To this platform I saw the company begin to ascend, apparently by an inclined plane or gentle slope.

The throne itself was elevated again, on a kind of square pedestal, to the top of which led a flight of steps.

On the throne sat a majestic-looking figure, whose posture seemed to indicate a mixture of pride and benignity, as he looked down on the multitude below.

The company ascended to the foot of the throne, where they all kneeled for some minutes; then they rose and passed round to the side of the pedestal upon which the throne stood.

Here they crowded close behind the youth, putting him in the foremost place, and one of them opened a door in the pedestal, for the youth to enter.