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 Catherine had commanded it to be placed. After a few moments he said: " The one I hate, is returning here." They asked where she was; he answered: " She is no longer in that place; she is in such a place," then added: " now she is there," and indicated all the different localities through which Catherine passed; at length he said, " now she is on the threshold of the house; " and it was correct. — When Catherine entered the room, he cried still more loudly: " Why do you keep me here ? " " Get up, wretch," said Catherine to him, " go forth quickly, and leave in peace this creature of our Lord Jesus Christ, and never presume to torment her anew." At these words, the evil spirit forsook every portion of her body, except the throat which he caused to swell in a fearful manner. Catherine applied her virginal hand and making the sign of the Cross over it, chased the demon away completely. The woman was relieved in presence of all the spectators; and being weak and overcome, by excess of suffering, Catherine sustained her some time by allowing her to recline upon her breast and in her arms; after ordering her some refreshing diet, they led her to her own house. When the poor invalid, who was delivered, had opened her eyes after sleeping, she was astonished to perceive herself surrounded by so many persons, and in the house of her mistress; and she inquired of her relatives, " who carried her there, and when ? " When they informed her that she had been tormented by the demon, she said that she had no remembrance of it, only she felt as though she had been beaten violently in every limb, and that her body felt universally bruised. She rendered humble thanks to her liberator, and went on foot to the house whence they had been forced to carry her on a litter.