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Where are they? Let us seek them out and slay them in their houses, those who have flourished at our pitiable expense." This was rank rebellion. Even under cover of St. Lievin's mantle, resistance to regularly instituted customs could hardly be described by any other name.
Suddenly a cry was raised and echoed from rank to rank of St. Lievin's escort, "Down with the cueillotte." Then with the ingenious humour of a Celtic crowd, quick to take a fantastic advantage of a situation, a second cry was heard: "St. Lievin must go through the house. Lievin is a saint who never turns aside from his route." Delightful thought, followed by speedy action.
According to the custom of his predecessors, Charles stayed at the little village of Swynaerde, near Ghent, the night before he made his "joyous entry" into that city. It had chanced that the day selected by Charles for the event was St. Lievin's Day and a favourite holiday of the workers of Ghent.
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