This was the way of it

[Johnyxxx]

Hello,

Can anybody explain to me the meaning of the phrase "this was the way of it"?

"I never suspected that my quiet friend was a wizard. Until that fatal Sunday afternoon I had always supposed that the little black door was a cupboard. This was the way of it."

Aleister Crowley, The Drug, 1909

Thank you

 

[Johnyxxx]

Still not sure what it means but is it possible the sentence "this was the way of it" means something like "that´s how it was" or "this is the way it was then?"

 

[Skrej]

Yes, you're correct.