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my escape into the court with somewhat whirling fancies�察�and stood 

like a man bewildered in the windy starry night。



But I was weary�察�and when I had quieted my spirits with Elizabeth 

Seton's memoirs ´ a dull work ´ the cold and the raving of the wind 

among the pines ��for my room was on that side of the monastery 

which adjoins the woods�� disposed me readily to slumber。  I was 

wakened at black midnight�察�as it seemed�察�though it was really two 

in the morning�察�by the first stroke upon the bell。  All the 

brothers were then hurrying to the chapel�察�the dead in life�察�at 

this untimely hour�察�were already beginning the uncomforted labours 

of their day。  The dead in life ´ there was a chill reflection。  

And the words of a French song came back into my memory�察�telling of 

the best of our mixed existence��





'Que t'as de belles filles��

Girofle��

Girofla��

Que t'as de belles filles��

L'AMOUR LET COMPTERA��'





And I blessed God that I was free to wander�察�free to hope�察�and free 

to love。







THE BOARDERS







BUT there was another side to my residence at Our Lady of the 

Snows。  At this late season there were not many boarders�察�and yet I 

was not alone in the public part of the monastery。  This itself is 

hard by the gate�察�with a small dining´room on the ground´floor and 

a whole corridor of cells similar to mine upstairs。  I have 

stupidly forgotten the board for a regular RETRAITANT�察�but it was 

somewhere between three and five francs a day�察�and I think most 

probably the first。  Chance visitors like myself might give what 

they chose as a free´will offering�察�but nothing was demanded。  I 

may mention that when I was going away�察�Father Michael refused 

twenty francs as excessive。  I explained the reasoning which led me 

to offer him so much�察�but even then�察�from a curious point of 

honour�察�he would not accept it with his own hand。  'I have no right 

to refuse for the monastery��' he explained�察�'but I should prefer if 

you would give it to one of the brothers。'



I had dined alone�察�because I arrived late�察�but at supper I found 

two other guests。  One was a country parish priest�察�who had walked 

over that morning from the seat of his cure near Mende to enjoy 

four days of solitude and prayer。  He was a grenadier in person�察�

with the hale colour and circular wrinkles of a peasant�察�and as he 

complained much of how he had been impeded by his skirts upon the 

march�察�I have a vivid fancy portrait of him�察�striding along�察�

upright�察�big´boned�察�with kilted cassock�察�through the bleak hills of 

Gevaudan。  The other was a short�察�grizzling�察�thick´set man�察�from 

forty´five to fifty�察�dressed in tweed with a knitted spencer�察�and 

the red ribbon of a decoration in his button´hole。  This last was a 

hard person to classify。  He was an old soldier�察�who had seen 

service and risen to the rank of commandant�察�and he retained some 

of the brisk decisive manners of the camp。  On the other hand�察�as 

soon as his resignation was accepted�察�he had come to Our Lady of 

the Snows as a boarder�察�and�察�after a brief experience of its ways�察�

had decided to remain as a novice。  Already the new life was 

beginning to modify his appearance�察�already he had acquired 

somewhat of the quiet and smiling air of the brethren�察�and he was 

as yet neither an officer nor a Trappist�察�but partook of the 

character of each。  And certainly here was a man in an interesting 

nick of life。  Out of the noise of cannon and trumpets�察�he was in 

the act of passing into this still country bordering on the grave�察�

where men sleep nightly in their grave´clothes�察�and�察�like phantoms�察�

communicate by signs。



At supper we talked politics。  I make it my business�察�when I am in 

France�察�to preach political good´will and moderation�察�and to dwell 

on the example of Poland�察�much as some alarmists in England dwell 

on the example of Carthage。  The priest and the commandant assured 

me of their sympathy with all I said�察�and made a heavy sighing over 

the bitterness of contemporary feeling。



'Why�察�you cannot say anything to a man with which he does not 

absolutely agree��' said I�察�'but he flies up at you in a temper。'



They both declared that such a state of things was antichristian。



While we were thus agreeing�察�what should my tongue stumble upon but 

a word in praise of Gambetta's moderation。  The old soldier's 

countenance was instantly suffused with blood�察�with the palms of 

his hands he beat the table like a naughty child。



'COMMENT�察�MONSIEUR��' he shouted。  'COMMENT�拭 �Gambetta moderate�拭 �

Will you dare to justify these words��'



But the priest had not forgotten the tenor of our talk。  And 

suddenly�察�in the height of his fury�察�the old soldier found a 

warning look directed on his face�察�the absurdity of his behaviour 

was brought home to him in a flash�察�and the storm came to an abrupt 

end�察�without another word。



It was only in the morning�察�over our coffee ��Friday�察�September 

27th���察�that this couple found out I was a heretic。  I suppose I had 

misled them by some admiring expressions as to the monastic life 

around us�察�and it was only by a point´blank question that the truth 

came out。  I had been tolerantly used both by simple Father 

Apollinaris and astute Father Michael�察�and the good Irish deacon�察�

when he heard of my religious weakness�察�had only patted me upon the 

shoulder and said�察�'You must be a Catholic and come to heaven。'  

But I was now among a different sect of orthodox。  These two men 

were bitter and upright and narrow�察�like the worst of Scotsmen�察�and 

indeed�察�upon my heart�察�I fancy they were worse。  The priest snorted 

aloud like a battle´horse。



'ET VOUS PRETENDEZ MOURIR DANS CETTE ESPECE DE CROYANCE��' he 

demanded�察�and there is no type used by mortal printers large enough 

to qualify his accent。



I humbly indicated that I had no design of changing。



But he could not away with such a monstrous attitude。  'No�察�no��' he 

cried�察�'you must change。  You have come here�察�God has led you here�察�

and you must embrace the opportunity。'



I made a slip in policy�察�I appealed to the family affections�察�

though I was speaking to a priest and a soldier�察�two classes of men 

circumstantially divorced from the kind and homely ties of life。



'Your father and mother��' cried the priest。  'Very well�察�you will 

convert them in their turn when you go home。'



I think I see my father's face�  �I would rather tackle the 

Gaetulian lion in his den than embark on such an enterprise against 

the family theologian。



But now the hunt was up�察�priest and soldier were in full cry for my 

conversion�察�and the Work of the Propagation of the Faith�察�for which 

the people of Cheylard subscribed forty´eight francs ten centimes 

during 1877�察�was being gallantly pursued against myself。  It was an 

odd but most effective proselytising。  They never sought to 

convince me in argument�察�where I might have attempted some defence�察�

but took it for granted that I was both ashamed and terrified at my 

position�察�and urged me solely on the point of time。  Now�察�they 

said�察�when God had led me to Our Lady of the Snows�察�now was the 

appointed hour。



'Do not be withheld by false shame��' observed the priest�察�for my 

encouragement。



For one who feels very similarly to all sects of religion�察�and who 

has never been able�察�even for a moment�察�to weigh seriously the 

merit of this or that creed on the eternal side of things�察�however 

much he may see to praise or blame upon the secular and temporal 

side�察�the situation thus created was both unfair and painful。  I 

committed my second fault in tact�察�and tried to plead that it was 

all the same thing in the end�察�and we were all drawing near by 

different sides to the same kind and undiscriminating Friend and 

Father。  That�察�as it seems to lay spirits�察�would be the only gospel 

worthy of the name。  But different men think differently�察�and this 

revolutionary aspiration brought down the priest with all the 

terrors of the law。  He launched into harrowing details of hell。  

The damned�察�he said ´ on the authority of a little book which he 

had read not a week before�察�and which�察�to add conviction to 

conviction�察�he had fully intended to bring along with him in his 

pocket ´ were to occupy the same attitude through all eternity in 

the midst of dismal tortures。  And as he thus expatiated�察�he grew 

in nobility of aspect with his enthusiasm。



As a result the pair concluded that I should seek out the Prior�察�

since the Abbot was from home�察�and lay my case immediately before 

him。



'C'EST MON CONSEIL COMME ANCIEN MILITAIRE��' observed the 

commandant�察�'ET CELUI DE MONSIEUR COMME PRETRE。'



'OUI��' added the CURE�察�sententiously nodding�察�'COMME ANCIEN 

MILITAIRE ´ ET COMME PRETRE。'



At this moment�察�whilst I was somewhat embarrassed how to answer�察�in 

came one of the monks�察�a little brown fellow�察�as lively as a grig�察�

and with an Italian accent�察�who threw himself at once into the 

contention�察�but in a milder and more persuasive vein�察�as befitted 

one of these pleasant brethren。  Look at HIM�察�he said。  The rule 

was very hard�察�he would have dearly liked to stay in his own 

country�察�Italy ´ it was well known how beautiful it was�察�the 

beautiful Italy�察�but then there were no Trappists in Italy�察�and he 

had a soul to save�察�and here he was。



I am afraid I must be at bottom�察�what a cheerful Indian critic has 

dubbed me�察�'a faddling hedonist��' for this description of the 

brother's motives gave me somewhat of a shock。  I should have 

preferred to think he had chosen the life for its own sake�察�and not 

for ulterior purposes�察�and this shows how profoundly I was out of 

sympathy with these good Trappists�察�even when I was doing my best 

to sympathise。  But to the CURE the argument seemed decisive。



'Hear that��' he cried。  'And I have seen a marquis here�察�a marquis�察�

a marquis' ´ he repeated 
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