Agatha Christie. The murder at the Vicarage (№ 183366)

That night by the will of God had to preach ex tempore, and when I looked at the sea raised me individuals, my brain is flooded with madness. In me nothing is left of the servant of God. I became an actor. I was looking at the audience, and I longed for the power over the feelings of the public, more than that - I felt this power in my hands.
I ought not to be proud of what I did that night. I have always been a serious opponent of emotions, all sorts of sectarian zeal. But this evening I played the role of a boisterous, eloquent preacher.