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     ;I   will   pray   the   Lord�察  �my   son�察  �that   He   open   thine   eyes�察  �even   as   He 

opened the eyes of the prophet's servant in the besieged city�察�so shalt thou 

see    a  host  of   angels   encompassing       us�察 �for  we   are   about   the  Lord's 

business。; 

     ;Nay�察�my Father�察─�said Hilarius feebly�察 �I see no angels�察�and I perish。; 

He tottered�察�and would have fallen�察�but the Friar caught him in his arms。 

A moment he stood irresolute�察�the boy on his breast�察�then flung away his 

staff and lifted him to his shoulder。 

     With   unerring�察  �confident   step   he   went   forward   through   the   snow�察  �a 

white   figure   bearing   a   white   burden   in   a   white   world。 All   at   once   the 

wind     dropped�察   �the   blinding   shower     ceased�察  �and   Hilarius�察   �rested  and 

comforted�察�spoke�此� 

     ;Is it thou�察�my Father�拭─�

     ;It is I�察�my son�察�but angels are on either hand and go before to guide。 

The snow hath ceased�察�canst thou walk�拭─�

     He set Hilarius gently on his feet�察�and lo� �he found the stars alight� �

     The boy gave a cry�察�and forgetting his companion's darkness�察�pointed 

to the left where lay a snow´clad village。 



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     ;A miracle�察�a miracle�察�my Father� ─�

     ;A   miracle�察  �i'   faith�察  �my   son�此�the   Lord   hath   given   guidance   to   the 

blind as He promised。         Let us go down。; 

     They went by the white way under the stars�察�and Hilarius was full of 

awe and comfort because of the angels of God which attended on a poor 

friar。 

     At the village hostel they found rough but friendly entertainment and 

several   guests。     They   dried   themselves   at   a   roaring   fire�察  �and   Hilarius 

made a hearty meal�察�the Friar would eat nothing save a morsel of bread。 

     A  messenger was there�察�a short   stout man with stubbly beard�察 �bright 

black eyes like beads�察�and a high colour。             He was riding with despatches 

from   the   King   to   the Abbat   at   Bury�察  �and   had   fearful   tales   to   tell   of   the 

Plague�察�how in London they piled the dead in trenches�察�while many who 

escaped the pest died of want and cold�察�it was a city of the dead rather than 

the   living。   One   great   lord�察  �travelling   post´haste   from   Westminster�察  �had 

been found by his servants to have the disorder�察�and they fled�察�leaving him 

by the wayside to perish。 

     Hilarius heard horror´struck。 

     ;'Tis a grievous shame so to desert a sick master�察─�he said。 

     ;Nay�察  �lad�察─  �said   a   chapman   in   the   corner�察   �but   a   man   loves   his   own 

skin best。; 

     ;Ay�察�ay�察─�said a fat ruddy´faced miller�察�overtaken by the storm on his 

way   to   a   neighbouring   village�察   �a   man's   own   skin   before   all。   Fill   your 

belly first and your neighbour's afterwards。            Live and let live。; 

     ;Ay�察�let live�察─�chimed in mine host�察�bustling in with a stoop of cider for 

the chapman�察 �but�察�by the Rood�察�'tis cruel work when two lone women are 

murdered for a bit of mouldy bacon and a lump of bread�察�for I'se warrant 

'tis a long day sin' they had more than that at best。; 

     The chapman took his cider。 

     ;Where was this work done�拭─�he said。 

     ;Nay�察    �where    but   here   on   the   bruary�     �The     women      were    found 

Wednesday se'n´night by the herd as he went folding。                    They lay on the 

floor in their blood。; 

     Hilarius turned sick。        In Westminster�察�by some miracle�察�he had been 



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spared the sight of violent death ´ ay�察�or of death in any form ´ and had 

seen   nothing   worse   than   a   rogue   in   the   stocks�察  �for   which   sight   he   had 

thanked Heaven piously。 

     ;'Tis   the   fault   of   the   rich�察─  �said  a   voice�察  �and   Hilarius   saw�察  �to   his 

surprise�察  �that   there   was   a   second   friar   in   the   room�察  �a   tall�察  �bullet´headed 

man�察�with a heavy�察�obstinate jaw ornamented with a scanty fringe of black 

hair。 

     ;The   rich   grow   fat�察  �and   the   poor   starve�察─  �he   went   on�察   �'tis   hunger 

makes a man kill his brother for a mouthful of mouldy bacon。; 

     ;Nay�察─  �said   the   miller�察   �there   was   no   need   to   kill�察  �Father。   A   man 

could have taken the meat from two lone women and left them their lives。; 

     ;Why  take   from  folk   as   poor  as   themselves�拭─�said   mine   host。           ;Let 

them rob the rich an they must rob。; 

     ;Ay�察─�said the friar�察 �rob the rich�察�say you�察�take their own�察�say I。                 God 

did not make this world that one man should be over full and another go 

empty�察�nor is it religion that the monks' should live on the fat o' the land 

and grind the faces of the poor。             How many manors�察�think you�察�has the 

Abbat of St Edmund's�察�and how many on his land lack bread�拭─�

     Hilarius listened�察�scarlet with indignation�察�a flood of wrathful defence 

pent at his lips�察�for the blind friar laid a restraining hand on his sleeve。 

     Mine host scratched his head doubtfully。               The teaching was seditious�察�

and made a man liable to stocks and pillory�察�but it tickled the ears of the 

common folk and 'twas ill to quarrel with the Mendicants。                      Help came to 

him   in   his   perplexity�此    �a   loud   knocking   on   the   barred   door   made   the 

guests within start。 

     ;'Tis eight o' the clock�察─�said the miller�察�affrighted�察�for he had a heavy 

purse on him。 

     ;Let   them   knock   and   cool   their   hot   heads�察─  �said   the   seditious   friar 

composedly。 

     The rest nodded approval。 

     Then a man's voice threatened without。 

     ;What   ho�   �unbar   the   door。      Is   this   a   night   to   keep   a   man   without�拭�

Open�察�open�察�or�察�by the Mass�察�thou shalt smart for it。; 

     Mine   host   shook   his   head   fearfully�察  �and   his   fat   cheeks   trembled�察  �he 



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moved      slowly   and   unwillingly     to  the  door   and   took   down     the  stout 

wooden bar。       As it swung back the door flew open�察�and a man burst in�察�at 

sight of whom mine host turned yet paler。 

     ;Food and drink�察─�said the new´comer sharply�察 �flinging himself on  a 

bench by the fire。 

     Hilarius thought he had never seen so strange a fellow。               His hair was 

close cropped�察�ay�察�and his ears also。          His eyes were very small and near 

together�察�his nose a shapeless lump�察�his lip drawn up showed two rat´like 

teeth。    Silence    fell  on  the  company�察    �and   the  chapman      who   had   been 

searching      amo
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