The fierce sun poured down its heat upon his head and upon his altar.

When he looked up he knew what he should see--the glory of God! For fear his very heart stood still, his breath came heavily; he was half suffocated.

He dared not look up.

Then at last he raised himself.

Above him was the quiet blue sky, about him the red earth; there were the clumps of silent ewes and his altar--that was all.
He looked up--nothing broke the intense stillness of the blue overhead.
He looked round in astonishment, then he bowed again, and this time longer than before.
When he raised himself the second time all was unaltered.