"What happened to you since I was here before, and where did you get the gold and the silver?"
"A princely [89] I cannot write or read, but I made a mark with the pen. When he went away I took up the cross and it was not burnt."
"I put the cross of Christ between myself and you, accursed woman. You have sold your soul and the souls of your family to the devil for the sake of gold and silver, and now you are lost for ever, and you have shed the blood of Christ before the day of His crucifixion. Go to your parish priest as soon as you can and tell him everything, and how it happened, and tell him that it was Grania Oï who sent you to him. If you yourself are lost your family is not lost for there is no deadly sin upon them."
The Widow went into the house and took out the purse, and asked, "What shall I do with this gold and silver?"
"Throw it into the fire and say at the same time, 'I renounce the devil and all his works.'"
As soon as she threw the purse into the fire and said the words, the Devil came into her presence and said, "You cannot renounce me. You are mine in spite of priest, bishop, or pope. I have the bargain under your [own] hand."
"In the name of Jesus go away from me," said the Widow; and when he heard that name he was obliged to go.
The Widow went to the priest and told him the story. "I am afraid," said he, "that you are lost; but at all events I'll write to the bishop about you. Go home now and begin doing penance. I'll send for you when I get an answer from the bishop."