Maurice Druon. Cursed Kings 4: Not Like lilies to spin (№ 409931)

The queen's chaplain blew four times on the baby's calf, as if symbolizing the four sides of the cross, which was supposed to drive away Satan with the help of the holy spirit: then he spat on his index finger, washed the nostrils and ears of the newborn with saliva, so that he would not listen to the devil's libels, did not inhale the temptations of the vain world and flesh.