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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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