“ And he saith unto them, Draw out now and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
“ When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was; (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
“ And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now. ”
“But what’s this, what’s this? Why is the room growing wider? … Ah, yes … It’s the marriage, the wedding … yes, of course. Here are the guests, here are the young couple sitting, and the merry crowd and … Where is the wise governor of the feast? But who is this? Who? Again the walls are receding. … Who is getting up there from the great table? What! … He here, too? But he’s in the coffin … but he’s here, too. He has stood up, he sees me, he is coming here. … God!” …