My hand was shaking so that I could scarcely read the words on the last sheet of paper.

Suddenly I raised my eyes and saw a young man, godlike in form and feature, standing at my side.

His face wore an expression of indescribable eloquence.

As familiar as he afterward became to me, I can never forget the first impression which that magnificent human being made upon my mind, as he stood there--radiating a power that I felt to the tips of my fingers.

What favored son of man was this confronting me, born to such an inheritance of majesty and grace?
I asked myself, regarding him with amazement.