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God wills us to go." Travelling that way, 

 Brother Maximus marvelled that Saint 

 Francis had made him do fuch things, even 

 as do children at play, in the fight of thofe 

 laymen who paffed along that road. Never- 

 thelefs, fo great was his reverence that he 

 ventured not to fpeak to the Holy Father. 

 Coming near to Sienna, the people of that 

 city heard of the coming of the Saint, and 

 went forth to meet him ; and from devo- 

 tion they bore him and his Companion even 

 unto the Epifcopal Palace in their arms, fo 

 that they touched not earth with their feet. 

 In that fame hour certain men of Sienna 

 ftrove together, and two of them already 

 lay dead. Saint Francis being in their 

 midfl, preached unto them fo devoutly and 

 fo holily that he reftored them all, every 

 man among them, to peace and great unity 

 and mutual concord ; for the which thing 

 the Bifhop of Sienna, hearing of this holy 

 work which Saint Francis had wrought, 

 invited him to his own houfe, and received 

 him with extremeft honor that day and 

 even for the night. And the next morn- 

 ing Saint Francis, being truly humble, 

 feeking never any glory for his works, fave 

 only the glory of God, rofe betimes with 



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