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tears were not absent�察�in the Chapel of the Great Mother。 ;Light of Love�察─�

the girl had called his mother�察�what more beautiful name could he find for 

the   Queen   of   Saints   herself�拭   �So   he   prayed   in   his   simplicity�此�   ;Great 

Light of Love�察�Mother of my mother�察�grant love�察�love�察�love�察�to thy poor 

sinful son� ─�

     The question came in his daily life。 

     Did he love the Prior�拭      �He feared him�察�and his voice was for Hilarius 



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as the voice of God Himself。          Brother John�拭      �He feared him too�察�Brother 

John's    tongue    was   a  thing   to  fear。  Brother     Richard�察   �old�察 �half´blind�拭�

Surely he loved Brother Richard�拭 � sad�察�helpless�察�and lonely�察�by reason of 

his infirmities ´ or was it only pity he felt for him�拭�

     Nay�察  �let   be�察  �he   loved   them   all。 The   Monastery   was   his   home�察  �the 

Prior his father�察�the monks his brethren�察�why heed the wild words of the 

witch in the forest�拭      �And yet what was it she had said�拭 �For me the wide 

world�察�hunger�察�and love ´ love ´ love� ─�

     He wandered in the Monastery garden and was troubled by its beauties。 

Two sulphur butterflies sported around the tall white lilies at the farmery 

door。    Did they love�拭�

     He watched the sparrows at their second nesting�察�full of business and 

cheerful bickerings。       Did they love�拭�

     She had said the answer was writ large for him to see�此               �he wandered 

staring�察�wide´eyed but sightless。 

     At last in his sore distress he turned to the Prior�察�as the ship´ wrecked 

mariner turns to the sea´girt rock that towers serene and unhurt above the 

devouring waves。 

     The Prior heard him patiently�察�with here and there a shrewd question。 

When the halting tale was told he mused awhile�察�his stern blue eyes grew 

tender�察�and a little smile troubled the firm line of his mouth。 

     ;My   son�察─  �he   said   at   length�察   �thou   art   in   the   wrong   school�察  �nursery�察�

was it the maid said�拭      �A shrewd lass and welcome to the hen。             Thou art a 

limner at heart ´ Brother Bernard tells of thy wondrous skill with the brush 

´ and to be limner thou must learn to hunger and to love as the maid said。 

Ay�察�boy�察�and to be monk too�察�though alack�察�men gainsay it。; 

     ;Father�察─�said Hilarius�察�waxing bold from excessive need�察 �did'st thou 

ever love as the maid meant�拭─�

     ;Ay�察�boy ´ thy mother。; 

     There was a long silence。        Then the boy said timidly�此� 

     ;The maid said she might be light of love�察�'tis a beautiful thought。; 

     The Prior started�察�and looked at him curiously�此� 

     ;What didst thou tell the maid�拭─�

     ;That I   never knew  her�察 �but that   my  father   was   a gentle   knight   who 



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died ere I saw him�察�and then the maid said perchance my mother was light 

of love。; 

     ;Boy�察─  �said   the   Prior   gravely�察   �'tis   a   weary   tale�察  �and   sad   of   telling。 

Thy mother was wondrous fair without�察�but she reckoned love lightly�察�nay�察�

knew it not for the holy thing it is�察�but thought only of bodily lusts。              Pray 

for her soul; ´ his voice grew stern ´ ;as for one of those upon whom God�察�

in   His   great  pity�察 �may    have   mercy。    Thus     have   I  prayed   these   many 

years。; 

       Hilarius looked at him in wide´eyed horror�此� 

     ;She was evil�察�wicked�察�my mother�拭─�

     ;Ay ´ a light woman�察�that was what the maid meant。; 

     Then great darkness fell upon the soul of Hilarius�察�and he clasped the 

Prior's knees weeping and praying like a little child。 

       ;And so�察�my son�察─�said the Prior�察 �for a time thou shalt go out into the 

world�察�to strive and fail�察�hunger and love�察�only have a care that thou art 

chaste in heart and life�察�for it is the pure shall see God�察�and seeing love 

Him。     Leave me now that。          I  may set in order thy going�察�and send the 

Chamberlain hither to me。; 

     That night Hilarius knelt through the long hours at the great Rood�察�and 

then at St Mary Maudlin's altar he did penance for his dead mother's sin。 

     A  week   later   he   left   the   Monastery   as   a   bird   leaves   its   nest�察  �nay�察  �is 

pushed out by the far´seeing parent bird�察�full of vague terrors of the great 

world without。       He had a purse for his immediate needs�察�a letter to a great 

knight�察�Sir John Maltravers�察�who would be his patron�察�and another to the 

Prior's good friend�察�the Abbat of St Alban's。           The Convent bade him a sad 

farewell�察  �for   they  loved   this   gentle   lad   who   had   been   with   them  from   a 

little child�察�and Brother Richard strained his filmy eyes to look his last at 

the young face he would never see again。 

     The Prior gave him the Communion�察�and later walked beside him to 

the    gates。    Then     as   Hilarius    knelt   he   blessed    him�察  �and    the   boy�察�

overmastered by nameless fear�察�sprang up and prayed that he might stay 

and learn some other way�察�however hard。              The Prior shook his head。 

     ;Nay�察�my son�察�so it must be�察�else how shall I answer to the Master for 

this most precious lamb of my flock�拭            �Come back to us ´ an thou can'st ´ 



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let no fear deter thee�察�only take heed�察�when thine eyes are opened and the 

great gifts of hunger and love are vouchsafed thee�察�to keep still the faithful 

heart of a little child。; 

    Then he bade him go�察�and Hilarius�察�for the pull of his heart´ strings�察�

must needs run hot´foot down the broad forest road and along the highway�察�

without daring to look back�察�and so out into the wide�察�wide world。 



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           CHAPTER III ´ THE KING'S SONG´BIRD 



     MARTIN THE MINSTREL sat under a wayside oak singing softly to 

himself as he tuned his vielle。         He was a long lanky fellow with straight 

black locks flat against his sallow face�察�and dark eyes that smouldered in 

hollow   cavities。     He   wore   the   King's   colours�察  �and   broke   a   manchet   of 

white bread with his mid´day repast。 

     ;Heigh´ho� ─  �sighed   Martin�察  �and   laid   the   vielle   lovingly   beside   him�察�

;another four leagues to Westminster�察�and I weary enough of shoe´ leather 

already�察�and not another penny piece in my pocket 'til I win back to good 

King Ned。       A brave holiday I have had�察�from Candlemas to Midsummer�察�

free   to   sing   or   to   be   silent�察  �to   smile   or   frown�察  �wide   England   instead   of 

palace walls�察�a crust of bread and a jug of cider instead of a king's banquet。 

Now but another few leagues and the cage again。                 Money in my pocket�察�

true�察�but a song here and a song there�察�such as suit the fancy of the Court 

gentles�察�not of Martin the Minstrel。           Heigh´ho�察�heigh´ho� �'tis a poor bird 

sings at the word of a king�察�and a poor enough song too�察�if Edward did but 

know it。 

     ;Who   comes   here�拭      �Faith�察  �the   lad   goes   a   steady   pace   and   carries   a 

light heart from his song�察�and no ill voice either。; 

     It was Hilarius�察�and he sang the Alma Redemptoris as he sped along 

the green grass which bordered the highway。 

     When Martin hailed him he turned aside gladly�察�and his face lit up at 

the sight of the vielle。 

     ;Whence dost thou come�察�lad�拭─�said Martin�察�eyeing him with interest。 

     ;Many days' journey from the Monastery of Prior Stephen�察─�answered 

Hilarius。 

     ;But thou art no monk� ─�

     ;Nay�察�a novice scarcely�察�but the Prior hath bidden me 

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