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he   picked   companions   like   himself。   Kimberker'   5   house   soon   became   a 

noisy place。 There were dinners at which the wine went round very freely�察�

plenty of cards and dice�察�now and then brawling quarrels。 It did not suit 

Stanislaus at all。 He was too much of a gentleman�察�and too good�察�to act 

unpleasantly or resent the rough company that Paul brought home。 But he 

could not mix freely with them�察�he did not like their talk or their manners�察�

and   he   slipped   quietly   away   from   their   noisy   gatherings   as   soon   as   he 

decently could。 

     And so he was left alone�察�and lonesomeness for a boy of fourteen is a 

very unpleasant thing。 He still did well in his classes�察�but he was no book´ 

worm。 When he had done his duty in study�察�the books had no further claim 

upon     him�察  �and   no   attraction    in  themselves。     And    yet   he  kept   up   his 

wonderful   brightness   and   cheeriness   all   the   time�察  �so   that   Bilinski   often 

wondered at him。 And it was worth wondering at�察�for there is nothing�察�as 

everybody knows�察�which sooner breaks down one's spirits and brings on 

the blue devils than being left alone�察�without friends and companionship。 

     How did he do it�拭�The fact is�察�he refused to be alone。 As his friends in 

Vienna   left   him�察  �he   simply   turned   more   to   his   friends   in   heaven。   And 

heaven   came   down   to   him。 Any  old   vacant   room  in   the   big�察  �half´empty 

house   was   his   chapel。 And   through   the   long�察  �lonely   days�察  �often   through 

great part of the night�察�he prayed。 

     If you could have seen him pray� �Imagine any good´hearted boy who 

has been away from home for a long stretch�察�say a couple of years�察�and 

who comes back and meets father�察�mother�察�brothers�察�sisters。 He may not 

say much�察�but he LOOKS a good deal�察�and he feels more than any words 

can say。 That is the way Stanislaus prayed。 He just turned to God and his 

Mother in heaven�察�with all his love in his eyes and immense happiness in 

his   heart。 And   if he   spoke�察�or   said   things to   them  in   his   mind�察 �he   could 

speak simply�察�like a little child�察�because no one else would hear him and 



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he would not need be shy or bashful。 

     If you could have seen him pray�察�you would never think�察�as so many 

do�察�that praying is a gloomy business。 His face was lit up�察�his eyes bright�察�

his whole body spoke of peace and courage and joy。 He kept thinking so 

much   about   heaven   that   he   seemed   to   live   there   in   advance。   Everybody 

knows how�察�when the school year is nearly over and vacations are at hand�察�

there is a joyful atmosphere about the days。 Lessons do not seem so hard�察�

though   they   really   are   just   the   same   old   lessons。   Classes   seem   to   have 

more   life   and   spirit   in   them。   Boys   are   in   better   temper。   Every   detail   of 

work and play is colored by expectation�察�as if the relief of vacation were 

already   foretasted。   Stanislaus   looked   forward   just   that   way   to   the   Great 

Vacation�察�to going Home forever。 He knew that even the longest life。 ends 

soon�察 �that   all   its   difficulties   and   troubles   pass away  and   eternity  begins�察�

and   he   felt   so   light´hearted   looking   ahead   to   that   eternity   that   nothing 

happening here could sadden him ´ except sin�察�and he kept away from that。 

     Paul   and   his   boisterous   fellows   thought   that   Paul's   younger   brother 

was   a   queer   chap。   But   they   liked   him�察  �just   the   same�察  �because   he   was 

always   pleasant   and   smiling。   He   never   said   a   word   to   them   about   their 

conduct。 But when they talked to him�察�he naturally spoke of the things he 

was always thinking about。 And they did not like that。 Such talk tended to 

stir   up   their   consciences�察  �even   to   frighten   them。 And   they   did   not   want 

their con´sciences stirred up。 You can often see that。 You may have noticed 

in yourself that�察�if you are not living as you ought to live�察�any word about 

God or death or heaven or our Blessed Lady irritates you�察�makes you feel 

horribly     uncomfortable。        And    so   Stanislaus     became      a  puzzle    to   them�察�

because they would not see。 And little by little they left him alone�察�or only 

spoke to him to tease him or make fun of him。 



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                              CHAPTER VII 



                              THE TEST OF COURAGE 

     Paul was the worst at this teasing�察�nor did it stop at mere teasing。 He 

was not a really bad fellow�察�but he was selfish�察�set upon having his own 

will   in   everything�察  �and   had   a   very   quick   and   fierce   temper。   Stanislaus' 

quiet refusal to join in the noisy revels of himself and his companions�察�his 

unaffected      piety�察 �his  long   hours    of  prayer�察  �were    things   he  could    not 

understand。      They    seemed    a  sort  of   standing    rebuke   to  him�察   �and   they 

constantly nettled him。 Of course he sought reasons to justify himself�察�as 

we   all   do   when   we   are   in   the   wrong。   When   they   were   alone�察  �he   and 

Bilinski fell to scolding Stanislaus。 

     ;You shame us� ─�Paul would cry。 ;You do not act like a nobleman�察�but 

like some boorish peasant。; 

     Then Stanislaus would be troubled。 He knew he was in the right。 He 

simply   could   not   stand   the   free   ways   and   freer   speech   of   Paul   and   his 

companions。 But how could he justify himself�拭�How could he defend his 

own position without at least seeming to attack his brother's�拭�And that last 

he would never do。 S6metimes he tried to smooth matters over by saying�此�

     ;We take different ways�察�Paul。 I do not condemn yours。 Why not let 

me alone in mine�拭─�

     But   oftenest   he   could   only   smile   and   say   nothing。   And   whether   he 

answered   or   kept   silence�察  �Paul   was   sure   to   grow   more   irritated。   Then 

Bilinski tried to exert his authority。 

     ;Your father gave you into my charge�察─�he would say。 ;I order you to 

act like the rest of us and not make yourself odd and shame us by  your 

conduct。; 

     But   Stanislaus   knew   well   enough   what   were   the   limits   of   Bilinski's 

authority  and he   was   not   at   all   the   sort   of boy  to be   easily  bullied   by  a 

mere assumption of authority that did not exist。 

     The   result   always   was   that   Stanislaus   continued   to   do   what   his   own 

conscience urged him to do�察�and that Bilinski and Paul felt helpless in the 

face of his quiet�察�fearless persistence。 And that made them the more vexed 

with   him。   They   nicknamed   him   ;The   Jesuit�察─  �they   mimicked   him�察  �they 



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sneered at him。 He had a pretty hot temper himself�察�but he kept himself 

well in hand�察�and was always kind and pleasant with these cross´grained 

comrades。      He   was    not  the   least  bit  afraid。  Whenever       he  thought    that 

speaking would do any good�察�he spoke up without hesitation。 Many a time�察�

when   Paul   taunted him  with   acting in   a  way  to   bring discredit upon   his 

name�察�he answered�此�

     ;No man shames his name by trying to please God。 As for what men 

may think or say�察�that does not matter much。 Do you think we shall bother 

much about that in eternity�拭─�

     There were two cousins of theirs who often stayed with the Kostkas�察�

one of them was also called Stanislaus�察�the other�察�who afterwards rose to 

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