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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