that it was useful for the soul to repeat so many words, or that

he had actually swallowed a bit of God. No one could believe

this, but he believed that one ought to hold this faith. What

strengthened him most in this faith was the fact that, for

fulfilling the demands of this faith, he had for the last 15

years been able to draw an income, which enabled him to keep his

family, send his son to a gymnasium and his daughter to a school

for the daughters of the clergy. The deacon believed in the same