Listen. It was in the little
chapel, or oratory, next the chambers which Lord William of Rosenberg
had allotted us in his castle at Trebona. I had set the stone in its
wonted place upon the table, or altar as we called it, when Kelly saw a
great flame in the stone, which thing though he told me, I made no end
of my usual prayer. But suddenly one seemed to come in at the south
window of the chapel, right opposite to Kelly, while the stone was
heaved up without hands, and set down again; wonderful to behold. After
which I saw the man who came in at the window; he had his lower parts in
a cloud, and, with open arms, flew towards Kelly; at which sight he
shrunk back, and the creature took up between both hands the stone with
its frame of gold, and mounted up the way he came. Kelly caught at it,
but could not touch it; thereupon he was grievously alarmed, and had the
_tremor cordis_ for a good while after.[20] This my angelical stone
being taken away, I was mightily troubled, for the other stones in my
possession being made through man's skill and device, I had not a safe
warranty of their virtue, so that I might confidently trust in what they
should disclose.
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