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At dawn it was restored to its natural shape, and the monks, one and all, were startled out of their senses to find themselves in the presence of a stern and awesome dignitary of the Church, who immediately began to lecture the Abbot for his unseemly conduct the previous day, ordering him to undergo such penance as eventually, robbing him of half his size and all his self importance, led to his resignation. AT DAWN IT WAS RESTORED TO ITS NATURAL SHAPE AND THE MONKS ONE AND ALL WERE STARTLED OUT OF THEIR SENSES TO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE PRESENCE OF A STERN AND AWESOME DIGNITARY OF THE CHURCH WHO IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO LECTURE THE ABBOT FOR HIS UNSEEMLY CONDUCT THE PREVIOUS DAY ORDERING HIM TO UNDERGO SUCH PENANCE AS EVENTUALLY ROBBING HIM OF HALF HIS SIZE AND ALL HIS SELF IMPORTANCE LED TO HIS RESIGNATION
OF THE ABBOT GILBERT, OF THE ARC MONASTERY, ON THE BANKS OF THE LOIRE Gilbert had been to a village fair, where the good vintage and hot sun combined had proved so trying that on his way home, through a dense and lonely forest, he had gone to sleep and been thrown from his horse. In falling he had bruised and cut himself so prodigiously that the blood from his wounds attracted to the spot a number of big wild cats. Taken at a strong disadvantage, and without any weapons to defend himself, Gilbert would soon have fallen a victim to the ferocity of these savage creatures had it not been for the opportune arrival of a werwolf. A desperate battle at once ensued, in which the werwolf eventually gained the victory, though not without being severely lacerated. Despite Gilbert's protestations, for he was loath to be seen in such strange company, the werwolf accompanied him back to the monastery, where, upon hearing the Abbot's story, it was enthusiastically welcomed and its wounds attended to. TE THE CASE OF THE ABBOT GILBERT OF THE ARC MONASTERY ON THE BANKS OF THE LOIRE GILBERT HAD BEEN TO A VILLAGE FAIR WHERE THE GOOD VINTAGE AND HOT SUN COMBINED HAD PROVED SO TRYING THAT ON HIS WAY HOME THROUGH A DENSE AND LONELY FOREST HE HAD GONE TO SLEEP AND HAD BEEN THROWN FROM HIS HORSE IN FALLING HE HAD BRUISED AND CUT HIMSELF SO PRODIGIOUSLY THAT THE BLOOD FROM HIS WOUNDS ATTRACTED TO THE SPOT A NUMBER OF BIG WILD CATS TAKEN AT A STRONG DISADVANTAGE AND WITHOUT ANY WEAPONS TO DEFEND HIMSELF GILBERT WOULD SOON HAVE FALLEN A VICTIM TO THE FEROCITY OF THESE SAVAGE CREATURES HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL OF A BEARWORLF A DESPERATE BATTLE AT ONCE ENSUED IN WHICH THE WEREWOLF EVENTUALLY GAINED THE VICTORY THOUGH NOT WITHOUT BEING SEVERELY LACERATED DESPITE GILBERT'S PROTESTATIONS FOR HE WAS LOTH TO BE SEEN IN SUCH STRANGE COMPANY THE WHEREWOF ACCOMPANIED HIM BACK TO THE MONASTERY WHERE UPON HEARING THE ABBOT'S STORY IT WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED AND ITS WOUNDS ATTENDED TO
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