God at his prayer will do a miracle. They go in procession to
Bauduin, who thinks they are mocking him. They treat him as a saint, and
strive to touch his old coat. At last he consents to pray along with the
whole congregation.
The Caliph is in his palace with his princes, taking his ease at a window.
Suddenly he starts up exclaiming:
"'Seignour, par Mahoumet que j'aoure et tieng chier,
Le Mont de Thir enportent le deable d'enfeir!'
Li Califes s'ecrie: 'Seignour, franc palasin,
Voies le Mont de Thir qui ch'est mis au chemin!
Ves-le-la tout en air, par mon Dieu Apolin;
Ja bientost le verrons ens ou val Joaquin!'" P. 345.
The Caliph is converted, releases Polibans, and is baptised, taking the
name of Bauduin, to whom he expresses his fear of the Viex de la Montagne
with his Hauts-Assis, telling anew the story of the Assassin's Paradise,
and so enlarges on the beauty of Ivorine that Bauduin is smitten, and his
love heals his malady. Toleration is not learned however:
"Bauduins, li Califes, fist baptisier sa gent,
Et qui ne voilt Dieu crore, li teste on li pourfent!" P. 350.
The Caliph gives up his kingdom to Bauduin, proposing to follow him to the
Wars of Syria.
