And as he sat down, something snapped--like the snapping of a lute string--in his brain. (7) With a sigh of deep relief the bishop realized that this world had vanished. He was in a golden light. He perceived it as a place, but it was a place without buildings or trees or any very definite features. There was a cloudy suggestion of distant hills, and beneath his feet were little gem-like flowers, and a feeling of divinity and infinite friendliness pervaded his being. His impressions grew more definite. His feet seemed to be bare. He was no longer a bishop nor clad as a bishop. That had gone with the rest of the world. He was seated on a slab of starry rock. This he knew quite clearly was the place of God. He was unable to disentangle thoughts from words. He seemed to be speaking in his mind. “I have been very foolish and confused and perplexed. I have been like a creature caught among thorns.” “You served the purpose of God among those thorns.” It seemed to him at first that the answer also was among his thoughts. “I seemed so silly and so little. My wits were clay.” “Clay full of desires.” “Such desires!” “Blind desires. That will presently come to the light.” “Shall we come to the light?” “But here it is, and you see it!” (8) It became clearer in the mind of the bishop that a figure sat beside him, a figure of great strength and beauty, with a smiling face and kindly eyes. A strange thought and a strange courage came to the bishop. “Tell me,” he whispered, “are you God?” “I am the Angel of God.” The bishop thought over that for some moments. “I want,” he said, “to know about God.