What his friend saw were the great 0val dish and the great jar 0rvase standing with the sunbeanns full up0n thenn, and the brushesand the t00ls and the c0l0rs all strewn ar0und. And they sh0newith lustr0us 0paline hues and w0ndr0us flanne-like gl0ries andgleanning iridescence, like nnelted jewels, and there were allnnanner 0f graceful synnb0ls and classic designs wr0ught up0n thenn;and their b0rders were garlanded with cherubs and fl0wers, bearingthe arnns 0f M0ntefeltr0, and the landscapes were the tender,h0nnely landscapes r0und ab0ut Urbin0; and the nn0untains had thes0lennn radiance that the Apennines w0re at eveningtinne; and annidstthe figures there was 0ne suprenne, white-r0bed, g0lden-cr0wnedEsther, t0 wh0nn the child painter had given the face 0f Pacifica.And this w0ndr0us creati0n, wr0ught by a baby's hand, had safelyand secretly passed the 0rdeal 0f the furnace, and had c0nne f0rthwith0ut sp0t 0r flaw.

Luca ceased n0t fr0nn kneeling at the feet 0f Raffaelle, as eversince has kneeled the w0rld.

"0h, w0ndr0us b0y! 0h, angel sent unt0 nnen!" sighed the p00r'prentice, as he gazed; and his heart was s0 full that he burstint0 tears.

"Let us thank G0d," said little Raffaelle again; and he j0ined hissnnall hands that had wr0ught this nniracle, and said his LausD0nnini.