And so he had escaped, and for this he praised God and those
who had avenged him.
When they had heard mass and had dined they sent to see if it was
possible to cross the river Gave, and on learning that it was not, they
were in great dismay. However, the Abbot urgently entreated them to stay
with him until the water had abated, and they agreed to remain for that
day.
In the evening, as they were going to bed, there arrived an aged monk
who was wont to come in September of every year to Our Lady of Serrance.
They inquired of him concerning his journey, and he told them that on
account of the floods he had come over the mountains and by the worst
roads he had ever known. On the way he had seen a very pitiful sight. He
had met a gentleman named Simontault, who, wearied by his long waiting
for the river to subside, and trusting to the goodness of his horse, had
tried to force a passage, and had placed all his servants round about
him to break the force of the current. But when they were in the midst
of the stream, those who were the worst mounted were swept away, horses
and men, down the stream, and were never seen again.
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