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cliffs。 The sun�察�which was still far from setting�察�sent a drift of
misty gold across the hill´tops�察�but the valleys were already
plunged in a profound and quiet shadow。
A very old shepherd�察�hobbling on a pair of sticks�察�and wearing a
black cap of liberty�察�as if in honour of his nearness to the grave�察�
directed me to the road for St。 Germain de Calberte。 There was
something solemn in the isolation of this infirm and ancient
creature。 Where he dwelt�察�how he got upon this high ridge�察�or how
he proposed to get down again�察�were more than I could fancy。 Not
far off upon my right was the famous Plan de Font Morte�察�where Poul
with his Armenian sabre slashed down the Camisards of Seguier。
This�察�methought�察�might be some Rip van Winkle of the war�察�who had
lost his comrades�察�fleeing before Poul�察�and wandered ever since
upon the mountains。 It might be news to him that Cavalier had
surrendered�察�or Roland had fallen fighting with his back against an
olive。 And while I was thus working on my fancy�察�I heard him
hailing in broken tones�察�and saw him waving me to come back with
one of his two sticks。 I had already got some way past him�察�but�察�
leaving Modestine once more�察�retraced my steps。
Alas�察�it was a very commonplace affair。 The old gentleman had
forgot to ask the pedlar what he sold�察�and wished to remedy this
neglect。
I told him sternly�察�'Nothing。'
'Nothing��' cried he。
I repeated 'Nothing��' and made off。
It's odd to think of�察�but perhaps I thus became as inexplicable to
the old man as he had been to me。
The road lay under chestnuts�察�and though I saw a hamlet or two
below me in the vale�察�and many lone houses of the chestnut farmers�察�
it was a very solitary march all afternoon�察�and the evening began
early underneath the trees。 But I heard the voice of a woman
singing some sad�察�old�察�endless ballad not far off。 It seemed to be
about love and a BEL AMOUREUX�察�her handsome sweetheart�察�and I
wished I could have taken up the strain and answered her�察�as I went
on upon my invisible woodland way�察�weaving�察�like Pippa in the poem�察�
my own thoughts with hers。 What could I have told her�拭 �Little
enough�察�and yet all the heart requires。 How the world gives and
takes away�察�and brings sweethearts near only to separate them again
into distant and strange lands�察�but to love is the great amulet
which makes the world a garden�察�and 'hope�察�which comes to all��'
outwears the accidents of life�察�and reaches with tremulous hand
beyond the grave and death。 Easy to say�此 �yea�察�but also�察�by God's
mercy�察�both easy and grateful to believe��
We struck at last into a wide white high´road carpeted with
noiseless dust。 The night had come�察�the moon had been shining for
a long while upon the opposite mountain�察�when on turning a corner
my donkey and I issued ourselves into her light。 I had emptied out
my brandy at Florac�察�for I could bear the stuff no longer�察�and
replaced it with some generous and scented Volnay�察�and now I drank
to the moon's sacred majesty upon the road。 It was but a couple of
mouthfuls�察�yet I became thenceforth unconscious of my limbs�察�and my
blood flowed with luxury。 Even Modestine was inspired by this
purified nocturnal sunshine�察�and bestirred her little hoofs as to a
livelier measure。 The road wound and descended swiftly among
masses of chestnuts。 Hot dust rose from our feet and flowed away。
Our two shadows ´ mine deformed with the knapsack�察�hers comically
bestridden by the pack ´ now lay before us clearly outlined on the
road�察�and now�察�as we turned a corner�察�went off into the ghostly
distance�察�and sailed along the mountain like clouds。 From time to
time a warm wind rustled down the valley�察�and set all the chestnuts
dangling their bunches of foliage and fruit�察�the ear was filled
with whispering music�察�and the shadows danced in tune。 And next
moment the breeze had gone by�察�and in all the valley nothing moved
except our travelling feet。 On the opposite slope�察�the monstrous
ribs and gullies of the mountain were faintly designed in the
moonshine�察�and high overhead�察�in some lone house�察�there burned one
lighted window�察�one square spark of red in the huge field of sad
nocturnal colouring。
At a certain point�察�as I went downward�察�turning many acute angles�察�
the moon disappeared behind the hill�察�and I pursued my way in great
darkness�察�until another turning shot me without preparation into
St。 Germain de Calberte。 The place was asleep and silent�察�and
buried in opaque night。 Only from a single open door�察�some
lamplight escaped upon the road to show me that I was come among
men's habitations。 The two last gossips of the evening�察�still
talking by a garden wall�察�directed me to the inn。 The landlady was
getting her chicks to bed�察�the fire was already out�察�and had�察�not
without grumbling�察�to be rekindled�察�half an hour later�察�and I must
have gone supperless to roost。
THE LAST DAY
WHEN I awoke ��Thursday�察�2nd October���察�and�察�hearing a great
flourishing of cocks and chuckling of contented hens�察�betook me to
the window of the clean and comfortable room where I had slept the
night�察�I looked forth on a sunshiny morning in a deep vale of
chestnut gardens。 It was still early�察�and the cockcrows�察�and the
slanting lights�察�and the long shadows encouraged me to be out and
look round me。
St。 Germain de Calberte is a great parish nine leagues round about。
At the period of the wars�察�and immediately before the devastation�察�
it was inhabited by two hundred and seventy´five families�察�of which
only nine were Catholic�察�and it took the CURE seventeen September
days to go from house to house on horseback for a census。 But the
place itself�察�although capital of a canton�察�is scarce larger than a
hamlet。 It lies terraced across a steep slope in the midst of
mighty chestnuts。 The Protestant chapel stands below upon a
shoulder�察�in the midst of the town is the quaint old Catholic
church。
It was here that poor Du Chayla�察�the Christian martyr�察�kept his
library and held a court of missionaries�察�here he had built his
tomb�察�thinking to lie among a grateful population whom he had
redeemed from error�察�and hither on the morrow of his death they
brought the body�察�pierced with two´and´fifty wounds�察�to be
interred。 Clad in his priestly robes�察�he was laid out in state in
the church。 The CURE�察�taking his text from Second Samuel�察�
twentieth chapter and twelfth verse�察�'And Amasa wallowed in his
blood in the highway��' preached a rousing sermon�察�and exhorted his
brethren to die each at his post�察�like their unhappy and
illustrious superior。 In the midst of this eloquence there came a
breeze that Spirit Seguier was near at hand�察�and behold� �all the
assembly took to their horses' heels�察�some east�察�some west�察�and the
CURE himself as far as Alais。
Strange was the position of this little Catholic metropolis�察�a
thimbleful of Rome�察�in such a wild and contrary neighbourhood。 On
the one hand�察�the legion of Salomon overlooked it from Cassagnas�察�
on the other�察�it was cut off from assistance by the legion of
Roland at Mialet。 The CURE�察�Louvrelenil�察�although he took a panic
at the arch´priest's funeral�察�and so hurriedly decamped to Alais�察�
stood well by his isolated pulpit�察�and thence uttered fulminations
against the crimes of the Protestants。 Salomon besieged the
village for an hour and a half�察�but was beaten back。 The
militiamen�察�on guard before the CURE'S door�察�could be heard�察�in the
black hours�察�singing Protestant psalms and holding friendly talk
with the insurgents。 And in the morning�察�although not a shot had
been fired�察�there would not be a round of powder in their flasks。
Where was it gone�拭 �All handed over to the Camisards for a
consideration。 Untrusty guardians for an isolated priest��
That these continual stirs were once busy in St。 Germain de
Calberte�察�the imagination with difficulty receives�察�all is now so
quiet�察�the pulse of human life now beats so low and still in this
hamlet of the mountains。 Boys followed me a great way off�察�like a
timid sort of lion´hunters�察�and people turned round to have a
second look�察�or came out of their houses�察�as I went by。 My passage
was the first event�察�you would have fancied�察�since the Camisards。
There was nothing rude or forward in this observation�察�it was but a
pleased and wondering scrutiny�察�like that of oxen or the human
infant�察�yet it wearied my spirits�察�and soon drove me from the
street。
I took refuge on the terraces�察�which are here greenly carpeted with
sward�察�and tried to imitate with a pencil the inimitable attitudes
of the chestnuts as they bear up their canopy of leaves。 Ever and
again a little wind went by�察�and the nuts dropped all around me�察�
with a light and dull sound�察�upon the sward。 The noise was as of a
thin fall of great hailstones�察�but there went with it a cheerful
human sentiment of an approaching harvest and farmers rejoicing in
their gains。 Looking up�察�I could see the brown nut peering through
the husk�察�which was already gaping�察�and between the stems the eye
embraced an amphitheatre of hill�察�sunlit and green with leaves。
I have not often enjoyed a place more deeply。 I moved in an
atmosphere of pleasure�察�and felt light and quiet and content。 But
perhaps it was not the place alone that so disposed my spirit。
Perhaps some one was thinking of me in another country�察�or perhaps
some thought of my own had come and gone unnoticed�察�and yet done me
good。 For some thoughts�察�which sure would be the most beautiful�察�
vanish before we can rightly scan their features�察�as though a god�察�
travelling by our green highways�察�should but ope the door�察�give one
smiling look into the house�察�and go again for ever。 Was it Apollo�察�
or Mercury�察�or Love with folded wings�拭 �Who shall say�拭 �But we go
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