<8 " Is it morning yet ? " he said. 

 S8 " Yes, master," said Ivan. " Dost thou 

 not hear the morning bells ? " 

 S8 " My strength is far spent," said Sylvester, 

 " and my time is very short. I would fain 

 see the faces of my 'friends once more." 

 < " Master," said Nicholas, " we cannot let 

 them in, for they are too many. They have 

 been waiting outside this hour or more." 

 S " Then do thou and Ivan," said Sylvester, 

 "bear me out in my bed, for I must say -a 

 word to them ere I depart." 

 98 So Nicholas and Ivan bore him forth, and 

 the people when they saw him fell on their 

 knees and begged his blessing. Then Sylvester 

 raised his hand and blessed them, and, having 

 done this, he asked them to listen, and he 

 told them his dream as I have here set it 

 down. And when he had done, one said to 

 another, " Surely our dear master wanders in 

 his mind," and another said, " It is a pretty 

 tale, but why is it told to us ? " But others 

 understood and were silent. And when they 

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