33. After the Gothic victory, Clovis made rich offerings to
St. Martin of Tours. He wished to redeem his war-horse by
the gift of one hundred pieces of gold, but the enchanted
steed could not move from the stable till the price of his
redemption had been doubled. This 'miracle' provoked the
king to exclaim, Vere B. Martinus est bonus in auxilio, sed
carus in negotio. (Gesta Francorum, in tom. ii. p. 554,
555.)