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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

 ,FA!R ,S]GIUS LIV$ AS A RECLUSE = ANO!R SEV5 YE>S4  

  

,AT FIR/ HE ACCEPT$ MU* ( :AT PEOPLE BR\<T HIM--TEA1 SUG>1 :ITE BREAD1 MILK1 CLO?+1 & FIRE-WOOD4 ,BUT AS TIME W5T ON HE L$ A MORE & MORE AU/]E LIFE1 REFUS+ EV]Y?+ SUP]FLU\S1 & F9ALLY HE ACCEPT$ NO?+ BUT RYE-BREAD ONCE A WEEK4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE ?AT WAS BR\<T TO HIM HE GAVE TO ! POOR :O CAME TO HIM4 ,HE SP5T HIS 5TIRE TIME 9 HIS CELL1 9 PRAY] OR 9 CONV]SATION ) CALL]S1 :O BECAME MORE & MORE NUM]\S AS TIME W5T ON4 ,ONLY ?REE TIMES A YE> DID HE GO \T TO *UR*1 & :5 NECESS>Y HE W5T \T TO FET* WAT] & WOOD4 

,! EPISODE ) ,MAKOVK9A HAD OCCURR$ AFT] FIVE YE>S ( HIS H]MIT LIFE4 ,?AT OCCURR5CE SOON BECAME G5]ALLY KN[N--H] NOCTURNAL VISIT1 ! *ANGE %E UND]W5T1 & H] 5TRY 9TO A CONV5T4 ,FROM ?AT TIME ,FA!R ,S]GIUS'S FAME 9CREAS$4 ,MORE & MORE VISITORS CAME TO SEE HIM1 O!R MONKS SETTL$ D[N NE> HIS CELL1 & A *UR* WAS ]ECT$ !RE & ALSO A HO/ELRY4 ,HIS FAME1 AS USUAL EXAGG]AT+ HIS FEATS1 SPREAD EV] MORE & MORE WIDELY4 ,PEOPLE BEGAN TO COME TO HIM FROM A DI/ANCE1 & BEGAN BR++ 9VALIDS TO HIM :OM !Y DECL>$ HE CUR$4 

,HIS FIR/ CURE OCCURR$ 9 ! EI<? YE> ( HIS LIFE AS A H]MIT4 ,IT WAS ! HEAL+ ( A F\RTE5-YE>-OLD BOY1 :OSE MO!R BR\<T HIM TO ,FA!R ,S]GIUS 9SI/+ ?AT HE %\LD LAY HIS H& ON ! *ILD'S HEAD4 ,IT HAD NEV] OCCURR$ TO ,FA!R ,S]GIUS ?AT HE C\LD CURE ! SICK4 ,HE W\LD HAVE REG>D$ SU* A ?\<T AS A GREAT S9 ( PRIDE2 BUT ! MO!R :O BR\<T ! BOY IMPLOR$ HIM 9SI/5TLY1 FALL+ AT HIS FEET & SAY+3 ',:Y DO Y\1 :O HEAL O!RS1 REFUSE TO HELP MY SON8' ,%E BES\<T HIM 9 ,*RI/'S NAME4 ,:5 ,FA!R ,S]GIUS ASSUR$ H] ?AT ONLY ,GOD C\LD HEAL ! SICK1 %E REPLI$ ?AT %E ONLY WANT$ HIM TO LAY HIS H&S ON ! BOY & PRAY = HIM4 ,FA!R ,S]GIUS REFUS$ & RETURN$ TO HIS CELL4 ,BUT NEXT DAY 7IT WAS 9 AUTUMN & ! NI<TS W]E ALREADY COLD7 ON GO+ \T = WAT] HE SAW ! SAME MO!R ) H] SON1 A PALE BOY ( F\RTE51 & WAS MET BY ! SAME PETITION4 

,HE REMEMB]$ ! P>ABLE ( ! UNJU/ JUDGE1 & ?\< HE HAD PREVI\SLY FELT SURE ?AT HE \<T TO REFUSE1 HE N[ BEGAN TO HESITATE &1 HAV+ HESITAT$1 TOOK TO PRAY] & PRAY$ UNTIL A DECISION =M$ ITSELF 9 HIS S\L4 ,?IS DECISION WAS1 ?AT HE \<T TO ACC$E TO ! WOMAN'S REQUE/ & ?AT H] FAI? MI<T SAVE H] SON4 ,AS = HIMSELF1 HE W\LD 9 ?IS CASE BE BUT AN 9SIGNIFICANT 9/RUM5T *OS5 BY ,GOD4 

,& GO+ \T TO ! MO!R HE DID :AT %E ASK$--LAID HIS H& ON ! BOY'S HEAD & PRAY$4 

,! MO!R LEFT ) H] SON1 & A MON? LAT] ! BOY RECOV]$1 & ! FAME ( ! HOLY HEAL+ P[] ( ! />ETS ,S]GIUS 7AS !Y N[ CALL$ HIM7 SPREAD ?R\<\T ! :OLE DI/RICT4 ,AFT] ?AT1 NOT A WEEK PASS$ )\T SICK PEOPLE COM+1 RID+ OR ON FOOT1 TO ,FA!R ,S]GIUS2 & HAV+ ACC$$ TO ONE PETITION HE C\LD NOT REFUSE O!RS1 & HE LAID HIS H&S ON MANY & PRAY$4 ,MANY RECOV]$1 & HIS FAME SPREAD MORE & MORE4 

,SO SEV5 YE>S PASS$ 9 ! ,MONA/]Y & ?IRTE5 9 HIS H]MIT'S CELL4 ,HE N[ HAD ! APPE>ANCE ( AN OLD MAN3 HIS BE>D WAS LONG & GRAY1 BUT HIS HAIR1 ?\< ?91 WAS /ILL BLACK & CURLY4 

70,FA!R ,S]GIUS10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 WRITT5 BETWE5 #ahi & #ahih & FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#a#a47 

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