The priestess, now fired by religious zeal, drew from underneath an iron bar bent at one end, not unlike a heavy poker. She adjusted it underneath to a crank on the wheel, and began tugging and struggling.
Paul exclaimed at once: “She’s trying to start that immense machine!”
“It looks so,” said Adele quietly.
“To pray with that is hard work.”
“She is not conscious of the effort.”
“Well, I should be.”
“I never knew before what it meant,” said Adele.
“What?”
“Why, to pray with all your strength—don’t you see?”
“Yes.”