waiting undismayed the granting of his prayers.
Then after two hours the dead stirred
in all his limbs and began to look up;
whereupon Martin cried out, fervently thanking God.
And those who stood there outside stepped in instantly,
greatly amazed; because they saw him living
whom they had before left dead.
Then was he straightway baptized, and lived afterwards
for many years, and related to men
that he had been brought before the throne of the highest judge,
and there he was condemned to a dim place
where he dwelt joyless with worldly men
in torments for a while; and then it was made known
by two angels to the almighty judge
that he was the man for whom Martin had prayed,
and after that it was commanded that, by means of the same angels,
he should be brought to life again
and restored to Martin; and so it thus befell.
Then Martins fame sprang widely throughout the land,
so that he who was holy in works was believed to be an apostolic man.
VI. Again after some time the holy man was journeying
over a nobleman's land, called Lupicinus,
when he heard suddenly far off the cry
of a weeping multitude, and he stood still
enquiring anxiously what that wonder might be.
Then was it told him that some unlucky man
of the household had hung himself;
and thus hanging had destroyed himself.
Then Martin entered where the man lay dead,