A maid tells Raeliana about a mirror in the west building that promises to give visitors any information they want, and warns her not to go near it. But Raeliana is too curious about what could have happened to Beatrice, the novel's heroine...
Sir Adam had business to attend 
to and has not yet returned.
لدى السيّد آدم عمل يقوم به ولم يعُد بعد
Adam ist in meinem Auftrag unterwegs
und noch nicht zurückgekehrt.
Adam está atendiendo
unos asuntos y aún no vuelve.
Adam está atendiendo unos asuntos
y aún no ha vuelto.
Adam était occupé.
Il n’est pas encore rentré.
सर एडम एक काम के सिलसिले
में गए हैं और अभी तक लौटे नहीं हैं।
Adam attualmente è in missione
 e non è ancora tornato.
O Adam tinha assuntos
a tratar e ainda não voltou.
Адам отбыл по поручению
и ещё не вернулся.