But by degrees he recovered himself, his spirit grew clearer, and when he left the little room to look towards the east--where, on the farther shore, rose the palace where Bent-Anat must be--a deep contempt for his enemies filled his soul, and a proud feeling of renewed manly energy. He did not conceal from himself that he had enemies; that a time of struggle was beginning for him; but he looked forward to it like a young hero to the morning of his first battle.