11 I did not know that voice of angel ever graced a human form, or that seraphic music ever came from human lips.
12 For days he sat entranced; the current of his thoughts was changed; he thought of nothing but the singer and her songs.
13 He longed to see her once again; and after certain days she came; she spoke and laid her hand upon his head.
14 Her touch thrilled all his soul, and for the time, forgotten was the work that he was sent to do.
15 Few were the words the maiden said; she went her way; but then the heart of Jesus had been touched.
16 A love-flame had been kindled in his soul, and he was brought to face the sorest trial of his life.
17 He could not sleep nor eat. Thoughts of the maiden came; they would not go. His carnal nature called aloud for her companionship.
18 And then he said, Lo, I have conquered every foe that I have met, and shall I now be conquered by this carnal love?
19 My Father sent me here to show the power of love divine, that love that reaches every living thing.
20 Shall this pure, universal love be all absorbed by carnal love? Shall I forget all creatures else, and lose my life in this fair maiden, though she is the highest type of beauty, purity and love?