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Come and dance� ─�

     Hilarius   crimsoned   with   shame   and   horror。        ;Woman�察─  �he   said�察  �and 

his voice trembled somewhat�察 �art thou not shamed to deck thyself in this 

devil's guise�拭─�

     The dancer bit her lip and stamped her little red shoe angrily。 

     ;No more devil's guise than thine own�察─�she retorted�察�eyeing his semi´ 

monastic garb with scant favour。            ;Can a poor maid not practise her steps 

in   the   heart   of   a   forest�察  �but   a   cloister´bred   youngster   must   cry   devil's 

guise�拭─�

     As she spoke her anger vanished like a summer cloud�察�and she broke 

into peal on peal of joyous laughter。             ;Poor lad�察�with thy talk of devils�察�

hast    thou   never    looked    a  maid    in   the  eyes    before�拭─    �Shrewdly      hit�察�

mistress�察�never before has Hilarius looked a maid in the eyes�察�and now he 

drops his own。 

     ;Dost thou not know it is sin to deck the body thus�察�and entice men's 

souls to their undoing�拭─�

     ;An   what   is   the   matter   with   my  poor   body�察  �may   it   please   you�察  �kind 

sir�拭─  �she   asked   demurely�察  �and   stood   with   downcast   eyes�察  �like   a   scolded 

child。 

     ;It is wrong to deck the body�察─�began Hilarius�察�softening at her attitude�察�



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;because�察�because ´ ; 

     Again the merry laugh rang out。 

     ;Because�察�because ´ nay�察�Father; ��with a mock reverence���察 �methinks 

thy sermon is not ready�察�let it simmer awhile�察�and I will catechise。                 How 

old art thou�拭─     �She held up her small finger admonishingly。 

     ;Seventeen�察─�replied Hilarius�察�surprised into reply。 

     ;Art thou a monk�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�a novice only。; 

     ;Hast thou ever loved�拭─�

     Hilarius threw up his hands in shocked indignation�察�but she went on 

unconcerned ´ 

     ;'Twas a foolish question�察�the answer's writ large for any maid to read。 

But tell me�察�why art thou angry at the thought of love�拭─�

     Hilarius felt the ground slipping from under his feet。 

     ;There is an evil love�察�and a holy love�察�it is good to love God and the 

Saints and the Brethren ´ ; 

     ;But not the sisters�拭─�the wicked little laugh pealed out。             ;Poor sisters� �

Why�察  �boy�察  �the   world   is   full   of   love�察  �and   not   all   for   the   Saints   and   the 

Brethren�察  �and   it   is   good   ´   good   ´   good� ─�She   opened   her   arms   wide。 

;'Tis the   devil   and the   monks   who   call   it   evil。  Hast thou   never seen  the 

birds mate in the springtime�察�nor heard the nightingale sing�拭─�

     ;It is well for a husband to love his wife�察�and a mother her child。 That 

is love   in   measure�察 �but   not   so   high   as   the   love   we   bear   to   God   and   the 

Saints� ─�quoth Hilarius sententiously�察�mindful of yesterday's homily in the 

Frater。 

     ;But   how   can'st   thou   know   that   thou   lovest   the   Saints�拭─  �the   dancer 

persisted。 

     How did he know�拭�

     ;How      dost   thou    know     that  thou    lovest   thy   mother�拭─    �he   cried 

triumphantly�察�forgetting the reprobate nature of the catechist�察�and anxious 

only to come well out of the wordy war。 

     But the unexpected happened。 

     ;Dost thou dare speak to me of my mother�拭              �I�察�love her�拭 � I hate her�察─�

and she flung herself down on the grass in a passion of weeping。 



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     Even a master of theology is helpless before a woman's tears。 

     ;Maid�察�maid�察─�said Hilarius�察�in deep distress�察 �indeed I did not mean to 

vex thee�察─�and he came up and laid his hand on her shoulder。 

     So successfully can the Prince of Darkness simulate grief� �

     The dancer sat up and brushed away her tears�察�she looked fairer and 

more flowerlike than before�察�sitting on the green sward�察�looking up at him 

through shining lashes。 

     ;There�察  �boy�察  �'tis   naught。   How   could'st   thou   know�拭      �But   what    of 

thine own mother�拭─�

     ;I know not。; 

     ;Nay�察�what is this�拭     �And thy father�拭─�

     ;He was a gentle knight who died in battle ere I knew him。                 I came a 

little child to the Monastery�察�and know no other place。; 

     ;Ah�察─ � vindictively�察 � ;then thy mother may have been a light o' love。; 

     ;Light   of   love�察  �it   has   a   wondrous   fair   sound�察─  �said   Hilarius   with   a 

smile。 

     The maid looked at him speechless。 

     ;Go home�察�Boy�察─�she said at last emphatically。 

     Just   then   a   lad�察  �a   tumbler   by   his   dress�察  �pushed   a   way   through   the 

undergrowth�察�and stood grinning at the pair。 

     ;So�察�Gia� ─�he said。      ;We must make haste�察�the others wait。; 

     ;''Tis my brother�察─�said the dancer�察 �and; ´ pointing to the bag slung 

across   the   youth's   shoulder   ´   ;I   trust   he   hath   a   fine   fat   hen   from   thy 

Monastery for our meal。; 

     Hilarius broke into a cold sweat。 

     The Convent's hens�         �The Saints preserve us�          �Was nothing sacred�察�

and     were    the   Ten    Commandments          written    solely   for   use    in  the 

Monasteries�拭�

     ;'Tis stealing�察─�he said feebly。 

     ;'Tis stealing�察─�the dancer mocked。          ;Hast thou another sermon ready�察�

Sir Preacher�拭─�

     ;Empty   bellies   make   light   fingers�察─  �quoth   the   youth。     ;Did'st   thou 

ever hunger�察�master�拭─�

     ;There is the fast of Lent which presses somewhat�察─�said Hilarius。 



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     ;But ever a meal certain once in the day�拭─�queried the girl。 

     ;Ay�察�surely�察�and collation also�察�and Sunday is no fast。; 

     The mischievous apes laughed ´ how they laughed� �

     ;So�察�good   Preacher�察─  �said   the dancer   at   last�察 �rising to her   feet�察  �thou 

dost know it is wrong to steal�察�but hast never felt hunger。 Thou dost know 

it is wrong to love any but God�察�the Saints�察�and thy mother�察�but thou hast 

never known a mother�察�nor felt what it was to love。                 Blind eyes�       �Blind 

eyes� �the very forest could teach thee these things an thou would'st learn。 

Farewell�察�good novice�察�back to thy Saints and thy nursery�察�for me the wide 

wide world�察�hunger and love ´ love ´ love� ─�

     She seized her brother's hand and together they danced away like two 

bright butterflies among the trees。 

     Hilarius stared after them until they disappeared�察�and then with dazed 

eyes and drooping head took his way back to the Monastery。 The train of 

mules   had   just   arrived�察  �all   was   stir�察  �bustle�察  �and   explanation�察  �and   in   the 

thick of it he slipped in unseen�察�unquestioned�察�but he was hardly conscious 

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