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I forgive the offenders as though they were
demons, who must now fulfil their duty. Meanwhile,
the disfavour of the powers is all too
obvious, and I begin in my room to total up the
debit and credit side. Hitherto, and that was
my comfort, I have never been able to bow myself
before others, but now, crushed by the hand
of the invisible, I am anxious to own myself
wrong, and fear lays hold upon me when I
carefully think over my behaviour during the last
wrecks. My conscience exacts my confession
ruthlessly and pitilessly. I had sinned through
conceit, through ὕβρις, the one sin which the
gods do not forgive. Encouraged by the friendship
of Dr. Popus, who had praised my experiments,
I imagined that I had solved the riddle
of the Sphinx. An imitator of Orpheus, I
assumed it as my role to reanimate nature, which
had been done to death by the scientists.
Confident of the favour of the powders, I flattered
myself that I was invincible as regards my foes,
and forgot the most ordinary rules of modesty.
This is the right point at which to insert the
history of my secret friend who has played a
decisive rôle in my life as mentor, counsellor,
comforter, judge, and, not least, as a reliable
helper in various times of need. As early as
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