eachers. Away with him who would rise against them."
Another multitude poured down from the right into the central
thoroughfare. Caiaphas was leading them proudly, exulting in the
manifestations of their zeal.

Into the same central place came a third band led by Annas, whose
followers shouted aloud, "Ye are our fathers, and we will answer for
your honor!"

Annas answered, "Come, children, throw yourselves into the arms of the
holy Sanhedrin. It will save you." While the clamorous multitudes
from these three quarters were pouring down confusedly into the main
street, the shouting of a fourth mob was heard down Pilate's street.

Ezekiel marched at the head of this new company crying, "Shake it off;
the yoke of the deceiver!" and they cried in answer, "We will have
nothing more to do with him; we follow you!" As the four contingents
of the populace collected thus in the open space it could be seen how
successfully they had been organized. Each of the four divisions was
led by a ruler of the people and had in its ranks a number of the
traders of the temple, the witnesses and the priests, whose violent
zeal gave movement and direction to the whole crowd. Various cries
burst forth from the multitude and each section as it saw the strength
of the others exulted and greeted their leaders with shouts of joy.
"The whole people applauds you!" cried one part of the multitude.

"We will be free from that false teacher, the Nazarene!" answered
another section of the crowd.

Then Caiaphas, Annas, Nathanael and Ezekiel, meeting together, cried
with a loud voice, "Your fathers' God will receive you again! You are
again to him a holy people!"

The crowd now massed together in the main street cried, "You are our
true friends. Long live the great Sanhedrin! Long live our teachers
and priests!" and Annas answered, "Death to the Galilean!"

"Up," said Caiaphas, "let us now hasten to Pilate," and Nathanael and
Ezekiel added, "Let us demand his death, his blood."

Then all the people answered, "On to Pilate; the Nazarene shall die!"

As they came tripping forward their leaders addressed them from time to
time to incite their zeal.

"He hath falsified the law," cried the leaders. "He has contemned
Moses and the prophets!" "He hath blasphemed God!"

Then all the people cried again, "To death with the false prophet!"

The section led by Ezekiel shouted, "Death by the cross!" and the other
sections took it up, "Pilate mu