PREFACE. XXXVI
mighty tree twenty feet higher than any building in the
town; IV he made the son of the widow to see. After
tiese miracles Dadianus tortured him, and burnt him to
<eath, and when the attendants had scattered his ashes to
- ae four winds of heaven Christ commanded the winds,
end they brought the ashes back, and He again restored { George to life, When the governor had put to death all the soldiers who believed on God because He had raised feor ve up from the dead, he commanded that George hould be brought to him. When he had come Dadianus ¢ffered him one thousand pounds of gold to depart quietly out of the city, but he rejected the offer with scorn, and ! he governor began to torture hin again. When Dadianus had had George's tongue torn ont, his eyes destroyed and jis legs broken, he made them throw him into prison until jie should make up his mind how to destroy him effectually. dn the night following the torturing of George, Christ uppeared into him in prison, and, bidding Inm be of ood cheer, healed him of his wounds. When Dadianus found that he had spent seven years in torturing and “killing George without having effected lis purpose of ‘tiaking him sacrifice to the gods, he changed his tacties . and began to flatter him, and pretended that he had only treated him as a loying father would treat a disobedient and wilful child. He would have followed up these peace- ful words by kissing George, but he told the governor that he would not accept his kiss until he had offered sacrifice to the gods. Dadianus, misunderstanding this reply, then took him into bis palace, and leaving him in the chamber
