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What Father Daniel Related to His Disciple about Patricia

tr. Lewis, 1912

Chapter 3

Father Daniel related about a certain eunuch who was in the desert in the interior of Scete. And his cell was distant about eighteen miles from Scete. And once upon a time he went beside Father Daniel, on the sabbath, at night, and no man knew of it except his disciple alone. And the old man commanded his disciple to fill for him one pitcher of water every week; and to place it near the door. And he knocked and went his way that he might not talk with him. But he (left) a potsherd near the mouth of the cave on which was written: “Bring it.” And thus our brother did. He filled for him a pitcher of water every week. And the old man had written on the potsherd what he needed; and our brother placed the pitcher of water at the mouth of the cave. And he took the potsherd which was written, and he knocked and went his way, and did not talk to him, by the commandment of the old man. And here the lord Daniel read the writing of the old man, and gave him what he needed. But on one of the days he found the tablet written thus: “Bring thou at once.”