“It’s from the Revelation.”

“ Oh, je m’en souviens, oui, l’ Apocalypse . Lisez, lisez , I am trying our future fortunes by the book. I want to know what has turned up. Read on from there.⁠ ⁠…”

“ ‘And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

“ ‘I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

“ ‘So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

“ ‘Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing: and thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.’ ”