whereof men construct fair vessels,
or they are of stone, whereof men make streets.
God's dwelling is not in the gray stones,
nor in brazen lumps, but He dwelleth in Heaven.
Thee verily, and such as are like thee,
shall terrible hell, with its greedy fire, seize,
wherein ye shall be blasted, and yet cannot be consumed,
but shall ever be renewed in the everlasting burning.'
Then the infuriated judge bade men take off her garments,
and lead her, thus naked, to the harlot's house;
and commanded them to cry throughout the streets, and make this known.
Lo then! God's power was mightily manifested,
so that the maiden's hair covered her all about
as soon as the executioners tore off her clothes;
and the hair covered her alike on every side.
Then they dragged the maiden to the harlots' house;
but she at once found there a shining angel of God,
so that no man, because of that great light,
could either look upon or touch her,
for the house all shone as the sun in the day-time;
and the more closely they looked at her, the more their eyes
were dazzled.
Then Agnes prostrated herself, praying to the Almighty,
and God thereupon sent her a shining tunic.
Then she thanked Christ, and donned the clothing,
which fitted her size very exactly,
brightly shining, so that men might see
that God had sent her the shining clothing.
So became that house of harlots a house of prayer for men,
and each one who entered gave glory to God
for the heavenly light which shone in that house.
Then came the Prefect's son to the shining place
with his shameful companions, desiring to dishonour the virgin of God,
and straightway sent in before him some of them to her;
