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Snows。 The sun came out as I left the shelter of a pine´wood�察�and
I beheld suddenly a fine wild landscape to the south。 High rocky
hills�察�as blue as sapphire�察�closed the view�察�and between these lay
ridge upon ridge�察�heathery�察�craggy�察�the sun glittering on veins of
rock�察�the underwood clambering in the hollows�察�as rude as God made
them at the first。 There was not a sign of man's hand in all the
prospect�察�and indeed not a trace of his passage�察�save where
generation after generation had walked in twisted footpaths�察�in and
out among the beeches�察�and up and down upon the channelled slopes。
The mists�察�which had hitherto beset me�察�were now broken into
clouds�察�and fled swiftly and shone brightly in the sun。 I drew a
long breath。 It was grateful to come�察�after so long�察�upon a scene
of some attraction for the human heart。 I own I like definite form
in what my eyes are to rest upon�察�and if landscapes were sold�察�like
the sheets of characters of my boyhood�察�one penny plain and
twopence coloured�察�I should go the length of twopence every day of
my life。
But if things had grown better to the south�察�it was still desolate
and inclement near at hand。 A spidery cross on every hill´top
marked the neighbourhood of a religious house�察�and a quarter of a
mile beyond�察�the outlook southward opening out and growing bolder
with every step�察�a white statue of the Virgin at the corner of a
young plantation directed the traveller to Our Lady of the Snows。
Here�察�then�察�I struck leftward�察�and pursued my way�察�driving my
secular donkey before me�察�and creaking in my secular boots and
gaiters�察�towards the asylum of silence。
I had not gone very far ere the wind brought to me the clanging of
a bell�察�and somehow�察�I can scarce tell why�察�my heart sank within me
at the sound。 I have rarely approached anything with more
unaffected terror than the monastery of Our Lady of the Snows。
This it is to have had a Protestant education。 And suddenly�察�on
turning a corner�察�fear took hold on me from head to foot ´ slavish�察�
superstitious fear�察�and though I did not stop in my advance�察�yet I
went on slowly�察�like a man who should have passed a bourne
unnoticed�察�and strayed into the country of the dead。 For there�察�
upon the narrow new´made road�察�between the stripling pines�察�was a
mediaeval friar�察�fighting with a barrowful of turfs。 Every Sunday
of my childhood I used to study the Hermits of Marco Sadeler ´
enchanting prints�察�full of wood and field and mediaeval landscapes�察�
as large as a county�察�for the imagination to go a´travelling in�察�
and here�察�sure enough�察�was one of Marco Sadeler's heroes。 He was
robed in white like any spectre�察�and the hood falling back�察�in the
instancy of his contention with the barrow�察�disclosed a pate as
bald and yellow as a skull。 He might have been buried any time
these thousand years�察�and all the lively parts of him resolved into
earth and broken up with the farmer's harrow。
I was troubled besides in my mind as to etiquette。 Durst I address
a person who was under a vow of silence�拭 �Clearly not。 But drawing
near�察�I doffed my cap to him with a far´away superstitious
reverence。 He nodded back�察�and cheerfully addressed me。 Was I
going to the monastery�拭 �Who was I�拭 �An Englishman�拭 �Ah�察�an
Irishman�察�then��
'No��' I said�察�'a Scotsman。'
A Scotsman�拭 �Ah�察�he had never seen a Scotsman before。 And he
looked me all over�察�his good�察�honest�察�brawny countenance shining
with interest�察�as a boy might look upon a lion or an alligator。
From him I learned with disgust that I could not be received at Our
Lady of the Snows�察�I might get a meal�察�perhaps�察�but that was all。
And then�察�as our talk ran on�察�and it turned out that I was not a
pedlar�察�but a literary man�察�who drew landscapes and was going to
write a book�察�he changed his manner of thinking as to my reception
��for I fear they respect persons even in a Trappist monastery���察�and
told me I must be sure to ask for the Father Prior�察�and state my
case to him in full。 On second thoughts he determined to go down
with me himself�察�he thought he could manage for me better。 Might
he say that I was a geographer��
No�察�I thought�察�in the interests of truth�察�he positively might not。
'Very well�察�then' ��with disappointment���察�'an author。'
It appeared he had been in a seminary with six young Irishmen�察�all
priests long since�察�who had received newspapers and kept him
informed of the state of ecclesiastical affairs in England。 And he
asked me eagerly after Dr。 Pusey�察�for whose conversion the good man
had continued ever since to pray night and morning。
'I thought he was very near the truth��' he said�察�'and he will reach
it yet�察�there is so much virtue in prayer。'
He must be a stiff�察�ungodly Protestant who can take anything but
pleasure in this kind and hopeful story。 While he was thus near
the subject�察�the good father asked me if I were a Christian�察�and
when he found I was not�察�or not after his way�察�he glossed it over
with great good´will。
The road which we were following�察�and which this stalwart father
had made with his own two hands within the space of a year�察�came to
a corner�察�and showed us some white buildings a little farther on
beyond the wood。 At the same time�察�the bell once more sounded
abroad。 We were hard upon the monastery。 Father Apollinaris ��for
that was my companion's name�� stopped me。
'I must not speak to you down there��' he said。 'Ask for the
Brother Porter�察�and all will be well。 But try to see me as you go
out again through the wood�察�where I may speak to you。 I am charmed
to have made your acquaintance。'
And then suddenly raising his arms�察�flapping his fingers�察�and
crying out twice�察�'I must not speak�察�I must not speak��' he ran away
in front of me�察�and disappeared into the monastery door。
I own this somewhat ghastly eccentricity went a good way to revive
my terrors。 But where one was so good and simple�察�why should not
all be alike�拭 �I took heart of grace�察�and went forward to the gate
as fast as Modestine�察�who seemed to have a disaffection for
monasteries�察�would permit。 It was the first door�察�in my
acquaintance of her�察�which she had not shown an indecent haste to
enter。 I summoned the place in form�察�though with a quaking heart。
Father Michael�察�the Father Hospitaller�察�and a pair of brown´robed
brothers came to the gate and spoke with me a while。 I think my
sack was the great attraction�察�it had already beguiled the heart of
poor Apollinaris�察�who had charged me on my life to show it to the
Father Prior�察�But whether it was my address�察�or the sack�察�or the
idea speedily published among that part of the brotherhood who
attend on strangers that I was not a pedlar after all�察�I found no
difficulty as to my reception。 Modestine was led away by a layman
to the stables�察�and I and my pack were received into Our Lady of
the Snows。
THE MONKS
FATHER MICHAEL�察�a pleasant�察�fresh´faced�察�smiling man�察�perhaps of
thirty´five�察�took me to the pantry�察�and gave me a glass of liqueur
to stay me until dinner。 We had some talk�察�or rather I should say
he listened to my prattle indulgently enough�察�but with an
abstracted air�察�like a spirit with a thing of clay。 And truly�察�
when I remember that I descanted principally on my appetite�察�and
that it must have been by that time more than eighteen hours since
Father Michael had so much as broken bread�察�I can well understand
that he would find an earthly savour in my conversation。 But his
manner�察�though superior�察�was exquisitely gracious�察�and I find I
have a lurking curiosity as to Father Michael's past。
The whet administered�察�I was left alone for a little in the
monastery garden。 This is no more than the main court�察�laid out in
sandy paths and beds of parti´coloured dahlias�察�and with a fountain
and a black statue of the Virgin in the centre。 The buildings
stand around it four´square�察�bleak�察�as yet unseasoned by the years
and weather�察�and with no other features than a belfry and a pair of
slated gables。 Brothers in white�察�brothers in brown�察�passed
silently along the sanded alleys�察�and when I first came out�察�three
hooded monks were kneeling on the terrace at their prayers。 A
naked hill commands the monastery upon one side�察�and the wood
commands it on the other。 It lies exposed to wind�察�the snow falls
off and on from October to May�察�and sometimes lies six weeks on
end�察�but if they stood in Eden�察�with a climate like heaven's�察�the
buildings themselves would offer the same wintry and cheerless
aspect�察�and for my part�察�on this wild September day�察�before I was
called to dinner�察�I felt chilly in and out。
When I had eaten well and heartily�察�Brother Ambrose�察�a hearty
conversible Frenchman ��for all those who wait on strangers have the
liberty to speak���察�led me to a little room in that part of the
building which is set apart for MM。 LES RETRAITANTS。 It was clean
and whitewashed�察�and furnished with strict necessaries�察�a crucifix�察�
a bust of the late Pope�察�the IMITATION in French�察�a book of
religious meditations�察�and the LIFE OF ELIZABETH SETON�察�evangelist�察�
it would appear�察�of North America and of New England in particular。
As far as my experience goes�察�there is a fair field for some more
evangelisation in these quarters�察�but think of Cotton Mather� �I
should like to give him a reading of this little work in heaven�察�
where I hope he dwells�察�but perhaps he knows all that already�察�and
much more�察�and perhaps he and Mrs。 Seton are the dearest friends�察�
and gladly unite their voices in the everlasting psalm。 Over the
table�察�to conclude the inventory of the room�察�hung a set of
regulations for MM。 LES RETRAITANTS�此 �what services they should
attend�察�when they were to tell their beads or meditate�察�and when
they were to rise and go to rest。 At the foot
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