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

high rank in his native country�察�was named Rozrarewski。 These sided with 

Paul and did their best to help him in making Stanislaus' life miserable。 

     It   was   not   long   before   Paul   went   on   from  words   to   blows。   One   day 

Stanislaus   quietly   tried   to   answer   some   of   Paul's   sneers。   Paul   sprang   at 

him   in   a   rage   and�察  �striking   out   savagely�察  �knocked   him   down。   Bilinski 

interfered�察�and when he had drawn off Paul�察�proceeded to scold Stanislaus 

as   being   the   cause   of   all   the   trouble。   Such   meanness   and   injustice   must 

have made the boy's blood boil。 But he mastered himself and said nothing。 

     That afternoon Paul was going out riding。 He could not find his spurs。 

;Take mine�察─�said Stanislaus�察�pleasantly�察�as if nothing had happened。 And 

Paul took them�察�a little ashamed�察 �saying to himself�此 �He's a decent little 

beggar�察�after all ´ if only he weren't so insufferably pious� ─�

     But Paul�察�though he might be touched for the moment by his brother's 

readiness   to   forgive�察  �continued   to   grow   even   more   irritated   with   him。 

Many and many a time he struck Stanislaus�察�and often�察�after knocking him 

down�察�kicked him and then tramped on him。 And Bilinski always took the 

same line�察�trying to make peace by blaming everything on Stanislaus。 

     Now   Stanislaus   was   very   nearly   Paul's   equal   in   size�察  �and   easily   his 

match in strength。 He lived simply and frugally�察�kept himself in condition�察�

did   not   over´eat   and   over´drink   as   Paul   did。   He   could�察  �without   much 

difficulty�察�have met Paul's brutality in kind�察�and very likely have given him 

a good beating。 And he knew well enough that if he did so�察�Paul would let 

him alone。 For when was there ever a bully who was not also a coward�拭�



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     And   you   may  be   sure   he  felt   like  doing   it。   He  was   in   the   right�察  �and 

knew  he   was。  He  was   high´spirited   and utterly  without   fear。 And   yet   he 

never   even   defended   himself。   lie   let   Paul   bully   him   and   beat   him。   He 

endured   to   have   himself   looked   upon   as   a   coward   ´   although   you   may 

observe that all the time he did not budge an inch from the line of conduct 

he had chosen。 And why�拭�Well�察�for a lot of reasons。 

     In the first place�察�he kept saying to himself�察 �What difference does it 

make for eternity�拭�Then�察�he knew his own high temper and he would not 

let himself go�察�for fear he should commit a sin ´ and he hated sin with all 

his soul。 

     And then he recalled what our Lord had suffered for him�察�and he said�此�

     ;If you will give me the courage to stand it�察�I'll be glad�察�Lord�察�to suffer 

this much for You。; 

     And that last was the reason why�察�in the midst of this real persecution�察�

he never lost his cheerfulness。 More than that�察�he never missed a chance to 

do Paul and his friends a good turn。 He said�此�

     ;When men were treating our Lord worst�察�even killing Him�察�that was 

when He was opening heaven for them。 And I'm sure He would like me to 

be kind as He was kind to those who treated Him meanly。; 

     He    did   what    he   could   to   avoid   annoying      Paul。   He   kept   out   of 

everybody's way when he wanted to pray。 He used to wait at night till the 

others were asleep�察�for they all slept in one great room together�察�and then 

slip out of bed and on to his knees。 Sometimes his cousins�察�thinking it a 

great joke�察�would pretend to stumble over him in the half´dark�察�and kick 

him as hard as they could。 

     And   this   went   on   for   two   years。   He   could   have   stopped   the   whole 

matter with no trouble at all�察�by simply writing to his father。 But he never 

so much as hinted to any one at home of the way Paul and Bilinski and his 

cousins   treated   him。   He   was   as   plucky   as   he   was   gentle   and   forgiving。 

Although�察�for good reasons�察�he would not quarrel�察�he had the tenacity of a 

bull´dog�察�he held on to the hard purpose he had formed and nothing could 

beat him off。 

     And that is the very highest sort of courage�察�the courage that endures�察�

that has no show or heroics about it。 Again I say�察�if he had done all this�察�



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put up with all this�察�to gain riches�察�to make a name for himself�察�the world 

would understand and would praise him tremendously。 It is his motive that 

leaves the world cold�察�it is the source and reason of his courage that the 

world cannot understand。 

     Yet he was not obstinate and pig´headed�察�bound to do as he wished just 

because he   wished it。  No�察�he   was very  sensible and did everything  with 

reason。   He   would   not   stop   saying   his   prayers   when   Bilinski   and   Paul 

objected�察    �he   would     not   join  in   gay   dinners    and   drinking´bouts      and 

gambling�察�he would not sit and smile at shady stories or smutty wit。 He 

would no�拭�do anything his conscience forbade。 But he was most ready to 

do anything else they wanted。 

     For   instance�察  �he   had   been   used   to   give   his   rich   clothes   away   to   the 

poor�察�and dress very simply。 Bilinski and Paul insisted on his dressing as 

became   his   rank�察  �and   he   yielded   readily。   Bilinski   wanted   him   to   take 

dancing lessons�察�and he took them�察�and learned to dance very well。 He was 

not keen about any of these things�察�because he reckoned they would not 

count for much in eternity。 But neither was he foolish�察�nor a fanatic�察�nor 

one who saw evil where no evil was。 He was simply a level´headed boy�察�

who figured out the business of life clearly and convincingly�察�and who had 

the courage of a hero in living up to his convictions。 



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                             CHAPTER VIII 



                                IN DANGER OF DEATH 

     Two years of loneliness�察�when his brother and his cousins and his tutor�察�

who should   have   been   his   comrades�察 �were   his   persecutors�察  �two   years   in 

which he was always under a strain�察�always having to control his anger�察�to 

be   patient   and   sweet´tempered   amidst   a   thousand   vexations�察  �two   years�察�

moreover�察  �in   which   the   bodily   exercise   he   was   used   to�察  �and   which   he 

needed as every growing boy needs it�察�was cut down to a minimum�察�two 

such   years   would   have   broken   the   health   even   of   a   grown�察  �strong   man。 

And Stanislaus   was not   a   grown�察�strong   man�察 �but a boy  of sixteen。  It is 

remarkable that he should have held out so long。 It shows what courage 

and   goodness   and   trust   in   God   can   do。   But   finally�察  �towards   the   end   of 

November�察�1566�察�his body and brain could stand it no longer。 He fell sick�察�

with fever。 

     He was not a baby。 He did not complain�察�or even tell any one that he 

felt unwell。 He kept to his feet for weeks�察�trying to go on as usual with his 

work     and   his  prayers。    The   feast   of  Saint   Barbara�察   �who    had   been    the 

patroness   of   the   boys'   sodality   in   Vienna�察  �was   drawing   near。   Stanislaus 

prepared   for   it   with   particular   care   and   devotion。   Saint   Barbara   was   the 

patroness   of   a   happy   death   and   her   clients   always   besought   of   her   the 

special grace of receiving the Holy Viaticum when dying。 

     December 4th�察�the feast of the Saint�察�came and passed。 Stanislaus grew 

weaker�察�his fever increas

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