after her husband's departure, and that shall be her strength,
and perfect victory, that she be not seen abroad.
XXXVII. The holy bishop was once in the city of Chartres
with two other bishops, when a certain man brought
his daughter to him, who was born dumb,
a maiden of twelve winters, and besought Martin
that he through his merits would unloose her tongue.
Then the bishop hesitated, but the others begged him,
and assisted the father that he should perform his request.
Then Martin bade the multitude go out,
save the bishops only and her own father;
then lie prostrated himself, as his wont was,
in private prayers, and afterward arose,
and blessed some oil and poured it on her mouth,
and with his fingers held her tongue forward,
and after that asked her what her father was called.
Then the maiden at once said her father's name,
and had her speech with healed tongue.
XXXVIII. The holy man once blessed for a woman some oil
in a vessel which we call ampulla,
for the need of sick men, as she herself besought;
and after the blessing the oil was carried to her.
Then the oil increased all along the way
so that it overflowed, and nevertheless came to her full;
other oil he blessed in a glass ampulla,
and set the oil in a window;
and a boy knocked down the vessel unwarily
upon the marble, but it could not break
nor could it lose Martin's blessing.
XXXIX. Likewise other men in Martin's name
performed miracles, even as the writer said
that a hound was barking furiously at a man;
then in Martin's name he commanded the hound to hold his peace,
and he was instantly silent as if he were dumb.
