“Cumque duceretur ad mortem, suscitavit Dominus spiritum sanctum pueri junioris, cujus nomen Daniel :”
Boy. He was about twelve years old. (St. Ignatius, ad Magn.; Sulpit. ii.; Theod.) — He might walk out, though he lodged at court. (Houbigant.) — God enabled him to declare that Susanna was innocent. The people had consented to her death, but he stands up in her defence. (Worthington)