Christ Legends

full, clear day, and her female slaves stoo

her hair, if her husband was up. She learned that he had been called out to pass j

difficult to do so during the trial. We

completed. Then she asked: "Has any amon

ewish miracle performer," answe

y," said another slave. "It is just he whom the Jews have bro

he slaves withdrew. When she returned she said: "They accuse him of wanting to make

fied and said: "I must speak with my husband, other

eep and shudder. And one among them was touched, so she said: "If you wi

d wrote a few words on a wax tab

place of execution, the hour for repast was come, and to this Pilate had invited a few of the Romans who visited Jerusa

nor's wife sat all the while silent and dej

ut the message she had sent him in the morning. He chaffed her because she had believed

dream, but a warning sent by the gods. You should

forted, no matter how much the guests exerted themselves, by kee

and exclaimed: "What is this? Have we sat so

ve all, it was remarkable to see how the whole variegated play of color which it sprea

r. "We actually look like the dead," said the young orator

ls would warn you? They are incensed because you condemned a holy and innocent man. I am thinking that although he may already be on the cross, he is

t the sun lose its luster because a Jewish heretic has been condemned to the cross. On the contrary, we may ex

d he could not see even the wine goblet standing in front of him. He b

k you!" he said half-angrily to his wife. "Now it is apparent to me that you have succeeded with your dreams in driving away the joys of the table. But if i

grew more and more serious. They ceased emptying their goblets, and they sat with brows knit. T

n a dream, for I have seen this day not the Emperor, but his old friend Faustina, march into

ricken with a terrible illness," observed the leader of the troops. "It also

has sent messengers after the Prophet to summon h

eror has actually taken it into his head to let this miracle-worker be su

turned you into children? One would think that you had a

may not be impossible, perhaps, to save the

e, what would become of law and order in this land, if they learned that

a dream, that I have seen Faustina

said Pilate. "He will understand that this visionary, who let himself be misus

earthquake shook the ground. The Governor's palace stood intact, but during some minutes j

ould make itself heard, th

mmand in my name that the Prophet of Naza

peristyle, to be under the open sky in case the earthquake should be repe

hortly. He stopped

him alive

very second that he gave up the

st the outer gate. When these knocks were heard, they all stagg

fterwards a s

kinsman Sulpicius. They are come to beg yo

heard. When the Governor looked around, he noticed that his friends