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

sunshine was very pleasant to them。 



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     ;Since Brother Thomas died ´ ; began Brother Paul。 

     ;The Lord have mercy on his soul� ─�ejaculated Brother Anselm。 

     ;Since     Brother    Thomas      died�察─  �said  Brother     Paul   again   ´  a  little 

impatiently�察  �though   he   crossed   himself   piously   enough   ´   ;methinks   the 

provisions have oft been scanty and far from tempting�察�Brother。; 

     ;Ay�察  �and   the   wine�察─  �said   Brother   Anselm。     ;Methinks   our   Cellarer 

draws the half of it from the Convent's well。; 

     They shook their heads sadly。 

     ;No doubt�察─�said Brother Anselm after a short silence�察 �our Cellarer is 

most   worthy�察  �strict�察  �and   honest   in   the   performance   of   his   office   ´   while 

Brother Thomas�察�alack ´ ; 

     ;Methinks   Brother   Edmund   is   somewhat   remiss   also   in   his   duties�察─�

said    Brother    Paul。   ;The     Prior�察 �holy   man�察  �perceives     nothing   of   these 

things。    On Sunday's feast one served him with a most unsavoury mess in 

the refectory�察�the dish thereof being black and broken�察�yet he ate the meat 

in great content�察�and seemingly with appetite。; 

     ;He is but young�察�he is but young ´ sixty come Michaelmas ´ sixty�察�and 

twenty´two years Prior ´ 'tis a long term�察─�and Brother Anselm nodded his 

head。 

     ;Ay�察�he is still young�察�and of sound teeth�察─�said Brother Paul�察 �whereas 

thou and I�察�Brother�察�are as babes needing pap´meat。 Brother Thomas ´ God 

rest his soul�  � was wont to give savoury mess easy of eating to the elder 

Brethren。; 

     ;Ay�察  �he   was   a   kind   man   with   all   his   faults�察─  �said   Brother   Anselm�察�

fingering his toothless gums。          ;Think you 'twould be well to speak of this 

matter to the Prior�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�nay�察─�said the other�察 �he is ever against any store being set on the 

things of this world ´  ''tis well for the greater  discipline of the flesh��'  so 

saith    he  ever。    Still   he  hath   forbidden     the   blood´letting    to  us   elder 

Brethren。; 

     ;Methinks      there   is  little  to  let�察 �since  Brother    Thomas     died�察─  �said 

Brother Anselm ruefully。 

     ;Nay�察�then�察�let us seek out the Cellarer and admonish him ´ maybe he 

will hear a word in season�察─�and the two old monks moved slowly away to 



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the Cellarer's office as Prior Stephen came down the cloister walk。 

     He looked little older�察�his carriage was upright as ever�察�but government 

sat heavy upon him�察�the keen�察�ascetic face was weary�察�and the line of the 

lips   showed   care。     His   thoughts   were   busy   with   Hilarius。        It   was   now 

full six years that the lad had left the Monastery�察�and since the Christmas 

after his going no news had come of him�察�save that he never reached St 

Alban's。      Had the Plague gathered him as it gathered many another well´ 

beloved   son�拭     �Or   had   the   awakening   proved   too   sudden   for   the   lad   set 

blind´eyed without the gate�拭�

     He passed from the cloister into the garth where bloomed the lilies that 

Hilarius   had   loved   so   well。     He   looked   at   the   row   of   nameless   graves 

with   the   great   Rood   for   their   common   memorial�察  �last   but   one   lay   the 

resting´place of Brother Richard�察�and the blind monk's dying speech had 

been of the lad whose face he had strained his eyes to see。 

     Prior   Stephen   stood   by   the   farmery   door�察  �and   the   scent   of   Mary's 

flowers came to him as it had come to Hilarius at the gate。                     He stretched 

out his hands with the strange pathetic gesture of a strong man helpless。 

It   was   all   passing   fair�此 �the   fields   of   pale   young   corn   trembling   in   the 

gentle   breeze�察  �the   orchards   and   vineyards   with   fast   maturing   fruit�察  �the 

meadows   where   the   sleek   kine   browsed   languidly   in   the   warm   summer 

sunshine。      Peace   and   prosperity   everywhere�察  �the   old   Church   springing 

into new beauty as the spire rose slowly skywards�察�peace and prosperity�察�

new glories for the House of the Lord�察�and yet�察�and yet�察�his heart ached for 

his   own   helplessness�察  �and   for   the   exceeding   longing   that   he   had   for   the 

boy whose mother once held that heart in the hollow of her little hand。 

     Ah well�察�blessed be God who had called him from the things of this 

world   to   the   service   of   Christ   and   the   Church�    �Once   again   he   offered 

himself in the flame of his desires�此          �he would fast and pray and wait。 

     The   Office   bell   sounded   sharp   and   clear   across   the   still   summer   air 

calling to Vespers�察�and the Prior hasted to his place。 

     ;Qui seminant   in   lachrymis   in   exultatione  metent�察─  �chanted the  deep 

voices of the monks�察�and Prior Stephen's voice trembled as he joined in the 

Psalmody。 

     ;Euntes      ibant   et   flebant   mittentes     semina     sua。    Venientes      autem 



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venient cum exultatione portantes manipulos suos。; 

     He   had   sown    in  tears�察  �ay�察 �and   was  weary   of   the  sowing�察  �but  the 

harvesting was not yet。 



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                    CHAPTER II ´ MARY'S LILIES 



     IT came to pass upon a certain day scarce a se'nnight later�察�that Prior 

Stephen   was   troubled   in   his   mind   by   reason   of   a   dream   which   came   to 

him。 

     It   happened   on   this   wise。  He   was   sitting   by   his   window   after   the 

noon repast�察�musing�察�as he was wont�察�on his dear son。                  The song of the 

bees busy in the herb´garden was very pleasant to his ear�察�the warm�察�still 

air   overcame   him�察  �and   he   slept。  Suddenly   he   heard   a   voice   calling   ´   a 

voice he knew in every fibre of his being and yet could set no name to�察�for 

it was the voice of God。          He arose in haste and went out into the garth�察�

and lo� �under the lilies Hilarius lay sleeping。          The Prior stood fast in great 

wonder�察�his heart leaping for joy�察�yet he could not cross the little piece of 

grass that lay between the cloister and the farmery door。 

     As   he   watched�察  �a   woman�察  �light   of   foot   and   of   great   beauty�察  �came 

swiftly from the gate to where Hilarius slept�察�and the Prior was grieved�察�

and marvelled that the porter had op
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