7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speech till midnight.--And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.--And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.--And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him, said, Trouble not yourselves, for his life is in him.--When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.--And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. At this time of day, any such contrariety might produce some embarrassment; but, when it is considered how long ago the thing happened, no such uneasy sensation is experienced. A supposition, by which all embarrassment is excluded, is so immediately obvious, as to be scarce worth mentioning. When Paul reached the body, the soul was already in the other world; but, with the kisses goes a whisper, and the soul comes back again. Whether from indolence or from archness, there is something amusing in the course the historian takes for enlivening his narration with these flowers: he sketches out the outline, but leaves it to our imaginations to fill it up. SECTION 11. SUPPOSABLE MIRACLE X.--ON SHIPBOARD, PAUL COMFORTED BY AN ANGEL. ACTS 27:20-25. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be preserved was thenceforth taken away.--But after long abstinence Paul stood in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, but have prevented this harm and damage.--And now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but of the ship, _there shall be loss_.--For there stood by me this night an angel of that God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying,--Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and lo, God hath graciously given to thee all who sail with thee.--Wherefore, Sirs, be of good courage: for I believe God, that it will be as it hath been told me.