17/34 It was low and soft, as though he feared to speak above a whisper. He had set out that day with the idea of resting his eyes on St.James.In its silent mystery the town now lay at his feet. He pointed a trembling arm toward the glare that shone more powerfully than the others. "That light marks the sacred home of the king!" His voice had again changed. A metallic hardness came into it, his words were vibrant with a strange excitement which he strove hard to conceal. |