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Life and Conduct of the Holy Women, Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

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Section 27

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XXVII. And as she was saying these words

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,

and

more

than

these

,

the

morning

dawned

,

and

the

lioness

came

from

her

hunting

.

Polyxena

,

seeing

the

wild

beast

,

trembled

and

said

,

By

the

God

of

Paul

,

O

wild

beast

,

have

compassion

on

me

and

tear

me

not

until

I

receive

baptism

.

And

the

wild

beast

,

fearing

the

adjuration

,

immediately

went

away

,

and

standing

afar

off

gazed

at

her

.

And

she

said

,

Behold

,

the

beast

has

obeyed

me

;

I

will

also

retire

from

its

dwelling

.

And

immediately

she

began

to

journey

towards

the

east

,

and

the

beast

went

before

her

until

she

was

come

out

of

the

wood

.

Then

Polyxena

said

,

What

shall

I

give

to

thee

in

return

,

O

beast

?

The

God

of

Paul

will

repay

thee

this

kindness

;

and

the

wild

beast

,

hearing

her

prayer

,

immediately

returned

to

its

place

.

Then

she

,

descending

,

found

a

public

road

,

and

standing

on

it

wept

,

not

knowing

whither

she

should

go

,

and

though

many

went

past

,

she

turned

to

none

of

them

,

but

said

,

Perchance

the

God

of

Paul

will

remember

me

,

and

whoever

shall

have

pity

upon

me

,

to

him

will

I

go

.