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below。 

     The Prior sat with his chin in his hand�察�his eyes fixed on the lad's face�察�

pale against the dark wainscot�察�and Hilarius told of his journeyings�察�and all 

that befell�察�even as it hath been recorded in this chronicle�察�and the Prior's 

eyes were wet as he heard of the little maid。 



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     ;And then�察�my son�拭─�said the Prior。 

     ;Then�察�my Father�察�I companied with the caravan folk as far as the sea´ 

coast�察  �and�察  �leaving   them   there�察  �went   overseas   in   the   train   of   my   lord 

Bishop   Robert   Walter   of   Norwich�察  �who   was   hasting   to   Rome。   He   knew 

thee�察�my Father�察�and bade his people supply my needs。; 

     ;Ay�察  �he   knows   me�察─  �said   the   Prior   briefly。    ;The   Lord   reward   him 

according       to  his   works�察   �but   show     him    mercy    forasmuch       as  he   had 

compassion on my son� ─�

     ;Then   saw   I   Rome�察  �my   Father�察  �that   great   and   beauteous   city   full   of 

treasure and many wonders�察�only the Holy Father I did not see�察�being let。 

Methinks   life   in   that   country   is   as   one   long   pageant�察  �but   I   marked   that 

great holiness and an evil life�察�much riches and much penury�察�dwelt there 

side by side�察�and men reeked little of death but much of pleasure。                       Then 

one   bade   me   go   to   Florence   an   I   would   be   a   limner�察  �therefore   I   hasted 

thither�察�and gave my last coin for bread as I entered the city。; 

     The Prior's brows contracted�察�the lad had seen some schooling。 

     ;But thou didst learn to be a limner�察�my son�拭─�

     ;Ay�察  �my   Father�察  �in   God's   time�此    �at   first   I   must   herd   goats   and   sell 

melons in the market´place for a lump of bread。                   Day by day I strove to 

gain   enough   to   buy   colours�察  �but   could   not�察  �for   the   Lord   sent   me   ever   a 

neighbour       poorer    than   myself。     Nevertheless       I  was   of   good    courage�察�

knowing       the   Lord's   ways     are  not   as  ours�察   �and   mindful     how    Brother 

Ambrose held that inasmuch as the Heavenly City is laid with fair colours 

'twere no sin to deem that a man may limn perfect pictures there�察�for the 

gift is from the Lord。; 

     ;My son�察�'tis a great lesson thou hast learnt�察─�said the Prior�察 �for the 

Word was made Flesh�察�and as Blessed John hath it�察�a man cannot love God 

unseen�察�if he love not the brother whom He hath given him。                        What next�察�

dear lad�拭─�

     ;My   Father�察  �the   Lord   Himself   sent   a   messenger   to   me。       One   day   a 

great   limner�察  �the   Signor   Andrea   di   Cione�察  �whom   men   call          d'Orcagna�察�

stayed     by   me    where    I  stood    with   my    melons     in  the   shadow      of  the 

Shepherd's Tower�察�and bade me follow him to his house�察�for he would fain 

use   me   for   an   angel's   head   in   the   great   Altar´piece   he   was   e'en   then 



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concerned   with   for   the   Church of   the White   Friars。        Later   he heard   my 

story�察�and when he found I had some small skill with the brush�察�he kept 

me with him�察�and taught me as only such an one can teach�此                    �him I served 

five years。      And many times Satan desired my soul�察�nay�察�once I was in 

peril of hell´fire�察�but the Lord was with me�察�and plucked my feet out of the 

pit。   But of that I will speak anon�察�at my shriving�察�as is meet。; 

     The   Prior   remembered   his dream�察 �but   he   said  no   word�察 �and   Hilarius 

took up his tale。 

     ;Then      one   day   my    master     cried   there   was    an   end   to   teaching�察�

nevertheless he would have me bide with him in honour for the work。 But 

my   heart   was   full   of   longing   for   home   and   the   scent   of   the   forest�察  �and�察�

above all�察�for thee�察�my Father�察�therefore I set my face north�察�that I might 

bring back my gift to St Benedict and our Church�察�and should have been 

here long ere this�察�but I was let by the way。; 

     The   Prior    looked    up   a   little  anxiously�察  �and   Hilarius   smiled    at  the 

question in his face。 

     ;Tis    a  lawless    tract�察  �my    Father�察  �under    the   shadow     of   the   great 

mountains beyond Florence�察�and I was taken by robbers�察�who bore me and 

others of our company to their fastness in the hills�此              �there I lay in a little 

cave     many    days�察  �but   what    befell   the  rest  I  know     not。   The     robbers 

brought me forth to serve them�察�and by God's mercy handled me kindly�察�

though they thought little of bloodshedding。 

     ;Then one of them was troubled in his spirit�察�and minded to forsake 

this evil manner of life。         Therefore one night he fled�察�carrying me with 

him�察  �when   the   others   had   gone   forth�察  �and   we   made   good   our   way   to 

Mantua。       There Pietro�察�for so was the robber called�察�left me that he might 

give himself to the service of God and men�察�inasmuch as he had formerly 

abused     them。     Never     saw   I  man    so  changed�察    �my    Father�察  �his   speech�察�

formerly   profane�察  �was   all   of   God   and   the   Saints�察  �he   did   penance   and 

confessed   his   sins   publicly�察  �ay�察  �by   the   Justice's   order   he   received   one 

hundred      lashes   in   the  market´place�察     �and   at  every    lash   he  cried   with 

upturned   face�察 �'Deo   Gratias��'      And   I   was there�察 �because he   besought of 

me   to   stand   in   the   crowd   and   pray   for   him   that   his   courage   failed   not。 

But it came to pass that even the people marvelled at his joyful endurance�察�



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and indeed 'twas more like a scourging of one of the blessed martyrs than 

of a poor sinful robber。        After this the Brothers of the Poor took him�察�for 

such was his desire�察�and so I bade him farewell�察�and craved his blessing。; 

     ;The Lord fulfil all his mind� ─�said the Prior with clasped hands。 

     ;Amen�察─�said Hilarius。 

     ;Didst thou not fear to journey further alone�察�my son�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�my Father�察�I found for the most part good and kindly men by the 

way�察  �despite   their   somewhat   evil   seeming�察  �but   at   Genoa   I   took   service 

with    a  merchant     then   beginning     his  journey�察   �and   travelled   with   him 

through Flanders�察�a strange�察�flat country with many canals and tall poplar 

trees�察�and so we came to Bruges in safety�察�after a most prosperous course。 

There     he  commended        me   to  a  good    friend   of  his�察 �a  wool    merchant 

travelling to Salisbury�察�and at first all things went well with us�察�but later 

the winds proved contrary�察�and we were driven hither and thither in great 

peril of our lives�察�but at last made the Bristol Channel�察�and so came safe 

into port。 Thence I have come hither afoot begging my bread。; 

     When Hilarius had made an end�察�the Prior took him in his arms and 

blessed him for his dear son�察�praising God that the lad had come back a 

child at heart�察�but hungering�察�loving�察�open´eyed。 

     Next morning�察�being shriven�察�Hilarius ate the bread and drank the wine 

of the ;wayfaring man�察─�his heart merry for the joy of his home´coming。 

When the Lady´Mass was ended he knelt on in her Chapel。 

     ;Great   Light   of   Love�察  �all   praise   and   thanks   be   thine   from   thy   poor 

son�察─�sang his heart�察�and then he prayed for his little maid。 



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           CHAPTER I

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