He rose to his feet and tightened the belt which he had unbuckled. "I await a sign," he said. "Pray for me,friend, for I am a man in sore perplexity. I lie o' nights at Whitehall in one of the King's rich beds, but my eyes do not close. From you I have got the ripeness of human wisdom, but my heart is not satisfied. I am a seeker, with my ear intent to hear God's command,and I doubt not that by some providence He will yet show me His blessed way."