Alone in his own room on 49th Street in New York City at four in the morning. There was no moonlight and no reason for light in the room, and no light was on - but the room filled with an unearthly light that did not subside until the sun came out. It was completely radiant, and no one could see it but himself. Neville offers it as confirmation that the shining of Moses' face on the mountain is literal: the light is there, and the veil is the human body, which exists so that a man can talk to other men without dazzling them.