Covering her head, the elder hastened to Tirzah, and folded her in her arms, crying, "Daughter, look up! I have his promise; he is indeed the Messiah.

We are saved--saved!" And the two remained kneeling while the procession, slowly going, disappeared over the mount.

When the noise of its singing afar was a sound scarcely heard the miracle began.
There was first in the hearts of the lepers a freshening of the blood; then it flowed faster and stronger, thrilling their wasted bodies with an infinitely sweet sense of painless healing.

Each felt the scourge going from her; their strength revived; they were returning to be themselves.

Directly, as if to make the purification complete, from body to spirit the quickening ran, exalting them to a very fervor of ecstasy.