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18. And on the very day that I arrived, the ship left its moorings^ 

 and I said that I had wherewith I might sail thence with them, but 

 the shipmaster was angiy, and replied harshly with indignation, On 

 no account seek to go with us." 



"When I heard this I left them, to go to the hut where I was lodging, 

 and on my way I hegan to pray, and before I had finished my prayer, 

 I heard one of them shouting loudly after me : " Come quickly, for 

 these men are calling tliee " ; and straightway I returned to them. 



And they began to say to me : Come, for we receive thee in good 

 faith ; make friends with us in any way thou desirest." And so on 

 that day I refused to such their breasts, on account of the fear of 

 God ; but nevertheless I hoped that some of them would come into 

 the faith of Jesus Christ, for they were heathen, and on this account 

 I continued with them ; and forthwith we set sail. 



19. And after three days we reached land, and journeyed for 

 twenty-eight days through a desert ; and food failed them, and hunger 

 overcame them. And one day the shipmaster began to say to me, 

 *' "What say est thou, Christian? Thy God is great and almighty, 

 wherefore then canst thou not pray for us ? for we are in danger 

 of starvation. It will be hard for us ever to see a human being 

 again." 



Then said I plainly to them, Turn earnestly and with all your 

 heart to the Lord my God, to whom nothing is impossible, that this 

 day He may send you food in your journey until ye be satisfied, for 

 He has abundance everywhere." 



And, by the help of God, so it came to pass. Lo, a herd of swine 

 appeared in the way before our eyes, and they killed many of them ; 

 and in that place they remained two nights ; and they were well 

 refreshed, and their dogs were sated, for many of them had faintedy 

 and were left half dead by the way. 



And after this they rendered hearty thanks to God, and I became 

 honourable in their eyes ; and from that day they had food in abundance. 

 Moreover, they found wild honey, and yave me a jyiece of it. And one 

 of them said, This is offered in sacrifice,^'* Thank God, I tasted none 

 of it. 



20. Now on that same night when I was sleeping, Satan tempted 

 me mightily, in such sort as I shall remember as long as 1 am in this body. 

 And there fell upon me as it were a huge rock, and I had no power 

 over my limbs. Eut whence did it come into my mind to call upon 



