嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
訊伽慕垂 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the gathering of brother hilarius(錬性戦儘議辺鹿)-及18何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



night。; 

     ;Thou   canst   eat   bread�察  �or   else   go   hungry�察─  �she   retorted�察  �and   filled   a 

small sack with the victuals。 

     Hilarius watched her�察�hardly daring to hope。                She held it out to him�此�

;Now up and off to thy little maid。; 

     Hilarius took the   sack�察�but   only to lay it   down again。            Kneeling�察 �he 

took both her little brown hands�察�and his tears fell fast as he kissed them。 

     ;Maid�察  �maid�察  �canst   forgive   my   theft�察  �ay�察  �and   my   hard   words   in   the 

forest�拭    �God help me for a poor�察�blind fool� ─�

     ;Nay�察─  �she   answered�察   �there   is   naught   to   forgive�察  �and   see�察  �thou   hast 



                                                56 


´ Page 57´

                       THE GATHERING OF BROTHER HILARIUS 



learnt to hunger and to love�         �Farewell�察�little brother�察�we pass here again 

a fortnight hence�察�and I would fain have word of thy little maid。                 Ay�察�and 

shouldst thou need a home for her�察�bring her to us�察�my old grandam is in 

the other waggon and she will care for her。; 

     Hilarius ran across the fields�察�full of sorrow for his sin�察�and yet greatly 

glad because of the wonderful goodness of God。 

     When he got back his little maid sat alone by the fire。             He hastened to 

make   food   ready�察  �but   the   child   was   far   spent   and   would   scarcely   eat。 

Then he went out to find the woman。 

     He saw her standing in the doorway of an empty hovel�察�and she cried 

to him to keep back。 

     ;My babe is dead�察�and I feel the sickness on me。              I went to the houses 

seeking   meal�察  �even   to   Gammer   Harden's�察  �and   I   must   die。    As   for   thee�察�

thou shalt not come near me�察�but bide with the child�察�so maybe God will 

spare the innocent。; 

     Hilarius besought her long that she would at least suffer him to bring 

her food�察�but she would not。 

     ;Nay�察�I could not eat�察�the fever burns in my bones�察�let me alone that I 

may die the sooner。; 

     Hilarius went back with a heavy heart�察�and lay that night with the little 

maid   in   his   arms   on   the   settle   by   the   hearth。 Despite   his   fear   he   slept 

heavily and late�此     �when he rose the sun was high and the child awake。 

     He fed her�察�and�察�bidding her bide within�察�went out to gain tidings of 

the   poor   mother。    He   called�察  �but   no   one   answered�察  �and   the   door   of   the 

hovel in which she had taken shelter stood wide。                 Then�察�as he searched 

the   fields�察 �fearing the   fever   had driven   her   abroad�察 �he saw  the   flutter   of 

garments in a ditch�察�and lo� �there lay the woman�察�dead�察�with her dead babe 

on her breast。      She had lain down to die alone with God in the silence�察�

that haply the living might escape�察�and on her face was peace。 

     Later�察�Hilarius laid green boughs tenderly over mother and babe�察�and 

covered them with earth�察�saying many prayers。               Then he went back to his 

fatherless�察�motherless maid。 

     She ailed naught that he could see�察�and there was food and to spare�察�

but each day saw her paler and thinner�察�until at last she could not even sit�察�



                                               57 


´ Page 58´

                         THE GATHERING OF BROTHER HILARIUS 



but lay white and silent in Hilarius' tender arms�察�and he fought with death 

for his little maid。 

     Then   on   a   day   she   would   take   no   food�察  �and   when   Hilarius   put   tiny 

morsels   in   her   mouth   she   could   not   swallow�察  �and   so   he   sat   through   the 

long   hours�察  �his   little   maid   in   his   arms�察  �with   no   thought   beside。     The 

darkness came�察�and he waited wide´eyed�察�praying for the dawn。                           When 

the new day broke and the east was pale with light he carried the child out 

that he might see her�察�for a dreadful fear possessed him。                   And it came to 

pass that when the light kissed her little white face she opened her eyes 

and smiled at Hilarius�察�and so smiling�察�died。 

     The dancer�察�true to her promise�察�scanned the road as the waggon drew 

near   the   place   of   Hilarius'   first   and   last   theft�此�he   was   standing   by   the 

wayside   alone。       The   waggon   passed   on   carrying   him   with   it�察  �and   the 

dancer looked but once on his face and asked no question。 



                                                 58 


´ Page 59´

      THE GATHERING OF BROTHER HILARIUS 



PART III ´ THE FRUIT 



                                      59 


´ Page 60´

                       THE GATHERING OF BROTHER HILARIUS 



          CHAPTER I ´ HOW LONG�察�O LORD�察�HOW 



                                       LONG� �



     THE Monastery by the forest pursued an even existence�察�with no great 

event   to   trouble   its   serenity�察  �for   it   lay  too   far   west   for   the   Plague   to   be 

more than a terrible name。 

     True�察  �there   had   been   dissension   when   Prior   Stephen�察  �summoned   to 

Cluny by the Abbat�察�had perforce left the dominion to the Sub´ Prior。                  For 

lo�   �the   Sub´Prior�察  �a   mild   and   most   amiable   man   in   his   own   estate�察  �had 

proved harsh and overbearing in government。                 Ay�察�and in an irate mood 

he had fallen upon Brother William�察�the Sacrist�察�in the Frater�察�plucked out 

his    hair  and    beaten    him    sore�察  �whereat    the   Convent     was    no   little 

scandalized�察  �and   counselled       Brother   William   to   resign    his   office。 He 

flouted the   Chamberlain also�察  �and   Brother Roger   the Hospitaller�察 �and so 

affronted   the   Brethren   that   when   he   began   to   sing   the   Verba   mea   on 

leaving the chapter�察�the Convent ´ yea�察�even the novices ´ were silent�察�to 

show their displeasure。 

     When Prior Stephen returned he was exceeding wroth�察�but said little�察�

only he took from the Sub´Prior his office�察�and all that appertained thereto�察�

and made him as one of the other monks�察�and Brother William�察�who was a 

gentle and devout servant of God�察�he made Sub´Prior in his stead�察�and the 

Convent was at peace。 

     Brother Ambrose�察�he to whom the vision was vouchsafed�察�had slipped 

through   the   grey   veil   which   once   hid   Jerusalem   from   his   longing   gaze�察�

Brother Richard was now in the land where the blind receive their sight�察�

and Brother Thomas   the   Cellarer   ´ but   of   him  let   us say  little   and   think 

with charity�察�for 'tis to be feared that he greatly abused his office and is 

come to judgment。 

     Two of the older monks�察�Brother Anselm and Brother Paul�察�who had 

spent    fifty  years   in  the   sheltered    peace   of   the  Monastery      walls�察  �sat 

warming       their  tired  old   limbs   in  the   south   cloister�察 �for   the  summer 

sunshine was very pleasant to them。 



       
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��2�� 家��2��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��