5.Due to strong bouts of sleepiness, I declined the priest's offer for tea and, after the ladder was put back in place, I calmly lay down on my bed. Within moments, I fell asleep.I must have slept soundly for two or three hours. Perhaps I would have slept even longer if a heart-wrenching cry from downstairs hadn't reached my ears. Startled, I quickly peered down and was shocked by what I saw.Below, the priest was crying loudly, like a child, surrounded by two or three people trying to console him. Rubbing my eyes, I rushed down to him and was