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     Kings might bring her presents�察�a husband might bring her happiness�察�

but if he could only bring her salvation�            �If he could only tell her of the 

Bitter Tree� �

     The   body�察  �when   you   came   to   think   of   it�察  �mattered   little。 All   the 

beauty in the world could not endure more than its appointed span。 Helen 

was dust now�察�and Deirdre nothing。              What had become of the beauty of 

Semiramis�察      �Alexander's     darling�察  �and   Cleopatra�察    �who    loved   the   great 

proconsul�察�and Bathsheba�察�for whom David of the Psalms fell from grace�拭�

And Balkis�察�queen of   Sheba�察�with her   apes�察�ivory�察�and   peacocks�拭               �Dust 

and   ashes�察  �dust   and   ashes�    �And   Scheherazade   was   but   a   strange�察  �sad 

sound。     Beauty      increased    and   waned    like  the   moon。    A   little  shadow 

around     the  eyes�察  �a  little  crinkle  in  the  neck�察   �the  backs   of   the  hands 

stiffening like parchment。        Dust and ashes�察�dust and ashes� �

     But the little blue shadow would glow like an Easter morning。 

     Or it would be a poor�察�lonely�察�unlit shadow in the cold gloom of the 

clanging worlds。 

     Poor Golden Bells�         �Poor little  weeping Golden Bells�           �If he   could 

only tell her about the Bitter Tree� �

     And then what happens but his uncle Matthew claps him on the back�察�

     ;How would you like to go to China�察�Marco Markeen�察─�says he�察 �and 

preach religion to the benighted people� ─�

     ;How did you know�察�Uncle Matthew�拭─�

     ;How did I know what�拭─�

     ;That I wanted to go to China and preach religion to the  the people� ─�

     ;Well�察   �if  that   doesn't   beat   Banagher�察─    �says   Matthew      Polo�察   �and 



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Banagher beats the devil�        �Tell me�察�did you ever hear an old tune called 

'Bundle and Go��'�拭─�

    And so the three of them leave upon their journey�察�but at Layas�察�where 

the King   of Armenia   had his   castle�察  �they heard of the   election of   a new 

pope�察�so they came back to Acre to get his instructions and blessing。 



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                              CHAPTER VII 



     The pope said a grand mass for them�察�and at the gospel he enters the 

pulpit�察�a burly figure of a man with sad eyes。 

     ;The blessing of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost be with 

you and about you�察�Amen。 

     ;It   is  not  to  you�察  �Nicolo    Polo�察  �that  I  wish   to  speak�察   �nor  to  you�察�

Matthew Polo�察�for neither of you are my ambassadors to the Great Khan。 

Merchant and sportsmen�察�I honor you�察�and you have my blessing�察�but you 

have no hopes of mine。            The   dirty diversions of the world are   between 

your   eyes   and   glory�察─  �said   he。  ;It's   only   myself�察  �an   old   and   sorrowful 

man�察  �and   this   child�察  �a   young   and   hopeful   one�察  �can   understand�察  �old   men 

having sight of visions�察�and young men dreaming dreams。 。 。 

     ;Now   in   the   matter   of   converting   the   Great   Khan   and   his   numerous 

millions�察  �first   let   wisdom   speak。    I   have   little   hopes。  He   wants   to   be 

argued   into   it�察  �you   see。  Religion   is   not   a   matter   of   argument。   It   is   a 

wisdom that surpasses wisdom。             It drifts in men's souls as the foggy dew 

comes   unbidden   to   the   trees。    It   is   born   before   our   soul�察  �as   the   horned 

moon is born before our eyes。 

     ;And now�察�my child�察�you might say�察�'What is the use of sending me to 

China if he knows I cannot bring these millions into the fold�拭�My dear son�察�

there   is   the   wisdom   surpassing   wisdom。        A   great   and    noble   thought 

must not die。       Things of the spirit we  cannot reckon as a  husband´man 

reckons his crops。       There is a folk on the marches of Europe�察�and they are 

ever   going   into   battle�察  �and   they   always   fall。   Their   results   are   nothing。 

But their name and their glory will endure forever。 。 。 

     ;My dear son�察�God has put wisdom in my head and beauty into yours。 

Wisdom is needed for the governance of this world�察�but beauty is needed 

for its existence。      In arid deserts there is no life。       Birds do not sing in the 

dark   of   night。   Show   me   a   waste   country�察  �and   I'll   show   you   a   brutal 

people。     No faith can live that is not beautiful。 。 。 

     ;The     beauty    God    has   put  in  your    heart�察 �child�察  �you    must   always 

keep 。 。 。How much I think of it I'll tell you。           I'm an old man now�察�an old 

and broken man�察�and in a few years I'll stand before my Master。 



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     ;'What have you seen on my earth��' He'll ask me�察�'you who followed St。 

Peter��' 

     ;'Lord�     �Lord��' I'll tell Him�察 �'I've seen   mighty things。         I've   seen   the 

bridegroom leave his bride and the king his kingdom�察�the huckster leave 

his booth�察�and the reaper drop his hook�察�that they might rescue Your Holy 

Sepulchre from pagan hands。' 

     ;'And anything else��'        He'll ask。 

     ;'And I've seen a young man go out into the desert and over his head 

was a star。 。 。' 

     ;You     may   think   you   have    failed�察 �child�察 �but   remember      that  in  the 

coming   times   your   name   and   fame   will   awaken   beauty�察  �and   many's   the 

traveler on the hard road will find his courage again�察�and he thinking of 

Marco Polo。       And many's the young man will dream dreams�察�and many's 

the   old   man   will   see   visions�察  �and   they   reading   the   book   by   the   golden 

candle´light�察�and many's the young girl will give you love�察�and you dead 

for centuries。     But for this you must keep your dream。 

     ;Now you'll think it's the queer pope I am to be telling you things like 

this   instead    of  demanding      converts。     But    the  wisdom      that  surpasses 

wisdom comes to you with the Annointing of the Oil。                   'I knew a man in 

Christ above fourteen years ago��' writes Saint Paul�察�'��whether in the body I 

cannot tell�察�or whether out of the body I cannot tell。            God knoweth。�� 

     ;'How   that   he   was   caught   up   into   paradise�察  �and   heard   unspeakable 

words�察�which is not lawful for a man to utter。' 

     ;Now you see there is a wisdom surpassing wisdom�察�and it is out of 

this fount of wisdom I am drawing when I speak to you these words。 

     ;Child�察�I will not keep you any longer。             Only to say this�察�and this is 

the   chiefest   thing�此  �never    let  your  dream     be  taken   from    you。   Keep    it 

unspotted from the world。          In darkness and in tribulation it will go with 

you as a friend�察�but in wealth and power hold fast to it�察�for then is danger。 

Let not the mists of the world�察�the gay diversions�察�the little trifles�察�draw 

you from glory。 

     ;Remember� �

     ;Si oblitus fuero tui Jerusalem�察 �If I forget thee�察�O Jerusalem�察 �

     ;Oblivioni detur dextera mea�察 �let my right hand forget her cunning  



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     ;Adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis�察�si non meminero tui�察 �if I do 

not remember thee�察�let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth  

     ;Si non proposuero Jerusalem�察�in principis laetitiae meae�察 �If I prefer 

not Jerusalem above my chief joy。 

     ;I shall now send a prayer to Heaven�察─�he said�察 �to keep you safe in the 

strange   foreign   ways�察  �to   protect   you   against   wind   and   tempest�察  �against 

pestilence and sudden death�察�against the po

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