e ready for it. It shall be a longer passion than His, but I
know not how long. Yet you must not go apart, as you desire. You must go
this way and that at all men's will, ever within your _portans stigmata
Domini Jesu_. ['Bearing the marks of the Lord Jesu' (from Gal. vi. 17.)]
And the end of it shall be even as His, and as His apostles' was who now
rules Christendom. _Cum senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget,
et ducet quo tu non vis._ ['When thou shalt be old thou shalt stretch
forth thy hands; and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou
wouldst not' (John xxi. 18.)] And when you come before the heavenly
glory, and the blessed saints shall ask you of your wounds, you shall
answer them as our Lord answered, '_His plagatus sum in domo eorum qui
diligebant me._'" ["With these I was wounded in the house of them that
loved me" (Zach. xiii. 6.)]

* * * * *

When Master Richard had finished speaking, his head and body shook so
much that he could scarce stand, or see the King plainly, and by this he
perceived for a certainty that God was speaking by him. But he was aware
that my lord cardinal was standing up with his hand outstretched and an
appearance of great anger on his face. For indeed those were terrible
things that Master Richard had said--that he should foretell the King's
death in this manner, and all the sorrows that he should go through,
for, as you know, all these words came about.

Yet it seemed that something restrained my lord from speaking till the
other was done; but when Master Richard went back a step, shaking under
the spirit of God, my lord burst out into words.

Master Richard could not understand him; there was drumming in his ears,
and the sweat poured from him, but when sight came back he observed my
lord's face, red with passion, turning now to him, now to the King, who
sat still in his place; his white eyebrows went up and down, and his
scarlet cape and his rochet flapped this way and that as he shook his
arms and cried out.

When he had done there was silence again for a full minute. Master
Richard could hear the breathing of one in the gallery without.

Then the King rose up without speaking, but looking intently upon the
young man, and still without speaking, went out from the room, and my
lord went after him.

When Master Richard had stood a little while waiting, and there was no
sound (for the door into the King's parlour was now shu