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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

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