Fragmentary drafts for the first, second, fifth, seventh, eighth, and tenth images

Felix Balde explains why Capesius is gloomy: this had to happen because he already stands in that world of the future and is reserved for it, in contrast to which Thomasius's world is still error. If Capesius were now close to full life, the spirit of Thomasius would be tempting for him; the guardian of the threshold protects him from a temptation that he cannot yet resist.