Request him to come in here, and wait for me.

And see that another lamp is brought." When he had finished speaking, His Holiness rose.

He moved towards the door of the Gallery, signing to Benedetto to follow him.

Don Teofilo passed out by the opposite door.

Sad omen! In the dark room, where so many flaming words, inspired by the Spirit, had flashed, only the little dying lamp remained.
That part of the Gallery of Inscriptions where the Pope and Benedetto now found themselves was in semi-darkness.