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patience yet a little�察�for he himself would speak to the novices�察�and with 

this Brother Adam must fain be content。 

       The next day in the Chapter the Prior spoke。 

     It comes to pass oftentimes that men seeing a sign are made curious by 

it�察�and then forgetting�察�find the clue thereto�察�it may be�察�long after。               Even 

thus it happened on this day in the Chapter�察�and when Prior Hilarius was 

gathered to his   rest the Brethren   remembered how they  had marked   and 

marvelled at the strange beauty of his face�察�the beauty as of one who sees 

the face of the Lord。 

     ;My children�察─�he cried ´ ;for my children ye are�察�though I see among 

you many it were more fitting I should hail as father�察�but that the ruling of 

the   Lord   cannot   be   gainsaid   ´   my   children�察  �I   am   minded   to   think   that   I 

have this day a message on my lips that is not mine own。 

     ;Last   night   a   vision   came   to   me   as   I   slept。 Blessed   Benedict�察  �our 

Father�察�stood at my side�察�and his face was troubled。 

     ;'Arise�察�my son��' he cried�察�'arise�察�for the Lord is at hand and hath need 

of thee。' 

     ;And I�察�deeming it was of judgment that he spake�察�sprang up in shame 

and fear that the Master should find me sleeping。 

     ;Then cried Blessed Benedict again�此� 

     ;'If thou wilt serve the Lord�察�make haste�察�for He hath called thee these 

many times��' and so saying passed from my sight。 

     ;Brethren�察  �I   went   forth   as   one   bewildered�察  �and   made   haste   to   the 

Church lest peradventure I should find Him�察�but the lamps burnt dim and 

all was silent。     Then I turned aside and went out into the night�察�and it was 

very dark�察�with no sound but the wind in the forest trees。 

     ;My heart was a´hungered�察�and I sought in cloister and garth�察�and as I 

hasted to the gate I cried aloud�察�even as she cried who sought Him in a 

garden ´ 'They have taken away my Lord。' 

     ;At the gate I stayed me�察�and besought the Lord for a sign�察�and lo�察�in 

the darkness one came and led me by the hand away from the gate�察�across 

the garth and up the dormitory stair�察�nor loosed me until I passed within 



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where     the   Brethren     lay   sleeping�察   �and   the   chamber     was    bright   with 

exceeding radiance。 

     ;I   found   myself   by  the   pallet   of   my  dear   son   Robert�此 �his   face   was 

wet with tears�察�and as he lay I saw upon his shoulder the mark of many 

stripes。 

     ;Again�察  �one   took   my   hand   and   led   me   from   one   to   another   of   our 

Brethren�察�and on every face lay the shadow of a great need�察�but in every 

face there was somewhat of the Christ�察�and the lesson burnt in my heart。 

     ;Then One came swiftly and laid healing hands on the boy Robert�察�but 

I fled�察�for I might not see Him�察�and I awoke sore troubled ´ ay�察�and the 

trouble is on me still。 

     ;My Brethren�察�I can but tell the vision as it came to me。                Great is the 

rule of Benedict�察�our Father�察�and in it stripes�察�grievous and many as our 

sins�察�have their rightful place�察�but   mayhap we forget that love�察�and  love 

alone�察�should strike。        Ay�察�and I mind me how Prior Stephen�察�my Father�察�

said that to be monk a man must learn before all things to hunger and to 

love。    Love   should   draw   the   water   and   build   the   fire�察  �till   the   field   and 

attend the sanctuary�察�and hunger we should cherish in our hearts�察�hunger 

for righteousness and for the souls of our brethren�察�for this is the hunger of 

God。 

     ;Men      come    over    lightly   to  the   Lord's   work�察   �and    lo�  �pride    and 

emulation�察  �jealousy  and   discontent�察  �spring   up   and   thrive�察  �and   the   end   is 

shame and confusion。 

     ;I speak as to my children�察�it is in my heart that the Lord is at hand�此�

let us see that we love while there is yet time。; 

     Then   he   turned   to   the   novices   and   stretched   out   his   hands   to   where 

they   stood   amazed�察  �and   it   may   be   ashamed   ´   not   after   this   manner   was 

Brother Adam wont to rebuke them。 

     ;And ye�察�who are�察�as it were�察�the babes of our Order�察�give heed to your 

ways�察�neither bring unwilling hands to this service。                 Better far go forth�察�

yea�察�even to death�察�than mock the Lord with froward feet and a heart that 

is   full   of   vanity。 Remember   the   sacrifice   which   Cain   offered   and   the 

Lord rejected�察�for he gainsayed the voice of the Lord and disobeyed His 

Commandment�察�wherefore the wrath of God fell upon him。 



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     ;I who speak now�察�speak in love�察�give ear to my words�察�and let fear 

befriend you�察�for the coming of the Lord is as a thief in the night�察�and lo� �

stripes    bitter   and   many     await   that   servant    whom     the   Master     finds 

sleeping。; 

     Then   the   Prior�察  �having   made   an   end   of   speaking�察  �raised   his   hand   to 

bless�察�and went forth in silence�察�and no man stirred in his place�察�for they 

knew that the Lord had spoken and were afraid。 



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     CHAPTER VI ´ THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE 



                                 WOODMAN 



     JUNE was at an end�察�and men cried aloud for rain。              The hedges were 

white�察�the fields scorched and brown�察�the leaves fell from the trees as at 

autumn's   touch�察  �the   fruits   scarce   formed   hung   wry   and   twisted   on   the 

bough�察�the heavens burnt pitiless�察�without a cloud。 

    Dickon�察�the woodman�察�sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap 

of mouldy bacon。        There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some 

neighbouring farmstead�察�and he sat in sullen mood�察�his bill´ hook beside 

him�察�brooding over his wrongs�察�for the world had gone contrary with him。 

    His wife was dead�察�she had died in childbed a month gone�察�leaving six 

hungry�察�naked brats on his shoulders�察�and now a worse thing had befallen 

him�察  �his   gold   was   gone   ´   his   gold   to   which   he   had   no   right�察  �for   'twas 

blood´money�察  �the   food   of    his   children�察  �ay�察 �and   something   beside�察  �but 

Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world ´ above Heaven and his 

own soul ´ and it was gone。 

    A neighbour had surely done it�察�marked the hiding´place which he had 

deemed   so     safe�察 �and  made   off   with   the  prize�察  �and  i'  faith  'twas  easy 

carrying。     There   was   but   one   piece�察  �and   Dickon   minded   how   he   had 

changed his petty hoard to gold scarce a month back at the fair。             Maybe it 

was Thomas the charcoal burner had served him t
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