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and I will be bailfman for him, that he will 

 firmly hold to his compact of peace." Then 

 all the people with one accord promifed to 

 feed him continually. And Saint Francis, 

 before them all, faid to the Wolf: "And you, 

 Brother Wolf, do you promife to keep the 

 peace with thefe people, and to offend no 

 more againft men, neither againft beafts, 

 nor any other creatures ? " And the Wolf 

 knelt before him, and bowed his head, 

 and with fubmiffive motions of body and 

 tail and ears fhowed in fo far as he was 

 able, that he would keep his every prom- 

 ife. Saint Francis faid: ''Brother Wolf, I 

 defire that even as you gave me a pledge 

 of this your promife outfide the gates, fo 

 here before all thefe people you fhall give 

 me a token of your good faith, and that 

 you will not cheat me of my promife and 

 fecurity which I have given for you." Then 

 the Wolf, lifting up his right paw, laid it in 

 the hand of Saint Francis. Upon this ac- 

 tion and upon thofe which had gone before, 

 there was fuch rejoicing and fuch marvel- 

 ling in all the people, both at the devotion 

 of the Saint, and at the novelty of the 

 miracle, and at the peace with the Wolf, 

 that all began to cry aloud unto Heaven, 



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