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

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Section 7

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VII. But Xanthippe was always keeping watch through

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the

doors

into

the

streets

of

the

city

,

and

the

blessed

Paul

,

the

preacher

and

teacher

and

illuminator

of

the

world

,

left

Rome

and

came

even

into

Spain

by

the

fore

-

knowledge

of

God

.

And

coming

up

to

the

gates

of

the

city

he

stood

and

prayed

,

and

crossing

himself

entered

the

city

.

When

Xanthippe

saw

the

blessed

Paul

walking

quietly

and

equally

,

and

adorned

with

all

virtue

and

understanding

,

she

was

greatly

delighted

in

him

and

her

heart

leaped

continually

,

and

as

possessed

with

an

unexpected

joy

she

said

with

herself

,

Why

does

my

heart

beat

vehemently

at

the

sight

of

this

man

?

Why

is

his

walk

quiet

and

equable

,

as

of

one

who

expects

to

take

in

his

arms

one

that

is

pursued

?

Why

is

his

countenance

kindly

,

as

of

one

that

tends

the

sick

?

Why

does

he

look

so

lovingly

hither

and

thither

,

as

one

who

desires

to

assist

those

who

are

seeking

to

flee

from

the

mouths

of

dragons

?

Who

shall

tell

me

that

this

is

one

from

the

flock

of

preachers

?

If

it

were

possible

for

me

,

I

should

wish

to

touch

the

hem

of

his

garments

,

that

I

may

behold

his

kindness

and

readiness

to

receive

and

sweet

odour

;

for

the

servant

had

told

her

this

also

,

that

the

hems

of

his

garments

had

the

odour

of

precious

perfumes

.