Once or twice they stopped in their agonizing climb up the hill.

On its top the cool sea air swept into Nathaniel's face and it was like water to a parched throat.
After a time--it seemed a day of terrible work and pain to him--they came to the streets of the town, and in a half conscious sort of way he cursed at the rabble trailing at their heels.

They passed close to the temple, dirt and blood and a burning torment shutting the vision of it from his eyes, and beyond this there was another crowd.

An aisle opened for them, as it had opened for others ahead of them.

In front of the jail they stopped.