第55章

PraisedbetheSonofGod！

EachsuccessivelineseemedtoinspireKalinin’svoicewithaddedyouthfulness，until，indeed，theconcludingwords——“TheOneandOnlyGod“——issuedinahigh，agreeabletenor。

Suddenlyaflashoflightningblazedbeforeus，whiledullthundercrashedamongthemountains，andsentitshundred-voicedechoesrollingoverlandandsea。Inhisconsternation，Kalininopenedhismouthuntilasetoffine，eventeethbecamebaredtoview。Then，withrepeatedcrossingsofhimself，hemuttered。

“0hdreadGod，0hbeneficentGod，0hGodwhosittestonhigh，andonagoldenthrone，andunderagildedcanopy，doThounowpunishSatan，lestheoverwhelmmeinthemidstofmysins！“

Whereafter，turningasmallandterrifiedfaceinmydirection，andblinkinghisbrighteyes，headdedwithhurrieddiction:

“Come，brother！Come！Letusrunonahead，forthunderstormsaremybane。Yes，letusrunwithallpossiblespeed，runANYWHERE，forsoontherainwillbepouringdown，andthesepartsarefulloflurkingfever。“

Off，therefore，westarted，withthewindsmitingusbehind，andourkettlesandteapotsjangling，andmywallet，inparticular，thumpingmeaboutthemiddleofthebodyasthoughithadbeenwieldingalarge，softfist。Yetafarcrywoulditbetothemountains，norwasanydwellinginsight，whileeverandanonbranchescaughtatourclothes，andstonesleaptaloftunderourtread，andtheairgrewsteadilydarker，andthemountainsseemedtobeginglidingtowardsus。

Oncemorefromtheblackcloud-masses，heavenbelchedafierydartwhichcausedtheseatoscintillatewithbluesapphiresinresponse，and，seemingly，torecoilfromtheshoreastheearthshook，andthemountaindefilesemittedagiganticscrunchingsoundoftheirrock-hewnjaws。

“0hHolyOne！0hHolyOne！0hHolyOne！“screamedKalininashedivedintothebushes。

Intherear，thewaveslashedusasthoughtheyhadamindtoarrestourprogress；fromthegloomtoourfrontcameasortofscrapingandrasping；longblackhandsseemedtowaveoverourheads；justatthepointwherethemountaincrestslayswathedintheirdensecoverletofcloud，thererumbledoncemorethedeafeningironchariotofthethunder-god；moreandmorefrequentlyflashedthelightningastheearthrang，andriftscleftbytheblueglaredisclosed，amidtheobscurity，greattreesthatwererustlingandrockingand，toallappearances，racingheadlongbeforethescourgeofacold，slantingrain。

Theoccasionwasaharassingbutbracingone，forasthefinebandsofrainbeatuponourfaces，ourbodiesfeltfilledwithaheadyvigourofakindtofitustorunindefinitely——atalleventstorununtilthisstormofrainandthundershouldbeoutpaced，andclearweatherbereachedagain。

SuddenlyKalininshouted:“Stop！Look！“

Thiswasbecausethefitfulilluminationofaflashhadjustshownupinf

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