“Perhaps，ifhewereafoolwhowouldrunawayfromfortune，andifhecouldgetleaveofabsence，whichinhiscaseisimpossible；toattemptsuchajourneywithoutitwouldmeanhisdeath。No，ifheiswise，thatsoldierwillbidewhereheisandawaitevents，possessinghissoulinpatience，asagoodChristianshoulddo。Now，asyourgod-
mother，Imustinstructyouinthisservice。Looknotsotroubled；itisreallymostsimple。YouknowStauracius，theeunuch，istobeyourgod-father，whichisveryfortunateforyou，since，althoughhelooksonyouwithdoubtandjealousy，toblindormurderhisowngod-sonwouldcausetoomuchscandaleveninConstantinople。Asaspecialmarkofgrace，also，theBishopBarnabas，ofEgypt，willbeallowedtoassistintheceremony，becauseitwashewhosnatchedyoursoulfromtheburning。Moreover，sincetheSacramentistobeadministeredafterwards，hehasbeencommandedtoattendheretoreceiveyourconfessioninthechapelofthepalace，andwithinanhour。YouknowthatthisdaybeingtheFeastofSt。MichaelandAllAngels，youwillbereceivedinthenameofMichael，ahighonewellfittedtoawarlikesaint，thoughIthinkthatIshallstillcallyouOlaf。Sofarewell，mygod-sontobe，untilwemeetatthecathedral，whereI
shallshineinthereflectedlightofallyourvirtues。“
Thenshesighed，laughedalittle，andglidedaway。
Induecourseapriestofthechapelcametosummonmethere，sayingthattheBishopBarnabasawaitedme。Iwentandmademyconfession，thoughintruthIhadlittletotellhimthathedidnotalreadyknow。