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Chapter
III.—Simon’s Flight.
Thereupon Peter was greatly delighted, and praised
the brethren, and blessed them, and requested them to remain with
him. Then, when he had bathed in the sea, and had taken food, he
went to sleep in the evening; and rising, as usual, at cock-crow, while
the evening light was still burning, he found us all awake. Now
there were in all sixteen of us, viz. Peter and I, Clement, Niceta and
Aquila, and those twelve who had preceded us.720
| 720 [Comp. Homily VIII.
3.—R.] | Saluting us, then, as was his wont,
Peter said: “Since we are not taken up with others to-day,
let us be taken up with ourselves. I shall tell you what took
place at Cæsarea after your departure, and you shall tell us of
the doings of Simon here.” And while the conversation was
going on on these subjects, at daybreak some of the members of the
family came in and told Peter that Simon, when he heard of
Peter’s arrival, departed in the night, on the way to
Syria. They also stated that the crowds thought that the day
which he had said was to intervene was a very long time for their
affection, and that they were standing in impatience before the gate,
conversing among themselves about those things which they wished to
hear, and that they hoped that they should by all means see him before
the time appointed; and that as the day became lighter the multitudes
were increasing, and that they were trusting confidently, whatever they
might be presuming upon, that they should hear a discourse from
him. “Now then,” said they, “instruct us to
tell them what seems good to you; for it is absurd that so great a
multitude should have come together, and should depart with sadness,
through no answer being returned to them. For they will not
consider that it is they that have not waited for the appointed day but
rather they will think that you are slighting
them.”
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