Life of St John Vianney.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

""""DoHIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. 205ready dressed upon his bed, was awakened, as he tells ushimself, by repeated knocks at his door.I stood inthe market-place with the two brothers,watching the movements of M. le Cure by the light of hislamp, which enabled us to observe him unseen. We sawhim take his hat and Breviary, descend the stairs, and goin the direction of Catherine s little house. We shrankback, not to be discovered ; but as soon as, having knocked,he pronounced the words, * Are you ready? let us set oflquickly, we all three showed ourselves on the door -step.Seeing himself thus surrounded, M. Viauney said ina severe tone to Catherine, who was in tears :trayed me.*Catherine, what have you done ? You have beBrother Athanasius, who was the first to speak, said:" *Where are you going, M. le Cure ? We know thatyou want to leave us ;but if you go, we shall ring thetocsin.so, said M. Vianney, in a brief and resolute*tone ;do so, and let me pass."I did not wish to act the gaoler ;so I contented myself with keeping close to the fugitive, and haranguinghim to the best of my power. Finding all my reasoninga new idea struck me. Theuseless,night was pitch dark.I contrived to get rid of the lantern which had been provided ;foreseeing, what came to pass accordingly, thatM. le Cure would lose his way. In fact, instead of takingthe high road to Lyons, he advanced at great speed towards Juy, escorted by the crowd of pilgrims, whohad passed the night under the belfry, and some of hisparishioners. When we reached the plank, which haabeen now replaced by a bridge across the stream, I triedto stop his passage. As he persisted in his resolution