Noon
Take your stand on your reason and rest there as Frederic Larsan rests on his cane . You will then soon prove that the great Fred is nothing but a fool . -- 30th October . Noon . `` I acted as I planned . With head on fire , I retraced my way to the gallery , and without having found anything more than I had seen on the previous night , the right hold I had taken of my reason drew me to something so important that I was obliged to cling to it to save myself from falling . `` Now for the strength and patience to find sensible traces to fit in with my thinking -- and these must come within the circle I have drawn between the two bumps on my forehead !