All the more reason was there that I should hear his last confession, and forgive him freely, as may I also be forgiven." "Thou liest in thy throat," said D'Aulon.

"This is a brave man-at-arms, and a loyal." "Would that thou wert not beguiled, fair sir, for I have no pleasure in the sin of any man.

But, if thou wilt believe him rather than me, even keep thy belief, and read this written confession of his falsehood.

Of free will, with his own hand, my penitent hereby absolves me from all his slanders.

As Holy Church enjoins, in the grace of repentance he also makes restitution of what he had stolen, namely, all my wealth in this world, the good name of a poor and lowly follower of the blessed Francis.
Here is the scroll." With these words, uttered in a voice of sorrowing and humble honesty, the friar stretched out the written sheet of paper to D'Aulon.
"Had I been a false traitor," he said, "would not her brethren of heaven have warned the blessed Maid against me?
And I have also a written safe- conduct from the holy sister Colette." Then I knew that he had fallen into my trap, and, weak as I was, I could have laughed to think of his face, when the words I had written came out in place of the words he had bidden me write.