Angels and Women (1924)

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burst upon your guilty heads !" Then throwing
up his arms he exclaimed: "O God, it
is vain, all in vain l The day of wrath is at
hand !
"The night winds whisper a dreadful
secret. In far-off regions I hear the mutterings
of the approaching storm. The ominous
roar of ocean is borne upon the blast;
it gapes to devour its prey. The seals of
Death and Sheol are broken, and Vengeance
rushes forth on the wings of Destruction.
Too late! Too late! You will hear my voice
no more; the Prophet’s work is ended!"
He ceased, and there was a great commotion
in the crowd; but I gave no heed to it,
for Minerva, shaken like a reed in the wind,
cried out----"O Prophet of God, I repent l Is
there no mercy for me ?" He heard her and
was about to approach, when a malignant
demon who hovered behind a black cloud
swooped out of the sky, and aimed a dart at
the Prophet. But a holy angel, until that
moment unperceived, rose at the critical