▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁W and ering ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁days , ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁day , ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁wild ▁figure ▁covered ▁in ▁hair , ▁we aring ▁a ▁lo in cl oth ▁of ▁leaves . ▁ ▁F right ened , ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁ran ▁away , ▁up ▁a ▁mountain , ▁but ▁the ▁figure ▁called ▁him ▁back , ▁shout ing , ▁“ Come ▁down ▁to ▁me , ▁man ▁of ▁God , ▁for ▁I ▁am ▁a ▁man ▁also , ▁dwell ing ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁for ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁God .” ▁ ▁Turn ing ▁back , ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁talked ▁to ▁the ▁wild ▁figure , ▁who ▁introduced ▁himself ▁as ▁On u ph ri us ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁a ▁mon k ▁at ▁a ▁large ▁monaster y ▁in ▁the ▁The ba id ▁but ▁who ▁had ▁now ▁lived ▁as ▁a ▁herm it ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁years , ▁end uring ▁extreme ▁th irst , ▁hung er , ▁and ▁dis com fort s . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁guard ian ▁ang el ▁who ▁had ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁this ▁des olate ▁place . ▁On u ph ri us ▁took ▁Pap hn ut ius ▁to ▁his ▁cell , ▁and ▁they ▁spoke ▁until ▁sun set , ▁when ▁bread ▁and ▁water ▁mi rac ul ously ▁appeared ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁herm it ' s ▁cell . ▁ ▁They ▁spent ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁prayer , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁Pap hn ut