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PADRE IGNACIO Or The Song of Temptation
like blows upon flesh already bruised。 If he could only change what they
said�察�he would rest。
;Has the Padre any mall for Santa Barbara�拭─�asked Felipe。 ;The ship
bound southward should be here to´morrow。;
;I will attend to it�察─�said the priest�察�not moving。 And Felipe stole away。
At Felipe's words the voices had stopped�察�as a clock finishes striking。
Silence�察�strained like expectation�察�filled the Padre's soul。 But in place of
the voices came old sights of home again�察 �the waving trees at Aranhal�察�
then it would be Rachel for a moment�察 �declaiming tragedy while a
houseful of faces that he knew by name watched her�察�and through all the
panorama rang the pleasant laugh of Gaston。 For a while in the evening
the Padre sat at his Erard playing Trovatore。 Later�察�in his sleepless bed he
lay�察 �saying now and then�此 �To die at home� �Surely I may be granted at
least this。; And he listened for the inner voices。 But they were not
speaking any more�察�and the black hole of silence grew more dreadful to
him than their arguments。 Then the dawn came in at his window�察�and he
lay watching its gray grow warm into color�察�until suddenly he sprang from
his bed and looked at the sea。 Blue it lay�察�sapphire´hued and dancing with
points of gold�察 �lovely and luring as a charm�察 �and over its triangle the
south´bound ship was approaching。 People were on board who in a few
weeks would be sailing the Atlantic�察 �while he would stand here looking
out of this same window。 ;Merciful God� ─�he cried�察�sinking on his knees。
;Heavenly Father�察�Thou seest this evil in my heart� �Thou knowest that my
weak hand cannot pluck it out� �My strength is breaking�察 �and still Thou
makest my burden heavier than I can bear。; He stopped�察 �breathless and
trembling。 The same visions was flitting across his closed eyes�察�the same
silence gaped like a dry crater in his soul。 ;There is no help in earth or
heaven�察─�he said�察�very quietly�察�and he dressed himself。
VIIt was still so early that few of the Indians were stirring�察�and one of
these saddled the Padre's mule。 Felipe was not yet awake�察 �and for a
moment it came in the priest's mind to open the boy's door softly�察�look at
him once more�察 �and come away。 But this he did not�察 �nor even take a
farewell glance at the church and organ。 He bade nothing farewell�察 �but�察�
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turning his back upon his room and his garden�察�rode down the canyon。
The vessel lay at anchor�察�and some one had landed from ha and was
talking with other men on the shore。 Seeing the priest slowly coming�察�this
stranger approached to meet him。
;You are connected with the mission here�拭─�he inquired。
;Iam。;
;Perhaps it is with you that Gaston Villere stopped�拭─�
;The young man from New Orleans�拭�Yes。 I am Padre Ignacio。;
;Then you'll save me a journey。 I promised him to deliver these into
your own hands。;
The stranger gave them to him。
;A bag of gold´dust�察─ �he explained�察 �and a letter。 I wrote it at his
dictation while he was dying。 He lived hardly an hour afterward。;
The stranger bowed his head at the stricken cry which his news
elicited from the priest�察 �who�察 �after a few moments' vain effort to speak�察�
opened the letter and read�此�
My dear Friend��It is through no man's fault but mine that I have
come to this。 I have had plenty of luck�察�and lately have been counting the
days until I should return home。 But last night heavy news from New
Orleans reached me�察�and I tore the pressed flower to pieces。 Under the first
smart and humiliation of broken faith I was rendered desperate�察�and picked
a needless quarrel。 Thank God�察�it is I who have the punishment。 By dear
friend�察�as I lie here�察�leaving a world that no man ever loved more�察�I have
come to understand you。 For you and your mission have been much in my
thoughts。 It is strange how good can be done�察�not at the time when it is
intended�察 �but afterward�察 �and you have done this good to me。 I say over
your words�察 �Contentment with Renunciation�察─�and believe that at this last
hour I have gained something like what you would wish me to feel。 For I
do not think that I desire it otherwise now。 My life would never have been
of service�察 �I am afraid。 You am the last person in this world who has
spoken serious words to me�察�and I want you to know that now at length I
value the peace of Santa Ysabel as I could never have done but for seeing
your wisdom and goodness。 You spoke of a new organ for your church。
Take the gold´dust that will reach you with this�察�and do what you will with
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it。 Let me at least in dying have helped some one。 And since them is no
aristocracy in soulsyou said that to me�察�do you remember�拭�perhaps you
will say a mass for this departing soul of mine。 I only wish�察�must my body
must go under ground in a strange country�察 �that it might have been at
Santa Ysabel did Mar�察�where your feet would often pass。
;'At Santa Ysabel del Mar�察 �where your feet would often pass。'; The
priest repeated this final sentence aloud�察�without being aware of it。
;Those are the last words he ever spoke�察─ �said the stranger�察 �except
bidding me good´by。;
;You knew him well�察�then�拭─�
;No�察�not until after he was hurt。 I'm the man he quarreled with。;
The priest looked at the ship that would sail onward this afternoon。
Then a smile of great beauty passed over his face�察�and he addressed
the strange。 ;I thank you。 You will never know what you have done for
me。;
;It is nothing�察─�answered the stranger�察�awkwardly。 ;He told me you set
great store on a new organ。;
Padre Ignacio turned away from the ship and rode back through the
gorge。 When he had reached the shady place where once he had sat with
Gaston Villere�察�he dismounted and again sat there�察�alone by the stream�察�for
many hours。 Long rides and outings had been lately so much his custom
that no one thought twice of his absence�察 �and when he resumed to the
mission in the afternoon�察�the Indian took his mule�察�and he went to his seat
in the garden。 But it was with another look that he watched the sea�察�and
presently the sail moved across the blue triangle�察�and soon it had rounded
the headland。
With it departed Temptation for ever。
Gaston's first coming was in the Padre's mind�察�and�察�as the vespers bell
began to ring in the cloistered silence�察�a fragment of Auber's plaintive tune
passed like a sigh across his memory。
��Musical score appears here�А�
For the repose of Gaston's young�察 �world´loving spirit�察 �they sang all
that he had taught them of Il Trovatore。
After this day�察�Felipe and all those who knew and loved the Padre best�察�
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saw serenity had returned to his features�察�but for some reason they began
to watch those features with more care。
;Still�察─ �they said�察 �he is not old。; An