[Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson]@TWC D-Link bookLord of the World CHAPTER I 19/45
The others had been as he had been: awed and overcome, yet at the same time kindled in the very depths of their souls.
They had come out--Snowford, Cartwright, Pemberton, and the rest--on to the steps of Paul's House, following that strange figure.
They had intended to say something, but they were dumb as they saw the sea of white faces, heard the groan and the silence, and experienced that compelling wave of magnetism that surged up like something physical, as the volor rose and started on that indescribable progress. Once more he had seen Him, as he and Mabel stood together on the deck of the electric boat that carried them south.
The white ship had passed along overhead, smooth and steady, above the heads of that vast multitude, bearing Him who, if any had the right to that title, was indeed the Saviour of the world.
Then they had come home, and found the priest. That, too, had been a shock to him; for, at first sight, it seemed that this priest was the very man he had seen ascend the rostrum two hours before.
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