"Where is he?" said Hagar.
"He stands on the threshold, but does not trust himself to come in," replied John.
Then Hagar went to the door and said, "Come in, good friend; do not be afraid."
All the soldiers cried, "Friend, come also in here to us and warm thyself!" Peter without saying a word timidly drew near to the fire and warmed his hands in the smoke.
The men went on talking round the fire and Arphaxad said, after a pause, "We still see and hear nothing of the prisoner."
Several then asked together, "How much longer must we wait here?"
Then said Panther, "Probably he will come out from the trial as a man condemned to death."
"I wonder," said Arphaxad, "whether his disciples will be sought after?"
Peter trembled as the band with hoarse laughter cried aloud, "That would be a fine piece of work if they all had to be captured!"
Then said Panther, "It would not be worth the trouble. If the Master is once out of the way, then the Galileans will fly and never let themselves be seen again in Jerusalem. But," said Panther, "one at least ought to receive sharp punishment; he who in the garden drew his sword and cut off Malchus' ear."