O di immortales!

Stephen was still recounting the story of Rome to the tired students:
"The Romans had many gods and goddesses. Jupiter was the god of heaven, Diana of the woods and of hunting, Mars of war and of soldiers, Venus of love, Neptune of the sea, and Apollo was the god of the sun and of songs. But how can we, as says one of the saints, remember all the names of the gods and goddesses? Indeed what wise and pious man can believe in so many gods?"
"I love Bacchus," whispered Augustine.
"What?
"Nothing, Master."
"What did you say?"
"I love the book."
"Good. Soon you will recite the book, and copy it out. Where was I? So in the stories, the gods and goddesses used to behave badly, and now those superstitions are examples for us of disgraceful behaviour. For they neither praised goodness nor cared for the souls of men. However, God is the creator of earth and heaven and of men and beasts, and always cares for us all. Surely, as says St Boethius, God can do no evil? We are all always very special to God ."
"Master, look, there's Paul!" shouted Augustine.
... "Perhaps with the exception of Paul. Where is that delinquent?" said Stephen, and he hurried to the window. "I can see nothing but oxen and sheep."
"Paul is walking under the trees with a girl."
"With a girl?" Stephen caught sight of Paul and Lucia.
"Well I be Hercules!" he said, "That is a girl!" and the students immediately left their books and hurried to the window. "To your books, you foolish creatures, to your books! Food and wine my foot! Paul is one minute with the maids, the next he's idling with a girl. O immortal gods!"
 

Paulus cum diabolo ambulat

In the kitchen the maids are busy preparing a large dinner; for today they expect the abbot from a conference of abbots. Some therefore prepare drinks, others meat, others bread, others cakes, others fruit. Then, tired by their work, they rest in the garden.
        Soon they caught sight of Paul and Lucia. "Who is that? What is the girl's name?" asked one of the maids. 
"She is the daughter of Count Charles, called Lucia," says another. Now the maids are able to see the abbess and the abbot, who greet Lucia. Meanwhile Benedict entered the kitchen: "Come on, time flies!" shouted the cook. "Where are the perfumes and wines? Where is the lazy servant?"
"Here is the boy, Father Benedict, now Paul is here."
"I tell you, that lazy boy is walking with the devil...Holy Mary! Is Paul walking with the abbess? Is the abbess now saying hello to the boy? What's going on? Now the boy is saying hello to the abbot. Tell me, for I want to know: Who is that girl? Is the boy now an important friend of the abbot? I do Paul a favour and give him gifts, but what does that boy give to Benedict?"
"Look, he's coming now."
"Seeing is believing."
        One of the maids hurried out of the kitchen to Paul. "Come on, Paul, Father Benedict wants the bags!"
"Where is Father Benedict's self-control?" said Paul.