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use   me   for   an   angel's   head   in   the   great   Altar´piece   he   was   e'en   then 



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concerned   with   for   the   Church of   the White   Friars。        Later   he heard   my 

story�察�and when he found I had some small skill with the brush�察�he kept 

me with him�察�and taught me as only such an one can teach�此                    �him I served 

five years。      And many times Satan desired my soul�察�nay�察�once I was in 

peril of hell´fire�察�but the Lord was with me�察�and plucked my feet out of the 

pit。   But of that I will speak anon�察�at my shriving�察�as is meet。; 

     The   Prior   remembered   his dream�察 �but   he   said  no   word�察 �and   Hilarius 

took up his tale。 

     ;Then      one   day   my    master     cried   there   was    an   end   to   teaching�察�

nevertheless he would have me bide with him in honour for the work。 But 

my   heart   was   full   of   longing   for   home   and   the   scent   of   the   forest�察  �and�察�

above all�察�for thee�察�my Father�察�therefore I set my face north�察�that I might 

bring back my gift to St Benedict and our Church�察�and should have been 

here long ere this�察�but I was let by the way。; 

     The   Prior    looked    up   a   little  anxiously�察  �and   Hilarius   smiled    at  the 

question in his face。 

     ;Tis    a  lawless    tract�察  �my    Father�察  �under    the   shadow     of   the   great 

mountains beyond Florence�察�and I was taken by robbers�察�who bore me and 

others of our company to their fastness in the hills�此              �there I lay in a little 

cave     many    days�察  �but   what    befell   the  rest  I  know     not。   The     robbers 

brought me forth to serve them�察�and by God's mercy handled me kindly�察�

though they thought little of bloodshedding。 

     ;Then one of them was troubled in his spirit�察�and minded to forsake 

this evil manner of life。         Therefore one night he fled�察�carrying me with 

him�察  �when   the   others   had   gone   forth�察  �and   we   made   good   our   way   to 

Mantua。       There Pietro�察�for so was the robber called�察�left me that he might 

give himself to the service of God and men�察�inasmuch as he had formerly 

abused     them。     Never     saw   I  man    so  changed�察    �my    Father�察  �his   speech�察�

formerly   profane�察  �was   all   of   God   and   the   Saints�察  �he   did   penance   and 

confessed   his   sins   publicly�察  �ay�察  �by   the   Justice's   order   he   received   one 

hundred      lashes   in   the  market´place�察     �and   at  every    lash   he  cried   with 

upturned   face�察 �'Deo   Gratias��'      And   I   was there�察 �because he   besought of 

me   to   stand   in   the   crowd   and   pray   for   him   that   his   courage   failed   not。 

But it came to pass that even the people marvelled at his joyful endurance�察�



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and indeed 'twas more like a scourging of one of the blessed martyrs than 

of a poor sinful robber。        After this the Brothers of the Poor took him�察�for 

such was his desire�察�and so I bade him farewell�察�and craved his blessing。; 

     ;The Lord fulfil all his mind� ─�said the Prior with clasped hands。 

     ;Amen�察─�said Hilarius。 

     ;Didst thou not fear to journey further alone�察�my son�拭─�

     ;Nay�察�my Father�察�I found for the most part good and kindly men by the 

way�察  �despite   their   somewhat   evil   seeming�察  �but   at   Genoa   I   took   service 

with    a  merchant     then   beginning     his  journey�察   �and   travelled   with   him 

through Flanders�察�a strange�察�flat country with many canals and tall poplar 

trees�察�and so we came to Bruges in safety�察�after a most prosperous course。 

There     he  commended        me   to  a  good    friend   of  his�察 �a  wool    merchant 

travelling to Salisbury�察�and at first all things went well with us�察�but later 

the winds proved contrary�察�and we were driven hither and thither in great 

peril of our lives�察�but at last made the Bristol Channel�察�and so came safe 

into port。 Thence I have come hither afoot begging my bread。; 

     When Hilarius had made an end�察�the Prior took him in his arms and 

blessed him for his dear son�察�praising God that the lad had come back a 

child at heart�察�but hungering�察�loving�察�open´eyed。 

     Next morning�察�being shriven�察�Hilarius ate the bread and drank the wine 

of the ;wayfaring man�察─�his heart merry for the joy of his home´coming。 

When the Lady´Mass was ended he knelt on in her Chapel。 

     ;Great   Light   of   Love�察  �all   praise   and   thanks   be   thine   from   thy   poor 

son�察─�sang his heart�察�and then he prayed for his little maid。 



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           CHAPTER IV ´ THE PASSING OF PRIOR 



                                    STEPHEN 



     THE     Convent     welcomed      Hilarius   gladly�察  �and   on   the  Feast   of  St 

Michael he made his profession�察�for the Prior deemed that he had served 

his noviciate and been found faithful�察�and the Brethren assented eagerly�察�

for   they  were   fain   to   keep   this   wondrous   limner   for   the  service   of   their 

own Church。 

     Then�察  �by   the   Prior's   command�察  �Hilarius   set   himself   to   limn   a   great 

picture for the High Altar。        It was a Crucifixion�察�and all his heart and all 

his love were in it。      When the Brethren first saw the fair proportion and 

fine colours that Hilarius brought to the work�察�they rejoiced in that their 

Church should be glorified above other Churches of the Order�察�but when 

the picture was near completing�察�and they gazed up into the wondrous face 

of   the   Great   King   who   looked   down   from   the   throne   of   His   triumphant 

suffering�察�with a world of hunger and love in His eyes for those who had 

so    enthroned    Him�察   �they   hung   their   heads   for  shame     because    of  the 

emulation in their hearts�察�and lo� �the Cellarer�察�for very love�察�was careful 

for the needs of the elder Brethren�察�and the monks�察�for very love�察�laid hold 

gladly of suffering�察�and so the Convent was blessed�察�and lived together in 

unity。 

     In one of the groups very near the Cross�察�Hilarius set a grey´eyed girl�察�

a   woman   with   a   babe   at   the   breast�察  �and   clinging   to   her   skirts�察  �a   little 

flaxen´headed maid。        None but the Prior knew the meaning of these three�察�

and their names�察�with that of a poor light´ o'´love�察�were ever on his lips 

when he offered the Holy Sacrifice。 

     Gentle Brother Hilarius painted and loved�察�and was beloved of all his 

world。     The years sped�察�and he became in turn Almoner�察�Novice´ master�察�

and Sub´Prior�此      �and no man envied him�察�for he reckoned himself ever as 

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