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The Monk.
But you know me not?
King Skule
'Tis you that are to lead me to Elgesæter.
The Monk.
'Tis I that will lead you to the throne.
King Skule.
Can you do that?
The Monk.
I can, if you but will it.
King Skule.
And by what means?
The Monk.
By the means I have used before;—I will take you up into a high mountain and show you all the glory of the world.
King Skule.
All the glory of the world have I seen ere now, in dreams of temptation.
The Monk.
'Twas I that gave you those dreams.
King Skule.
Who are you?
The Monk.
An envoy from the oldest Pretender in the world.
