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upon his arm ; and he receiving Him mofl 

 devoutly, embracing and kiffmg Him and 

 preffmg Him to his breafl, languifhed quite 

 away, and was confumed with Divine Love 

 and inexplicable confolation. And like- 

 wife Brother Peter, who had feen all thefe 

 things from his hiding, felt the moft ex- 

 treme blifs and comfort within his foul. 

 And the Virgin Mary departing thence 

 from Brother Conrad, Brother Peter retired 

 in hafte to the Convent left he fhould be 

 feen of him ; but after, when Brother Con- 

 rad returned again jocund and alert, Brother 

 Peter f aid to him : ** Oh, what heavenly great 

 confolation was yours this day ! " Brother 

 Conrad faid, " What fayeft thou, Brother 

 Peter ; and what doft thou know of that 

 which I have had ? " " Well I know, well 

 I know," faid Brother Peter, " how that the 

 Virgin Mary with her Bleffed Son hath 

 vifited thee." Then Brother Conrad, who 

 being truly humble, defired to be fecret 

 with the Graces of God, befought him that 

 he Ihould fpeak no word of this to any 

 man ; and fo great was the love betwixt 

 thofe twain from that day forth, that they 

 feemed to have but one heart and one foul 

 between them in all things. And the faid 



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