Page 143 - The Prophet-statesman a Drama of Daniel

Whereupon, he went to the open window and knelt and clasped his hands and
offered his prayer as on other occasions, his face toward Jerusalem.

It was not until the following evening that his enemies gathered at the home of
Adalia to spy on him. Just at sunset, the windows were flung open and the patriarch
kneeled in supplication in full view of them all.
“Ah! There he is, making prayers to his God. We have plenty of witnesses to it,”

they gloated.
“But we must see it three days in succession to have a good case before the king,”
said Adalia.
So for three days they gathered, and each day without fail they saw what they

came to see.
“We need no further evidence,” said Parmashta, “but we must not be too hasty to
rush in to the king, lest he suspect our intentions. We will wait yet three days, and on
the fourth day we will gather at the gate of the palace and seek audience with the

king.”

And so it was agreed. But Metach held himself aloof from all these gatherings.
Not pure of heart, he was yet wise of head.