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Under Fortunatus and John the Younger, about the beginning of the ninth century, the church appears to have been beautified; and again, in the second half of the tenth, under Vitalis. It is related that the relics were then provided with fresh receptacles and inscriptions. The choir occupies three bays of the nave, with a modern enclosure raised by several steps.
The first thing he did was to pay a visit to his old friend the sultan, to whom he again made a handsome present, and was invited to dine at his palace. After dinner, the sultan said: "It must be vastly amusing, Fortunatus, to hear an account of all the places you have seen; pray favour me with a history of your travels."
Lord! that you had the invisible ring, or Fortunatus his wishing hat; now, at this instant, you should be here. My brother has gone to wait upon the widow homewards, she that was born to persecute you and I, I think.
I expect his message every moment. My name is Captain Smith." "And mine, Nicholas Clam, No. 4, Waterloo Place, Welling" "Then, gentlemen," said Major M'Toddy, lifting his hat, "I'm a lucky man fortunatus nimium, as a body may say, to find you both together; for I am charged with an invitation to you from my friend Mr Chatterton." "Oh! he wants to make it up, does he, and asks us to dinner? No.
"I don't usually," said the young man. "I carry a watch except when I've got my radiant rags on." "I know human nature as I do the trees and grass," said the Prince, with earnest dignity. "I am a master of philosophy, a graduate in art, and I hold the purse of a Fortunatus. There are few mortal misfortunes that I cannot alleviate or overcome.
The wind was fair and in a few days they entered the harbour, where Fortunatus was informed by a man whom he met on landing, that if he wished to be well received in the town, he must begin by making a handsome present to the Sultan. 'That is easily done, said Fortunatus, and went into a goldsmith's shop, where he bought a large gold cup, which cost five thousand pounds.
"Nay, I see it right well," cried Ann eagerly, "I knew it when I first read the letter. But that is the very point! Must not a lover who can barter away his love for filthy lucre be base indeed? If when he ceased to be true he had likewise ceased to love, if the fickle Fortunatus had wearied of his sweetheart then I could far more easily forgive."
Médard, donned the habit of a nun, and founded a convent at Poitiers, where the poet Fortunatus had himself ordained a priest that he might be near her. In the days of Siegbert and Chilperic, kings of Eastern and Western France, the consuming flames of passion and greed again burst forth, this time fanned by the fierce breath of feminine rivalry.
In return, and as an evidence of my gratitude, I shall leave you to choose among all the treasures I have in my pocket, among which are a variety of enchanting articles, not exactly adapted for you, who, I am sure, would like better to have the wishing-cap of Fortunatus, all made new and sound again, and a lucky purse which also belonged to him."
But when such a one brings the purse of Fortunatus in his pocket, and takes possession of the finest establishment in the country house, furniture, servants, carriages, horses, stock and all, he becomes the subject of the wildest conjecture.
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