etc. . . . From that time till
twilight she lay, as if exultant and jubilant, showing signs of
remarkable devotion, till the crowing of the cock. Then, as if
secure in the Lord, she said to the bystanders, "What should we do
if the fiend showed himself to us?" And shortly afterwards, with a
loud and clear voice, "Fly! fly!" as if repelling the daemon.'
'At the cock-crow she said, "Here is the hour in which the Virgin
brought forth her child Jesus and laid him in a manger. . . . Let
us talk of Him, and of that new star which he created by his
omnipotence, which never before was seen." "For these" (says
Montanus in her name) "are the venerable mysteries of our faith, our
richest blessings, our fairest ornaments: in these all the reason
of our hope flourishes, faith grows, charity burns."'
The novelty of the style and matter will, I hope, excuse its
prolixity with most readers. If not, I have still my reasons for
inserting the greater part of this chapter.
P. 145. ' I demand it.' How far I am justified in putting such
fears into her mouth the reader may judge. Cf. Lib.
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