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Paullinus slept quietly that night, feeling very close to God; but in the morning, when the dawn was coming up, he was awakened by a shouting outside. His sleep had been so deep and still that he hardly knew at first where he was, but it all came swiftly back to him; and then the shouting was repeated. Paullinus rose to his feet and went slowly out.
He at last determined that he would try to return, and went slowly back the way that he had come, till at last the night came down upon him. Then Paullinus was struck with a great fear. There were wolves in those forests he knew, though they lived in the unvisited depths of the wood and came not near the habitations of men unless they were fierce with famine.
"Nay," said Paullinus, smiling, "I doubt he was his own death, as is often the end of evil he leapt upon the pole: I did but hold it, and the Lord made my hand strong." When he had done the story the chiefs spoke together a little in a low tone. Then one of them said, "This is a strange tale, sir.
"I will certainly stay," said Paullinus, "I am not afraid I serve a very mighty God myself, who guards his servants if they guard themselves." "Ay, does He?" said the man, with a flash of anger, "then He must needs be strong; but I wish you no evil," he added in a moment. "I think you are a brave man, perhaps a good one I fear you not."
In the morning he had gone to and fro in the village, and it was late before he thought of setting out; the old man had pressed him to stay another night, but something in Paullinus' heart had told him that he must not wait, for it seemed to him that there was work to be done.
I would it were otherwise, but the gods are strong and the priest is a hard and evil man, who won his office in a terrible way, and shall lose it no less terribly. Oh, go not there, dear stranger;" and he laid his hand upon his arm. "Dear brother," said Paullinus, "I have no mind to go there but your words seem to have a dark meaning behind them. What are these rites of which you speak?"
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