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and remember the infirmity of the flesh�察�which�察�like the little grey cloud�察�

veiled Jerusalem to his sight。; 

     There   was   silence。    Lady   Eleanor   clasped   her   shadowy   blue´veined 

hands under her chin�察�and in her eyes too was a great longing。 

     ;It seemeth to me small wonder that Brother Ambrose fell sick�察─�she 

said�察�at length。 

     Hilarius nodded�此�

     ;He had ever a patient�察�wistful look as of one from home�察�and often he 

would sit musing in the cloister and scarce give heed to the Office bell。; 

     ;Methinks�察  �Hilarius�察  �it   will   be   passing   sweet   to   dwell   in   that   Holy 

City。; 

     ;Nay�察�lady�察─�said her page tenderly�察 �surely thou hast had a vision even 

as Brother Ambrose�察�for thine eyes wait always�察�like unto his。; 

     Eleanor shook her head�察�and two tears crept slowly from the shadow of 

her eyes。 

     ;Nay�察�not to such as I am is the vision vouchsafed�察�though my desire is 

great�察�'tis ever clogged by sin�察�and for this same reason I would get me to a 

cloister where I might fast and pray unhindered。; 

     Hilarius looked at her with great compassion。 

     ;Sweet   lady�察  �the   Lord   fulfil   all   thy   desires�察  �yet�察  �methinks�察  �thou   art 

already as one of His saints。; 

     ;Nay�察�but a poor sinner in an evil world�察─�she answered。               ;Sing to me�察�



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Hilarius。; 

    And he sang her the   Salve Regina�察�and when  it was ended she   bade 

him go�察�for she would fain spend some time in prayer upon her primer。 

    ;Our Lady and all Saints be with thee�察�sweet mistress� ─�he said�察�and 

left her to sob out once more the sins and sorrows of her tender childlike 

heart。 



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     CHAPTER II ´ THE CITY THAT HILARIUS SAW 



     HILARIUS went back to the courtyard�察�his soul full of trouble。                     He 

leant   against   the   fountain�察  �playing   with   the   cool   water   which   fell   with 

monotonous rhythm into the shallow timeworn basin。                    The cloudless sky 

smiled back at him from the broken mirror into which he gazed�察�and the 

glory of its untroubled blue thrilled him strangely。               He too had a vision 

which     he   longed    to  limn�察  �but  it  was   of  earth�察  �not  Heaven�察    �like  that 

vouchsafed to Brother Ambrose�察�and yet none the less precious�察�for was it 

not the Monastery at home which so haunted him�察�the grey�察�familiar walls 

with   their   girdle   of   sunlit   pasture�察 �and   the   mantling   forest   which   bowed 

and swayed at the will of the whispering wind�拭�

     ;As well seek Heaven's gate in yon fair reflection as learn to love in 

this light´minded�察�deceitful city�察─�Hilarius said to himself a little bitterly。 

He deemed that he had plumbed its hollowness and learnt the full measure 

of   its   vanity。  Already   he   shunned   the   company   and   diversions   of   his 

fellow pages�察�though he was ever ready to serve them。                   A prentice lad's 

homely brawl set him shivering�察�a woman's jest painted his cheeks 'til they 

rivalled a young maid's at her first wooing。              He plucked aside his skirts 

and walked in   judgment�察�only  wherever mountebank or   juggler held   the 

crowd enthralled�察�there Hilarius�察�half´ashamed�察�would push his way�察�in the 

unacknowledged   hope   of   seeing   again   the   maid   whose   mother�察  �like   his 

own�察    �was   light  o'  love�此  �a   strange    link  truly   to  bind   Hilarius   in  his 

blindness to the rest of poor sinful humanity。 

     Suddenly there broke on his musing the clatter of horse´hoofs�察�and a 

gay   young   page   came   spurring   with   bent   head   under   the   low   archway。 

He reined up by Hilarius�此�

     ;Dear lad�察�kind lad�察�wilt thou do me a service�拭─�

     ;That will I�察�Hal�察�an it be in my power。; 

     ;Take this purse�察�then�察�to the Cock Tavern and give it mine host。 'Tis 

Luke   Langland's   reckoning�察  �he   left   it   with   me   yesternight�察  �but   my   head 

was full of feast and tourney�察�and 'tis yet undelivered。 Mine host will not 

let the serving men and the two horses go 'til he hath seen Luke's money�察�



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and I cannot stay�察�for my lord will need me。; 

     Hilarius took the purse�察�and his fellow page�察�blessing him for a good 

comrade�察�clattered back through the gateway。 

     The streets were full of life and colour�察�serving men in the livery of 

Abbat and Knight�察�King and Cardinal�察�lounged at the tavern doors dicing�察�

gaming�察�and drinking。         Hilarius walked delicately and strove to shut eyes 

and ears to the sights and sounds of sin。            He delivered the purse�察�only to 

hear   mine   host   curse   roundly  because   it   was   lighter   than   the   reckoning�察�

and after being hustled  and jeered at   for a milk´faced   varlet by the   men 

who   stood   drinking�察  �he   sought   with   scarlet   cheeks   for   a   less   frequented 

way。 

     The quiet of a narrow street invited him�察�he turned aside�察�and suddenly 

traffic and turmoil died away。          He was in a city within a city�察�a place of 

mean tenements�察�wretched hovels�察�ruined houses�察�and�察�keeping guard over 

them all�察�a grim square tower�察�blind save for two windowed eyes。                     Men�察�

ill´favoured�察 �hang´dog�察  �or   care´worn�察  �stood   about   the   house   doors   silent 

and moody�察�a white´faced woman crossing the street with a bucket gave 

no greeting�察  �the   very  children   rolling   in the   foul gutters   neither   laughed 

nor   chattered   nor   played。     The   city   without   seemed   very   far   from   this 

dismal sordid place。 

     Hilarius felt a touch on his shoulder�察�and a kindly voice said�此� 

     ;How now�察�young sir�察�for what crime dost thou take sanctuary�拭─�

     He looked up and saw an old man in the black dress of an ecclesiastic�察�

the keys of St Peter broidered on his arm。 

     ;Sanctuary�察─�stammered Hilarius�察 �nay�察�good sir�察�I ´ ; 

     The other laughed。 

     ;Wert     thou   star´gazing�察    �then�察  �that  thou    could'st   stray   into   these 

precincts and know it   not�拭        �This is   the City of Refuge to which a   man 

may  flee   when   he   has   robbed   or   murdered   his   fellow�察  �or   been   guilty   of 

treason�察�seditious talk�察�or slander ´ a strange place in which to see such a 

face as thine。; 

     ;I did but seek a quiet way home and lost the turning�察─�said Hilarius�察�

;in sooth�察�'tis a fearful place。; 

     ;Ay�察�boy�察�'tis a place of darkness and despair�察�despite its safety ´ even 



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the   King's   arm   falls   short   when   a   man   is   in   these   precincts�此  �but   from 

himself and the knowledge of his crime�察�a man cannot flee�察�hence I say 'tis 

a place of darkness and despair。; 

     The unspoken question shone in Hilarius' eyes�察�and the other answered 

it。 

     ;Nay�察�there is no blood on my soul�察�young sir。                'Twas good advice I 

gave�察�well meant but ill received�察�so here I dwell to learn the wisdom of 

fools and the foolishness of wisdom。; 

     ;Does the Abbat know what evil men these are that seek the shelter of 

Holy Church�拭─�asked Hilarius�察�perplexed。 

     ;Most   surely   he   knows�察  �but   what   would'st   thou   have�拭    �It   hath   ever 

been the part of the Church to embrace sinners with open arms lest they 

repent。    A man leaves wrath behind him when he flees hither�察�but should 

he set foot in the city without�察�he is the law's�察�and no man may gainsay it。; 

     ;Na

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