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"Do you know these two?" thundered out the count to the latter, tearing him from the throng and conducting him to Genovefa. The wretch, as if struck by a club, broke down and, clasping his master's knees, he confessed his wickedness and begged for mercy. Siegfried thrust him contemptuously from him, refusing sternly, in spite of the countess' intercession, to pardon his crime.
The far-famed German tale of Genovefa of Brabant is here localized, and Henry's son Siegfried assigned to the princess as a husband, while the neighboring grotto of Hochstein is shown as her place of refuge.
On the contrary his frequent intercourse with her, who was as gracious to him as to all her other inferiors, stirred his passion still more, and one day, losing all control, he threw himself at the countess' feet, declaring his love for her, and imploring her to return it. Genovefa was horrified at this confession.
She was christened by an old Gallic name, probably Gwenfrewi, or White Stream, in Latin Genovefa, but she is best known by the late French form of Genevieve. When she was about seven years old, two celebrated bishops passed through the village, Germanus, of Auxerre, and Lupus, of Troyes, who had been invited to Britain to dispute the false doctrine of Pelagius.
Another was administered to him soon after, and the eminent prelate fell into a deep sleep. The next day the people of Treves heard with great joy that the fever had completely disappeared. The bishop on awaking took another stout draught, and sang out of the depths of his grateful heart: "This famous wine restored my health, Sure, 'tis a splendid doctor." Genovefa
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