Come and judge for yourself.
"All Jerusalem is going out to the prophet, and with many people else the shore on which he abides is like Mount Olivet in the last days of the Passover.
"MALLUCH." Ben-Hur's face flushed with joy.
"By this word, O my friends," he said--"by this word, our waiting is at end.

The herald of the King has appeared and announced him." Upon hearing the letter read, they also rejoiced at the promise it held out.
"Get ready now," he added, "and in the morning set your faces homeward; when arrived there, send word to those under you, and bid them be ready to assemble as I may direct.

For myself and you, I will go see if the King be indeed at hand, and send you report.

Let us, in the meantime, live in the pleasure of the promise." Going into the cave, he addressed a letter to Ilderim, and another to Simonides, giving notice of the news received, and of his purpose to go up immediately to Jerusalem.

The letters he despatched by swift messengers.