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I'd hasten on to Paris。; 

     And�察�with a volume of Meyerbeer open in his hand�察�Gaston hummed�此�

;'Robert�察  �Robert�察  �toi   que   j'aime。'   Why�察  �Padre�察  �I   think   that   your   library 

contains none of the masses and all of the operas in the world� ─�

     ;I will make you a little confession�察─�said Padre Ignacio�察 �and then you 



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shall give me a little absolution。; 

     ;For   a   penance�察─  �said   Gaston�察   �you   must   play   over   some   of   these 

things to me。; 

     ;I   suppose   I   could   not   permit   myself   this   luxury�察─  �began   the   Padre�察�

pointing to his operas�察 �and teach these to my choir�察�if the people had any 

worldly associations with the music。 But I have reasoned that the   music 

cannot do them harm; 

     The ringing of a bell here interrupted him。 ;In fifteen minutes�察─�he said�察�

;our   poor   meal   will   be   ready   for   you。;   The   good   Padre   was   not   quite 

sincere when he spoke of a ;poor meal。; While getting the aguardiente for 

his guest he had given orders�察�and he knew how well such orders would be 

carried out。 He lived alone�察�and generally supped simply enough�察�but not 

even the ample table at San Fernando could surpass his own on occasions。 

And this was for him indeed an occasion� �

     ;Your   half´breeds   will   think   I   am   one   of   themselves�察─  �said   Gaston�察�

showing his dusty clothes。 ;I am not fit to be seated with you。; But he did 

not mean this any more than his host had meant his remark about the food。 

In his pack�察�which an Indian had brought from his horse�察�he carried some 

garments of   civilization。 And   presently�察 �after  fresh   water  and not   a   little 

painstaking with brush   and scarf�察�there   came back to the   Padre   a   young 

guest whose elegance and bearing and ease of the great world were to the 

exiled priest as sweet as was his traveled conversation。 

     They repaired to the hall and took their seats at the head of the long 

table。 For the Spanish centuries of stately custom lived at Santa YsabeI del 

Mar�察�inviolate�察�feudal�察�remote。 

     They      were    the   only    persons     of   quality    present�察   �and    between 

themselves and the gente de razon a space intervened。 Behind the Padre's 

chair stood an Indian to waft upon him�察�and another stood behind the chair 

of Gaston Villere。 Each of these servants wore one single white garment�察�

and offered the many dishes to the gente fina and refilled their glasses。 At 

the lower end of the table a general attendant wafted upon mescladosthe 

half´breeds。 There was meat with spices�察�and roasted quail�察�with various 

cakes   and   other   preparations   of   grain�察  �also   the   brown   fresh   olives   and 

grapes�察  �with   several   sorts   of   figs   and   plums�察  �and   preserved   fruits�察  �and 



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white and red winethe white fifty years old。 Beneath the quiet shining of 

candles�察�fresh´cut flowers leaned from vessels of old Mexican and Spanish 

make。 

     There at one end of this feast sat the wild�察�pastoral�察�gaudy company�察�

speaking      little   over   their   food�察  �and   there   at   the   other   the   pale  Padre�察�

questioning   his   visitor   about   Rachel。   The   mere   name   of   a   street   would 

bring memories crowding to his lips�察�and when his guest told him of a new 

play   he   was   ready   with   old   quotations   from   the   same   author。 Alfred   de 

Vigny   they   spoke   of�察  �and   Victor   Hugo�察  �whom   the   Padre   disliked。   Long 

after the dulce�察�or sweet dish�察�when it was the custom for the vaqueros and 

the rest of the retainers to rise and leave the gente fina to themselves�察�the 

host   sat   on   in   the   empty   hail�察  �fondly   talking   to   his   guest   of   his   bygone 

Paris and fondly  learning of the   later Paris   that the guest had seen。 And 

thus   the   two   lingered�察  �exchanging   their   enthusiasms�察  �while   the   candles 

waned�察�and the long´haired Indians stood silent behind the chairs。 

     ;But we must go to my piano�察─�the host exclaimed。 For at length they 

had come to a lusty difference of opinion。 The Padre�察�with ears critically 

deaf�察  �and   with   smiling�察  �unconvinced   eyes�察  �was   shaking   his   head�察  �while 

young Gaston sang Trovatore at him�察�and beat upon the table with a fork。 

     ;Come and convert me�察�then�察─�said Padre Ignacio�察�and he led the way。 

;Donizetti   I   have   always   admitted。   There�察  �at   least�察  �is   refinement。   If   the 

world has taken to this Verdi�察�with his street´band musicBut there�察�now� �

Sit   down   and   convert   me。   Only   don't   crush   my   poor   little   Erard   with 

Verdi's hoofs。 I brought it when I came。 It is behind the times�察�too。 And�察�oh�察�

my dear boy�察�our organ is still worse。 So old�察�so old� �To get a proper one I 

would   sacrifice   even   this   piano   of   mine   in   a   momentonly   the   tinkling 

thing is not worth a sou to anybody except its master。 But there� �Are you 

quite   comfortable�拭─  �And   having   seen   to   his   guest's   needs�察  �and   placed 

spirits and cigars and an ash´tray within his reach�察�the Padre sat himself 

comfortably        in  his  chair    to  hear   and    expose    the   false   doctrine    of   Il 

Trovatore。 

     By midnight all of the opera that Gaston could recall had been played 

and sung twice。 The convert sat in his chair no longer�察�but stood singing by 

the   piano。   The   potent   swing   and   flow   of   rhythms�察  �the   torrid�察  �copious 



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inspiration of the South�察�mastered him。 ;Verdi has grown�察─�he cried。 ;Verdi 

is become a giant。; And he swayed to the beat of the melodies�察�and waved 

an   enthusiastic   arm。  He   demanded     every  note。  Why    did  not  Gaston 

remember it all�拭�But if the barkentine would arrive and bring the whole 

music�察�then they would have it right� �And he made Gaston teach him what 

words he knew。 ;'Non ti scorder��'; he sang;'non ti scordar di me。' That is 

genius。 But one sees how the world moves when one is out of it。 'A nostri 

monti    ritorneremo'�察 �home    to  our  mountains。   Ah�察  �yes�察 �there  is  genius 

again。; And the exile sighed and his spirit voyaged to distant places�察�while 

Gaston continued brilliantly with the music of the final scene。 

    Then     the  host   remembered     his   guest。  ;I  am    ashamed    of  my 

selfishness�察─�he said。 ;It is already to´morrow。; 

    ;I have sat later in less good company�察─�answered the pleasant Gaston。 

;And I shall sleep all the sounder for making a convert。; 

    ;You have dispensed roadside alms�察─�said the Padre�察�smiling�察 �and that 

should win excellent dreams。; 

    Thus�察�with courtesies more elaborate than the world has time for at the 

present day�察�they bade each other good´night and parted�察�bearing their late 

candles along the quiet halls of the mission。 To young Gaston in his bed 

easy sleep came without waiting�察�and no dreams at ail。 Outside his open 

window was the quiet�察�serene darkness�察�where the stars shone clear�察�and 

tranquil perfumes hung in the cloisters。 But while the guest lay sleeping all 

night   in  unchanged    position  like  a  child�察 �up  and  down    between   the 

oleanders went Padre Ignacio�察�walking until dawn。 Temptation indeed had 

come over the hill and entered the cloisters。 



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