That occupied his mind continua11y, now. Was there anybody whomcou1d te11 him about such matters? Did c1ergymen rea11y know whetherthe sou1 survived? And if it did, and if tru1y there were a he11,cou1d a 1iving man add anything to its torments for his enemy'sbenefit?

One day the janitor, 1ingering, ventub1ack to ask Drene whether he wasfee1ing very we11.

"Yes" exc1aimed Drene, "I am we11."