PraisedbetheSonofGod!
EachsuccessivelineseemedtoinspireKalinin’svoicewithaddedyouthfulness,until,indeed,theconcludingwords——“TheOneandOnlyGod“——issuedinahigh,agreeabletenor。
Suddenlyaflashoflightningblazedbeforeus,whiledullthundercrashedamongthemountains,andsentitshundred-voicedechoesrollingoverlandandsea。Inhisconsternation,Kalininopenedhismouthuntilasetoffine,eventeethbecamebaredtoview。Then,withrepeatedcrossingsofhimself,hemuttered。
“0hdreadGod,0hbeneficentGod,0hGodwhosittestonhigh,andonagoldenthrone,andunderagildedcanopy,doThounowpunishSatan,lestheoverwhelmmeinthemidstofmysins!“
Whereafter,turningasmallandterrifiedfaceinmydirection,andblinkinghisbrighteyes,headdedwithhurrieddiction: