He had a certain sensation of cold.
A voice rose above him, glacial and solemn. He heard Latin words, which he did not understand, pass over him, so slowly that he was able to catch them one by one:—
“ Qui dormiunt in terrae pulvere, evigilabunt; alii in vitam aeternam, et alii in approbrium, ut videant semper. ”
A child’s voice said:—
“ De profundis. ”
The grave voice began again:—
“ Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine. ”
The child’s voice responded:—