"As I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just." He uncurls his fingers; the moment is past when he needs to steel himself against desire, and he relaxes. "I like to give God's Word to thee," he adds softly, knowing it to be a blasphemy as great as thinking Percival Christ-like; but it's true, and he wants Claudius to know it. He loves Claudius more than he's ever loved God.