Scene + 

VIII + 

Terentianus + 

Christians, Christians, what ails my son? + 

Christians + 

He grinds his teeth, foams at the mouth, and rolls his eyes like a madman. He is sure possessed by a devil. + 

Terentianus + 

Woe to his father! Where was he stricken? + 

Christians + 

Before the tomb of the martyrs John and Paul. He writhes on the ground, and cries out that they are the cause of his torments. + 

Terentianus + 

Mine the fault! Mine the crime! It was at my command that the wretched boy laid his impious hands on those holy martyrs. + 

Christians + 

Since you were the partner of his guilt, it is right that you should share his sufferings. + 

Terentianus + 

I did but obey the wicked commands of my master, the Emperor Julian. + 

Christians + 

He himself has been struck down by the divine wrath. + 

Terentianus + 

I know, and am the more terrified. I see that no enemy of those servants of God can escape punishment. + 

Christians + 

You are right there. + 

Terentianus + 

What if in expiation of my crime I threw myself on my knees before the holy tombs? + 

Christians + 

You would win pardon if you were first cleansed by baptism. + 