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  Butthatkindfolkgatheredroundus,andaskedusnostorytilltheyhadfedus,andbathedus,andcladusaftertheirfashion。

  Andthen,despitethenakednessandpovertywhereintheyhadfirstseenus,theywouldhaveitthatweweregodssentdowntothemfromtheworldbeyondthemountainsbytheirfathersofoldtime;forofHolyChurch,andtheBlessedTrinity,andtheMotherofGodtheyknewnomorethandidIatthattime,butwereheathen,astheGentilesofyoreagone。

  AndevenwhenweputallthatGodhoodfromus,andtoldthemaswemightandcouldwhatwewereforwehadnohearttolietosuchsimplefolk,theirkindnessabatednothing,andtheybadeusabidethere,andwereourlovingfriendsandbrethren。

  “ThereinsoothhadIbeencontenttoabidetilleldcameuponme,butmylordwouldnothaveitso,butlongedforgreaterthingsforme。Thoughinsoothtomeitseemedasifhispromiseofworshipofmebythefolkhadbeenalreadyfulfilled;

  forwhenwehadabidedtheresomewhile,andourbeauty,whichhadbeenmarredbythetravailofourway-faring,hadcomebacktousinfull,oritmaybeincreasedsomewhat,theydidindeeddealwithuswithmorelovethanwouldmostmenwiththesaints,weretheytocomebackontheearthagain;

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