He looked at me for a long time, stroking his beard, then he said at last, “Yes. It is time.” That night, in the house of the priesthood, I asked for and received purification. My body hurt but my spirit was a cool stone. It was my father himself who questioned me about my dreams. He bade me look into the smoke of the fire and see—I saw and told what I saw. It was what I have always seen—a river, and, beyond it, a great Dead Place and in it the gods walking. I have always thought about that. His eyes were stern when I told him he was no longer my father but a priest. He said, “This is a strong dream.” –“By the Waters of Babylon,” Stephen Vincent BenĂ©t Which details establish the setting in this passage? Check all that apply. “stroking his beard” “in the house of the priesthood” “my spirit was a cool stone” “I saw and told what I saw” “a river . . . a great Dead Place” “his eyes were stern”