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Excerpt from The Scapegoat: Illustrated In. Tlze lieart of blorocco tlzere is one man wlzo lives a life tlzat is lilac a lzymn, appealing to God against tyranny and corruption and stiamo. Lis great soul is tlze leader of a vast following, wlziclc lias come to ln'm from every scoured and beaten corner of tbc land. His voice resounds tlzrouglzout Barbary, and wlzeresoever men are bt'o/jt'll tlzey go to lzim, and wlzereso ever women are fallen and wrecleed tlzey seele tlzc mercy and tlze slzelter of lzis face. He is poor, and lzas not/ting to give tlzem save one tlzing only, but tlzat is tlic best tlzing of all - it is liepe. Lvot liope in life, but lzope in deatlz, tlze sublime lzope w/zose radiance is always around him. At an tlzat veils lzis face before tlie mysteries of llio lzereafter, and science tlzat recl'ons tlze laws of nature and ignores ilze power of God, tiave no place wit/z tlze Mal: di. Tlie unseen is tiis certainty; tlze miracle is all in all to l/im, ' lze tlzrongs llio air wit/i marvels; God speaks to lzim in dreams wlien lze sleeps, and warns and directs lzim by signs wlzen lie is awalce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.