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darkness。 

     ;Not   thou� ─  �he   answered�察  �cheerily。   ;But�察  �Phine�察  �tell   them   to´morrow 

that   I   shall   nevermore   be   solitary   and   sad。   I   leave   thee   now�察  �and   then   I 

shall be with Christ。 I wish I could have spoken to them�察�but my heart and 

tongue were heavy。 Hark� �there is the bell ringing。; 

     The bell which is tolled at night�察�when travellers are crossing the sands�察�

to guide them to the Mont�察�flung its clear�察�sharp notes down from the great 

indistinct rock�察�looming through the dusk。 

     ;It   is   like   a   voice   to   me�察  �the   voice   of   a   friend�察  �but   it   is   too   late� ─�

murmured Michel。 ;Art thou happy�察�Delphine�察�my little one�拭�When I cease 



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to speak to thee wilt thou not be afraid�拭�I shall be asleep�察�perhaps。 Say thy 

paternoster now�察�for it is growing late with me。; 

     The   bell   was   still   toiling�察  �but   with   a   quick�察  �hurried   movement�察  �as   if 

those who rang it were fevered with impatience。 The roaring of the tide�察�as 

it now poured in rapidly over the plain�察�almost drowned its clang。 

     ;Touch   me   with   thy   little     hand�察  �touch   me   quickly� ─  �cried      Michel。 

;Remember   to   tell   them   to´morrow   that   I   loved   them   all   always�察  �and   I 

would have given myself for them as I do for thee。 Adieu�察�my little Phine。 

Come quickly�察�Lord Jesus� ─�

     The child told afterward that the water rose so fast that she dared not 

look   at   it�察  �but   shut   her   eyes   as   it   spread�察  �white   and   shimmering�察  �in   the 

moonlight   all   around   her。   She   began   to   repeat   her   paternoster�察  �but   she 

forgot how the words came。 But she heard Michel�察�in a loud clear voice�察�

saying ;Our Father;�察�only he also seemed to forget the words�察�for he did 

not say  more than ;Forgive us   our trespasses�察�as we forgive。; Then he 

became quite silent�察�and when she spoke to him�察�after a long while�察�he did 

not answer her。 She supposed he had fallen asleep�察�as he had said�察�but she 

could   not   help crying   and   calling   to him  again   and   again。 The   sea´gulls 

flew past her screaming�察�but there was no sound of any voice to speak to 

her。 In spite of what he had said to her beforehand she grew frightened�察�

and thought it was because she had been unkind to Michel /le diable/ that 

she was left there alone�察�with the sea swirling to and fro beneath her。 

     It was not for more than two or three hours that Delphine hung cradled 

in Michel's net�察�for the tide does not lie long round the Mont St。 Michel�察�

and flows out again as swiftly as it comes in。 The people followed it out�察�

scattering over the sands in the forlorn hope of finding the dead bodies of 

Michel Lorio and the child�察�for they had no expectation of meeting with 

either   of   them   alive。   At   last   two   or   three   of   them   heard   the   voice   of 

Delphine�察  �who   saw   the   glimmer   of   their   lanterns   upon   the   sands�察  �and 

called shrilly and loudly for succour。 

     They   found   her   swinging   safely   in   her   net�察  �untouched   by   the   water。 

But   Michel   had   sunk   down   upon   his   knees�察  �though   his   arms   were   still 

fastened about the stake。 His head had fallen forward upon his breast�察�and 

his thick wet hair covered his face。 They lifted him without a word spoken。 



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He had saved Delphine's life at the cost of his own。 

     All the townspeople were down at the gate�察�waiting for the return of 

those who had gone out to seek for the dead。 The moon had risen above 

the fog�察�and shone clearly down upon them。 Delphine's mother�察�with her 

younger   children   about   her�察  �sat   on   the   stone   where   she   had   been   sitting 

when Michel set out on his perilous quest。 She and the other women could 

see a crowd of the men coming back�察�carrying some burden among them。 

But as they drew near to the gate�察�Delphine sprang forward from among 

them and ran and threw herself into her mother's arms。 ;A miracle� ─�cried 

some voices amid the crowd�察�a miracle wrought by their patron St。 Michel。 

If Michel Lorio were safe�察�surely he would become again a good Christian�察�

and   return   to   his   ancient   faith。   But   Michel   Lorio   was   dead�察  �and   all   that 

could be done for him was to carry his dead body home to his paralytic 

mother�察  �and   lay   it   upon   his   bed   in   the   little   loft   where   he   had   spent   so 

many hours of sorrowful loneliness。 

     It   was   a   perplexing   problem   to   the   simple   people。   Some   said   that 

Michel had been permitted to save the child by a diabolic agency which 

had failed him when he sought to save himself。 Others maintained that it 

was     no   other   than   the  great   archangel     St。  Michel     who    had   securely 

fastened   the   net   upon   the   stake   and   so   preserved   Delphine�察  �while   the 

heretic was left to perish。 A few thought secretly�察�and whispered it in fear�察�

that   Michel   had   done   a   noble   deed�察  �and   won   heaven   thereby。  The   cure�察�

who came to look upon the calm dead face�察�opened his lips after long and 

profound thought�此�

     ;If   this   man   had   been   a   Christian�察─  �he   said�察   �he   would   have   been   a 

saint and a martyr。; 



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                    A PERILOUS AMOUR 



                                    BY S。 J。 WEYMAN 



     Such     in  brief  were    the   reasons    which    would     have   led   me�察  �had   I 

followed the promptings of my own sagacity�察�to oppose the return of the 

Jesuits。   It   remains   for   me   only  to   add   that   these   arguments   lost   all   their 

weight when set in the balance against the safety of my beloved master。 To 

this   plea   the   king   himself   for   once   condescended�察  �and   found   those   who 

were most strenuous to dissuade him the least able to refute it�察�since the 

more a man abhorred the Jesuits�察�the more ready he was to allow that the 

king's   life   could   not   be   safe   from   their   practices   while   the   edict   against 

them   remained   in   force。   The   support   which   I   gave   to   the   king   on   this 

occasion exposed me to the utmost odium of my co´ religionists�察�and was 

in   later   times   ill´requited   by   the   order。   But   a   remarkable   incident   that 

occurred while the matter was still under debate�察�and which I now for the 

first   time    make    public�察   �proved    beyond     question     the   wisdom     of   my 

conduct。 

     Fontainebleau being at this time in the hands of the builders�察�t
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