Suddenly it came to me quite clearly-first,the soldiers and then the black-robed judges of the Inquisition.The judges had agreed that I must be punished and then die because I was a heretic.
As long as I live,I shall never forget the seven burning candles,the seven black robes,and the seven white faces.How could I make the judges believe that I was a Christian?
The charges against me were all false!At one time I had dared to find fault with the Inquisition and its methods of punishment.Somebody had reported my name,and now I was to pay for my folly.My careless words and my politics,not my religious beliefs,had fired the jealousy of the judges.