The men dressed and followed Jesus outside. The road on which the inn was built lay at the foot of Mount Hermon. Its snowy crest rose majestically above them, shining brilliantly in the morning sun. A few days before, the fishermen had seen this peak above the mist that lay over the Lake of Galilee. The beauty of the mountain would have lifted the spirits of men whose hearts were less heavy, but Peter, James, and John had awakened with the same anxiety that had troubled their rest. They did not talk, but climbed steadily toward the summit of the mountain. At last Jesus stopped. Below them lay the valleys of Galilee. Far to the south a blanket of fog covered the lake. As Peter looked, he could not keep back his homesickness; on the shore of that misty lake lived his wife and children. The flood of sunlight had gradually crept down the slope toward them, and now the four men felt its warmth. "Let us kneel here and pray," said Jesus. While Jesus and the three fishermen were away in the mountain, a strange scene occurred at the inn where the other nine disciples had just awakened. Early travelers were moving along the road in front of the inn. Among them came a man leading a donkey on which a boy was riding. He stopped at the inn. "Has Jesus of Nazareth passed this way?" he asked the innkeeper, who was standing there. "Haven't heard anything about him," answered the man curtly. Suddenly he shouted, "Watch out!" The boy was falling off the donkey. His father leaped to catch him, but the donkey shied away and the boy fell heavily to the ground and lay still. "Ah, my son!" cried the father. He lifted the child gently and carried him toward the inn. "Here, you!" shouted the owner roughly. "Get that boy out of here. He has a devil!" The father hesitated and then started toward a long bench. "Let me lay him here," he begged. "Well, all right," grumbled the innkeeper. "But don't take him inside." People had heard the noise and were looking out of the windows. Philip and the Zealot came through the doorway. "What is the matter with your son?" they asked sympathetically. "He has falling sickness," answered the man. "He often hurts himself this way." He was wiping blood from a cut on the boy's pale forehead. The lad opened his eyes and tried to rise. "Stay there, my son," urged the father. He turned to Philip and the Zealot. "Can you tell me where I can find Jesus of Nazareth? I have heard wonderful reports of his power to heal." The two disciples glanced at each other. At that moment Judas and Levi came out of the inn. "This man is looking for the Master," said Philip. "Are you his followers?" cried the man. "I have traveled for five days to find you! If only you will heal my son!" Travelers had stopped and clustered around the lad on the bench. Almost all the guests at the inn had come outside. The four disciples looked at one another; none offered to heal the boy.