. The monk and the hangman's daughter. XXXVI. DESCENDED the moimt-aiu by precipitous paths,but the Lord guided mysteps so tliat I neither stum-bled uor fell into an tlie dawning of the dayI arrived at the monastery,rang the bell and waited until the gate Avasopened. The brother porter evidently thoughtme a fiend, for he raised a howl that aroused thewhole monastery. I went straight to the room ofthe Suj)erior, stood before him in my blood-stainedgarments, and, telling him for what deed the Lordhad chosen me, informed him that I was now anordained priest. At this they seized me, put me
. The monk and the hangman's daughter. XXXVI. DESCENDED the moimt-aiu by precipitous paths,but the Lord guided mysteps so tliat I neither stum-bled uor fell into an tlie dawning of the dayI arrived at the monastery,rang the bell and waited until the gate Avasopened. The brother porter evidently thoughtme a fiend, for he raised a howl that aroused thewhole monastery. I went straight to the room ofthe Suj)erior, stood before him in my blood-stainedgarments, and, telling him for what deed the Lordhad chosen me, informed him that I was now anordained priest. At this they seized me, put meinto the tower, and, holding court upon me, con-demned me to death as if I were a murderer. Oh,the fools, the poor demented fools ! One person has come to me to-day in my dun-geon, who fell upon her knees before me, kissed 1G5 16G my hands and adored me as Gods chosen instrn-ment — Amula, the brown maiden. She alone 3iau2!)tec. has discovered that I have done a great and glori-ous deed. I have asked Amnla to chase away the vulturesf
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