some odd utilisablething, sometimes deceiving themselves with fancied discovery, sometimespretending to find. The world of every day laughed at these eccentricbeings, or found them annoying and ill-treated them, or was seizedwith fear and made saints and sorcerers and warlocks of them, or withcovetousness and entertained them hopefully; but for... read more
