Summary

Chapter 13 is titled “Three Questions.” Bluma, Yehuda Leib, and Mammon enter Dantalion's Yeshiva (a place to study). They see several people studying but are surprised no one is discussing or asking questions. Mammon says it is a “splendid” way to study. Bluma believes it is “sad and lonely.” Mammon says the books in this room are filled with rumors. They listen as an old man reads that “Lord Dantalion is none other than the serpent who tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, but this is commonly held to be poetic metaphor” (235). Mammon says anyone can study here forever without learning significant information. Mammon leads the way to a doorway where a keeper demands to know a secret in order for them to pass. Yehuda Leib is frantically thinking but Mammon outright refuses. They are allowed to pass. Mammon explains that...