her malady had ceased, he brought out the paper on which he had
written down the date of the prayer. And when she told him, he
showed at once the writing on the paper. And all found that the
Lord had stopped her sufferings while Antony was still praying and
calling for her on the goodness of the Saviour.

And concerning those who came to him, he often predicted some days,
or even a month, beforehand, and the cause why they were coming.
For some came only to see him, and others on account of sickness,
and others because they suffered from daemons, and all thought the
labour of the journey no trouble nor harm, for each went back aware
that he had been benefited. And when he spoke and looked thus, he
asked no one to marvel at him on that account, but to marvel rather
at the Lord, because he had given us, who are but men, grace to know
him according to our powers. And as he was going down again to the
outer cells, and was minded to enter a boat and pray with the monks,
he alone perceived a dreadfully evil odour, and when those in the
boat told him that they had fish and brine on board, and that it was
they which smelt, he said that it was a different smell; and while
he was yet speaking, a youth, who had an evil spirit, had gone
before them and hidden in the boat, suddenly cried out. But the
daemon, being rebuked in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, went out
of him, and the man became whole, and all knew that the smell had
come from the evil spirit. And there was another man of high rank
who came to him, having a daemon, and one so terrible, that the
possessed man did not know that he was going to Antony, but [showed
the common symptoms of mania]. Those who brought him entreated
Antony to pray over him, which he did, feeling for the young man,
and he watched beside him all night. But about dawn, the young man,
suddenly rushing on Antony, assaulted him. When those who came with