You shall suffer as never man suffered.

The condition of the Christians whom Nero used as torches shall be heaven to what yours shall be.
Meanwhile--" All this time he kept looking at me, and his words were uttered with a nervous force and intensity that was terrible.

I felt a strange chilling sensation creep over me, and involuntarily I sat down.

No sooner had I done so than he gave a savage, exultant yell.
"You are mine again!" he cried.
It was a terrible struggle.

His will and mine fought for the mastery--his strengthened by a knowledge of laws of which I was ignorant, and constant exertion of it; mine, by a new life which I had but lately begun to live, by a strength given me through communion with my Maker.
For a minute I was chained to the seat.