"Then, since I could no longer stay awake, I slept, and now I
feel much happier than before. And I believe that if that
pleasant dream had lasted longer, I would feel even better. But
in this world a person cannot be completely happy: with the
painful awakening this maiden has given me, my spirit is in more
anguish than I can say. If I could go back to the way I was, it
would be a great consolation to me. I could touch and hold in my
arms the things I love and have loved most in this world."
The emperor said:
"Tell me, my lady, what was it that you held in your arms?"
The empress answered:
"My lord, the greatest blessing that I have ever had in the
world. I fell asleep, and soon it seemed to me that I was up on
the roof in my chemise, saying the prayer that I always pray to
the three Kings of the Orient. And when I had finished the
blessed prayer, I heard a voice telling me: 'Do not go, for in
this place you will possess the grace you are asking for.' And
soon I saw my beloved son coming toward me, accompanied by many
gentlemen, all dressed in white, and they held Hippolytus by the
hand.
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