Manisty leaning back in his chair, looked up for an instant at the rattle of the soldiers, then went back sleepily to his Greek book.

Yet Lucy felt her own heart throbbing.

Through the candelabra of the High Altar beneath the dome, she can see the moving figures of the priests, the wreaths of incense ascending.

The face of the celebrant Cardinal, which had dropped out of sight, reappears.

Since it was last visible, according to Catholic faith, the great act of Catholic worship has been accomplished--the Body and Blood are there--God has descended, has mingled with a mortal frame.