water with which thy body is
washed?

37 She then offered very large
gifts to the Lady Mary, and sent
her away with all imaginable
respect.

CHAPTER VII.

1 A man who could not enjoy his wife, freed from his disorder.
5 A young man who had been bewitched, and turned into a
mule miraculously cured by Christ being put on his back,
28 and is married to the girl who had been cured of leprosy.

THEY came afterwards to another
city, and had a mind to lodge there.

2 Accordingly they went to a man's
house, who was newly married
but by the influence of sorcerers
could not enjoy his wife.

3 But they lodging at his house
that night, the man was freed of
his disorder.

4 And when they were preparing
early in the morning to go forward
on their journey, the new-married
person hindered them, and
provided a noble entertainment
for them.

5 But going forward on the
morrow, they came to another
city, and saw three women going
from a certain grave with great
weeping.

6 When St. Mary saw them, she
spake to the girl who was their
companion, saying, Go and inquire
of them, what is the matter with
them, and what misfortune has
befallen them?

7 When the girl asked them,
they made her no answer, but
asked her again, Who are ye? and
where are you going? For the day
is far spent, and night is at hand.

8 We are travellers, saith the
girl, and we are seeking for an inn
to lodge at.

9 They replied, Go along with
us, and lodge with us.

10 They then followed them,
and were introduced into a new
house, well furnished with all
sorts of furniture.

11 Now it was winter-time, and
the girl went into the parlour
where these women were, and
found them weeping and lamenting
as before.

12 By them stood a mule, covered
over with silk, and an ebony collar
hanging down from his neck, whom
they kissed and were feeding.

13 But when the girl said, How
handsome, ladies, that mule is!
they replied with tears, and said,
This mule, which you see, was our
brother, born of this same mother
as we;

14 For when our father died,
and left us a very large estate, and
we had only this brother, and we
endeavoured to procure him a suitable
match, and thought he should
be married as other men, some
giddy and jealous women bewitched
him without our knowledge.

15 And we one night, a little before
day, while the doors of the house
were all shut fast, saw this our
brother was