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413a[ f. 20a]. A pious man was told in a dream that GB.. 326Nanas the butcher would be his companion in Paradise.Grieved and surprised he went to find out the merits ofthat butcher. He was told that Nanas gave away half hisproperty in charity. This did not satisfy the pious manand at last Nanas said that a long time ago, he had ransomeda young girl who had been carried away captive. She grewup in the house and he betrothed her to his son. Amongthe guests was a young man who was weeping all the time.He asked him the cause and learned that he was betrothedto that young girl who was now going to marry his son.When Nanas heard that he renounced the marriage andmarried the young man to the girl who was really his bride,gave them rich gifts and sent them home. The pious manwas happy to have him as his companion in Paradise.

413b[ f. 21b]. Abbaye grieved on being told that hisneighbour in Paradise would be the barber living nearby.He asked the reason and was told from Heaven that thebarber had performed many good actions in secret; he hadprotected the modesty of women when venesecting, had aseparate room for them and a mantle covering the wholebody. Moreover, he had a box outside for customers to putin the money so that those who were unable to pay neednot feel ashamed. In the evening he would open the box,feed his household and the distribute the surplus amongthe poor. Abbaye then rejoiced greatly.

414[ f. 23b]. A rich man, tired of his wealth, refuses todistribute it among the poor. Goes out of town, finds a poorman sitting in the dust, clad in rags, and offers his moneybecause he believes him to have given up every hope ofthis world. The poor man hearing the reason refuses totake it. God is merciful, forsakes no one; only the deadhave no hope. Rich man decides to bury his wealth withthe dead. After a time he gets poor, remembers the moneyin the cemetery and goes to dig it up. He is caught by theguardians and brought before the governor, who is no oneelse but that poor man. He was of noble family and had