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Day showed the ocean's surface no longer glassy�察 �but lying like a
mirror breathed upon�察�and there between the short headlands came a sail�察�
gray and plain against the flat water。 The priest watched through his
glasses�察 �and saw the gradual sun grow strong upon the canvas of the
barkentine。 The message from his world was at hand�察 �yet to´day he
scarcely cared so much。 Sitting in his garden yesterday�察 �he could never
have imagined such a change。 But his heart did not hail the barkentine as
usual。 Books�察�music�察�pale paper�察�and printthis was all that was coming to
him�察 �some of its savor had gone�察 �for the siren voice of Life had been
speaking with him face to face�察�and in his spirit�察�deep down�察�the love of
the world was restlessly answering it。 Young Gaston showed more
eagerness than the Padre over this arrival of the vessel that might be
bringing Trovatore in the nick of time。 Now he would have the chance�察�
before he took his leave�察�to help rehearse the new music with the choir。 He
would be a missionary�察�too�此�a perfectly new experience。
;And you still forgive Verdi the sins of his youth�拭─�he said to his host。
;I wonder if you could forgive mine�拭─�
;Verdi has left his behind him�察─�retorted the Padre。
;But I am only twenty´five� ─�exclaimed Gaston�察�pathetically。
;Ah�察 �don't go away soon� ─ �pleaded the exile。 It was the first
unconcealed complaint that had escaped him�察�and he felt instant shame。
But Gaston was too much elated with the enjoyment of each new day
to comprehend the Padre's soul。 The shafts of another's pain might hardly
pierce the bright armor of his gaiety。 He mistook the priest's entreaty�察�for
anxiety about his own happy spirit。
;Stay here under your care�拭─ �he asked。 ;It would do me no good�察�
Padre。 Temptation sticks closer to me than a brother� ─ �and he gave that
laugh of his which had disarmed severer judges than his host。 ;By next
week I should have introduced some sin or other into your beautiful
Garden of Ignorance here。 It will be much safer for your flock if I go and
join the other serpents at San Francisco。;
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Soon after breakfast the Padre had his two mules saddled�察�and he and
his guest set forth down the hills together to the shore。 And�察�beneath the
spell and confidence of pleasant�察 �slow riding and the loveliness of
everything�察�the young man talked freely of himself。
;And�察�seriously�察─�said he�察 �if I missed nothing else at Santa Ysabel�察�I
should long forhow shall I say it��for insecurity�察�for danger�察�and of all
kindsnot merely danger to the body。 Within these walls�察 �beneath these
sacred bells�察�you live too safe for a man like me。;
;Too safe� ─�These echoed words upon the lips of the pale Padre were a
whisper too light�察�too deep�察�for Gaston's heedless ear。
;Why�察─ �the young man pursued in a spirit that was but half levity�察�
;though I yield often to temptation�察�at times I have resisted it�察�and here I
should miss the very chance to resist。 Your garden could never be Eden for
me�察�because temptation is absent from it。;
;Absent� ─ �Still lighter�察 �still deeper�察 �was this whisper that the Padre
breathed。
;I must find life�察─�exclaimed Gaston�察 �and my fortune at the mines�察�I
hope。 I am not a bad fellow�察�Father。 You can easily guess all the things I do。
I have never�察�to my knowledge�察�harmed any one。 I didn't even try to kill
my adversary in an affair of honor。 I gave him a mere flesh´wound�察�and by
this time he must be quite recovered。 He was my friend。 But as he came
between me;
Gaston stopped�察 �and the Padre�察 �looking keenly at him�察 �saw the
violence that he had noticed in church pass like a flame over the young
man's handsome face。
;That's nothing dishonorable�察─�said Gaston�察�answering the priest's look。
And then�察 �because this look made him not quite at his ease�此 �Perhaps a
priest might feel obliged to say it was dishonorable。 She and her father
werea man owes no fidelity before he isbut you might say that had
been dishonorable。;
;I have not said so�察�my son。;
;I did what every gentleman would do。; insisted Gaston。
;And that is often wrong� ─�said the Padre�察�gently and gravely。 ;But I'm
not your confessor。;
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;No�察─�said Gaston�察�looking down。 ;And it is all over。 It will not begin
again。 Since leaving New Orleans I have traveled an innocent journey
straight to you。 And when I make my fortune I shall be in a position to
return and;
;Claim the pressed flowrer�拭─�suggested the Padre。 He did not smile。
;Ah�察 �you remember how those things are� ─ �said Gaston�此 �and he
laughed and blushed。
;Yes�察─�said the Padre�察�looking at the anchored barkentine�察 �I remember
how those things are。;
For a while the vessel and its cargo and the landed men and various
business and conversations occupied them。 But the freight for the mission
once seen to�察�there was not much else to detain them。
The barkentine was only a coaster like many others which had begun
to fill the sea a little more of late years�察�and presently host and guest were
riding homeward。 Side by side they rode�察�companions to the eye�察�but wide
apart in mood�察�within the turbulent young figure of Gaston dwelt a spirit
that could not be more at ease�察�while revolt was steadily kindling beneath
the schooled and placid mask of the Padre。
Yet still the strangeness of his situation in such a remote�察�resourceless
place came back as a marvel into the young man's lively mind。 Twenty
years in prison�察�he thought�察�and hardly aware of it� �And he glanced at the
silent priest。 A man so evidently fond of music�察�of theaters�察�of the world�察�to
whom pressed flowers had meant something onceand now contented to
bleach upon these wastes� �Not even desirous of a brief holiday�察�but finding
an old organ and some old operas enough recreation� �It is his age�察 �I
suppose�察─�thought Gaston。 And then the notion of himself when he should
be sixty occurred to him�察�and he spoke。
;Do you know�察 �I do not believe�察─ �said he�察 �that I should ever reach
such contentment as yours。;
;Perhaps you will�察─�said Padre Ignacio�察�in a low voice。
;Never� ─�declared the youth。 ;It comes only to the few�察�I am sure。;
;Yes。 Only to the few�察─�murmured the Padre。
;I am certain that it must be a great possession�察─ �Gaston continued�察�
;and yetand yetdear me� �life is a splendid thing� ─�
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;There are several ways to live it�察─�said the Padre。
;Only one for me� ─�cried Gaston。 ;Action�察�men�察�women�察�thingsto be
there�察�to be known�察�to play a part�察�to sit in the front seats�察�to have people
tell one another�察 �'There goes Gaston Villere��' and to deserve one's
prominence。 Why�察 �if I was Padre of Santa Ysabel del Mar for twenty
years no� �for one yeardo you know what I shoul