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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。
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