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carriage approach and a shrewd suspicion came into his head。 

     ;Did   you   see   that   boy   who   ran   up   the   lane�拭─  �he   cried   at   length   to 

Bilinski。 ;I believe it was Stanislaus。; 

     ;But he was dressed like a peasant�察─�said Bilinski。 ;And Stanislaus had 

on a handsome suit。; 

     They  debated   for   a   time�察  �but   Paul   prevailed。   Round   they  turned   and 

drove furiously back to the lane。 But as the driver tried to turn his horses 



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into   it�察  �the   animals   reared   and   balked   and   refused   to   enter。   Blows   and 

curses were showered on them�察�they merely stood and trembled�察�no efforts 

could urge them into the lane。 Then the driver grew afraid�察�and cried out�此�

     ;My Lord Paul�察�we cannot go into this lane。 And before God�察�I have 

fear upon me� �Never have the horses acted this way。; 

     And   indeed   fear   seized   them   all。   They   saw   the   hand   of   God   in   this 

strange obstinancy of their beasts。 Even Kimberker cried the pursuit。 

     ;Fear God� ─�he said。 ;For this is no common mishap� ─�

     And   when   they   turned   the   horses'   heads   again   toward   Vienna�察  �the 

animals snorted and pranced and went very willingly。 

     And so�察 �when Stanislaus   came  to the  bridge�察 �the highway  was   clear。 

After a look about�察�he put on his shoes�察�gripped his staff afresh�察�and took 

up again cheerily as ever his thirty miles a day to Augsburg。 

     Day after day�察�tired and footsore�察�he told off the long miles�察�begging 

his food and lodging as he went�察�fearless and happy�察�praying like an angel 

of God as he walked along。 

     Many were kind to him for the brave�察�bright spirit that shone out in his 

face。 Many remembered those words of our Lord�察 �Whatsoever you have 

done unto the least of these my brethren�察�you have done it unto me�察─�and 

willingly sheltered the boy and gave him to eat。 Sometimes he turned into 

the fields beside the road and slept through the warm August night beneath 

the   open   sky。   Whenever   he   came   to   a   church   in   the   morning�察  �he   heard 

Mass   and   received   Holy   Communion�察  �for   he   started   out   each   morning 

fasting。 And on the fourteenth day he reached Augsburg。 

     What happened there�察�we shall see in another chapter�察�and how within 

three    weeks    this  smiling    boy   turned    his  face   southward      and   tramped 

another eight hundred miles on foot to Rome。 But just that will show you 

something of the spirit of Stanislaus�察�the spirit of a hero。 All that a knight 

might do out of love for his lady�察 �he did out of   love for God。 He   really 

loved God with a sort of fierce intensity。 And he wanted to show his love 

in   deeds�察   �just  as  we    want   to   show    our   love   for  a  person    by   doing 

something�察�by giving something。 God had given him everything�察�he would 

give    God    everything�此    �that  was    the  whole     of  his  life。  And    with   that 

generosity went a fine common sense。 He was not rash or headlong�察�acting 



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first and thinking afterward。 He reckoned things out calmly and sensibly�察�

and   then   went   ahead   with   a   pluck   and   determination that nothing   in   the 

world could stop。 

     God asked a fearfully hard thing of him�察�to leave his people�察�his home�察�

to set out afoot on an enormous journey�察�to undergo no end of hardships 

and humiliations�察�to live in a strange land�察�among strange people。 And he 

did it�察�did it smilingly�察�joyfully�察�with a simple�察�quiet bravery seldom if ever 

matched by any other boy in the world。 

     The one thing that staggers us is his reason for doing it�察�his great love 

for God。 And that is because we have not got�察�what we could easily get�察�

his secret。 He  prayed�察�he kept   close in thought to God  always。 God   and 

heaven and our Lady were as familiar to his mind as the sun and the earth 

and the air are to our mind's。 The earth to him was only the antechamber 

of heaven。 He looked upon life as one looks upon a little delay at a railway 

station   before   the   train   leaves�察  �the   only   important   thing   is   to   catch   the 

train。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



                                      EARLY DAYS 

     Bilinski and Paul Kostka went back to Vienna�察�much troubled at heart。 

They really loved Stanislaus�察�for one thing�察�though they had been   pretty 

rough with him。 And for another�察�they had to face the anger of the Lord 

John Kostka�察�when he should hear of Stanislaus' flight。 

     Shortly after they had got back�察�a young friend of the runaway came to 

them and said�此�

     ;If you look between the leaves of such´and´such a book�察�you will find 

a letter which Stanislaus left for you。; 

     They     looked     and    found     the   letter。  It   was    very    simple     and 

straightforward�察�a genuine boy's letter。 He had run away�察�he said�察�because 

he had to。 He was called to enter the Society of Jesus。 He had to do what 

God wanted of him。 He knew they would prevent him if they could。 And 

so he just went。 He left them messages of affectionate regard�察�and begged 

them to forward his letter to his father。 

     Bilinski sent this letter on at once。 Paul also wrote�察�as did Kimberker 

and even the servant who had gone with them in the carriage。 Each tried to 

shift the   blame from  himself�察�told of the strange behavior   of the   horses�察�

explained that everything possible had been done to overtake the fugitive。 

     And   when   their   letters   came�察  �there   was   high   wrath   in   Kostkov。   The 

Lord     John   raved    and   swore。   He    blamed    everybody�察    �but   most    of  all 

Stanislaus   and   the   tricky   Jesuits   who�察  �he   said�察  �were   back   of   the   whole 

scheme。 He   wrote  to   Cardinal   Osius   that   he  would   not   rest   until   he had 

broken up the Jesuit college in Pultowa and driven every schemer of them 

out of Poland。 As for Stanislaus�察�he would follow him across the world�察�if 

need were�察�and drag him back to Kostkov in chains。 

     He    was   a   great  lord�察  �the  Lord    John。   He    loved   his   second    son�察�

Stanislaus�察�most dearly�察�and he loved dearly the honor of his house�察�which 

he thought that son had stained by hi& conduct。 A son of his in beggar's 

garb�察 �tramping   the highways   of   Europe�察�begging his   bread   from  door   to 

door� �It nearly broke his heart。 

     He   had   princely   blood   in   his   veins�察  �he   was   a   Senator   of   Poland�察  �he 



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might   even   become   a   king。   His   dearest   hopes   were   in   Stanislaus�察  �his 

second   son。   Paul�察  �the   eldest�察  �was   wild   and   unsteady。  And   though   there 

were two other sons and a daughter�察�none gave such promise as Stanislaus。 

So that the Lord John looked chiefly to him to carry on the great name and 

make it more glorious still。 No wonder he raged� �

     Stanislaus   had   figured   all   that   out   beforehand。   It   hurt   him   too�察  �hurt 

terribly。   But   what   can   one   do   when   God   calls�拭  �God   had   made   all   the 

Kostkas�察�given them name and rank。 God was the Lord of Lords。 It was 

heart´breaking to Stanislaus to leave his father in anger。 Yet he trusted that 

since that was God's will ´ well�察�God would find a way to bring peace out 

of all this trouble。 He put all his fears and he

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