嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the grey brethren(咐囈議縮嗔断)-及6何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



something worse than death�拭             �What drove them to this dreadful resting´ 

place�拭     �What   spectre hurried   them  to the   leap�拭         �These things�察  �too�察  �are 

my concern�察�the river says。 

     Life   is   very   grim   in   London�此   �it   is   not   painted   in   the   fair�察  �glowing 

colours of grass and sky and trees�察�and shining streams that bring peace。 

It is drawn in hard black and white�察�but the voice of its dark waters must 

be heard all the same。 

     * * * * * 

     I would not leave my rivers in the shadow。                 After all�察�this life is only 

a   prelude�察  �a   beginning�此     �we   pass   on   to   where   ;the   rivers   and   streams 

make glad the city of God。;             But if we will not listen here how shall we 

understand hereafter。 



                                                 23 


´ Page 24´

                                        The Grey Brethren 



                                        Spring 



     HARK how the merry daffodils�察�Fling golden music to the hills� �And 

how the hills send echoing down�察�Through wind´swept turf and moorland 

brown�察�The murmurs of a thousand rills That mock the song´birds' liquid 

trills� �The hedge released from Winter's frown Shews jewelled branch and 

willow crown�察�While all the earth with pleasure trills�察�And 'dances with the 

daffodils。' 

     Out�察   �out�察 �ye   flowers�     �Up    and   shout�    �Staid   Winter's    passed    and 

Spring's about To lead your ranks in joyous rout�察�To string the hawthorn's 

milky   pearls�察  �And   gild   the   grass   with   celandine�察  �To   dress   the   catkins' 

tasselled   curls�察  �To   twist   the   tendrils   of   the   vine。   She   wakes   the   wind´ 

flower   from   her     sleep�察  �And   lights  the   woods   with    April's   moon�察   �The 

violets lift their heads to peep�察�The daisies brave the sun at noon。 

     The   gentle   wind   from  out   the   west Toys   with  the   lilac pretty   maids�察�

Ruffles the meadow's verdant´vest�察�And rings the bluebells in the glades�察�

The ash´buds change their sombre suit�察�The orchards blossom white and 

red ´ Promise of Autumn's riper fruit�察�When Spring's voluptuousness has 

fled。 Awake�   �awake�察  �O   throstle   sweet� �And   haste   with   all   your   choir   to 

greet This Queen who comes with wakening feet。 

     Persephone   with   grateful   eyes   Salutes   the   Sun   ´   'tis   Paradise�此  �Then 

hastens down the dewy meads�察�Past where the herd contented feeds�察�Past 

where the furrows hide the grain�察�For harvesting of sun and rain�察�To where 

Demeter patient stands With longing lips and outstretched hands�察�Until the 

dawning of one face Across the void of time and space Shall bring again 

her day of grace。 Rejoice�察�O Earth�           �Rejoice and sing� �This is the promise 

of the Spring�察�And this the world's remembering。 



                                               24 


´ Page 25´

                                       The Grey Brethren 



                               A Lark's Song 



     SWEET�察�sweet� �I rise to greet The sapphire sky The   air slips by  On 

either side As up I ride On mounting wing�察�And sing and sing ´ Then reach 

my bliss�察�The sun's great kiss�察�And poise a space To see his face�察�Sweet�察�

sweet�察�In radiant grace�察�Ah�察�sweet� �ah�察�sweet� �

     Sweet�察  �sweet�   �Beneath   my   feet   My   nestlings   call�此  �And   down   I   fall 

Unerring�察�true�察�Through heaven's blue�察�And haste to fill Each noisy  bill。 

My   brooding   breast   Stills   their   unrest。   Sweet�察  �sweet�察  �Their   quick   hearts 

beat�察�Safe in the nest�此�Ah�察�sweet�察�sweet�察�sweet� �Ah�察�sweet� �

     Sweet�察  �sweet   The   calling   sky   That   bids   me   fly   Up   ´   up   ´   on   high。 

Sweet�察�sweet The claiming earth�察�It holds my nest And draws me down To 

where Love's crown Of priceless worth Awaits my breast。 Sweet�察�sweet� �

Ah�察�this is best And this most meet�察�Sweet�察�sweet� �ah�察�sweet� �



                                               25 


´ Page 26´

                                        The Grey Brethren 



                                  'Luvly Miss' 



     NOBODY   thought   of   consequences。             There   was   a   lighted   paraffin 

lamp on the table and nothing else handy。              Mrs Brown's head presented a 

tempting   mark�察  �and   of   course   Mr   Brown's   lengthy   stay   at   'The   Three 

Fingers' had something to do with it�察�but nobody thought of Miss Brown�察�

aged four�察�who was playing happily on the floor�察�unruffled by the storm to 

which she was so well accustomed。 

     Mrs Brown ducked�察�there was a smash�察�a scream�察�and poor little Miss 

Brown   was   in   a   blaze。    The   shock   sobered   the   father   and   silenced   the 

mother。     Miss   Brown   was   extinguished   with   the   aid   of   a   table´   cover�察�

much   water�察  �and   many   neighbours�察  �but   she   was   horribly   burnt   all   over�察�

except her face。 

     * * * * * 

     I made Miss Brown's acquaintance a few days later。                   She was lying 

on a bed made up on two chairs�察�and was covered with cotton wool。 She 

had scarcely any pain�察�and could not move at all�察�and the small face that 

peered out of what she called her ;pitty warm snow; was wan and drawn 

and had a far´away look in the dark eyes。 

     Miss   Brown   possessed   one   treasure�察  �her   'luvly   miss。'      I   suppose   I 

must call it a doll�察�though in what its claim to the title consisted I dared not 

ask�察�Miss Brown would have deeply resented the enquiry。                     It was a very 

large   potato   with   a   large   and   a   small   bulge。 Into   the   large   bulge   were 

inserted three pieces of fire´ wood�察�the body and arms of 'luvly miss'�察�legs 

she had none。 

     How  Miss   Brown   came   by  this treasure   I   never   heard。        She   had   an 

impression that it ;flied froo the winder; ´ I fancy Mr Brown had a hand in 

the manufacture in one of his lucid moments�察�but it was a treasure indeed 

and the joy of Miss Brown's life。          She held long conversations with 'luvly 

miss' on all familiar subjects�察�and apparently obtained much strange and 

rare information   from her。  For   example�察�Miss   Brown   and 'luvly  miss'   in 

some previous stage of their existence had inhabited a large chimney´pot 

together�察   �where   it   was   always   so   warm  and   a   bootie   'mell   of   cookin'。'; 



                                               26 


´ Page 27´

                                        The Grey Brethren 



Also she had a rooted belief that one day she and 'luvly  miss' would be 

;hangels wiv' black weils and basticks。;             This puzzled me for some time�察�

until I discovered it to be an allusion to the good deaconess who attended 

her�察�and whom Mrs Brown in gratitude designated by this title。 

     Alas for little Miss Brown and her 'luvly miss'� �their respective ends 

were drawing near。         I went in one Friday�察�a week or so after the accident�察�

and found Mrs Brown in tears and despair�察�and Miss Brown with a look of 

anguish on her poor little pinched face that was bad to see。                 'Luvly Miss' 

was no more。 

     It was Mr Brown again�察�or�察�to trace back the links of occasion�察�it was 

the   action   of   'The   Three   Fingers'   on   Mr   Brown's   frail   constitution。 He 

had    come    in  late�察 �seen   'luvly   miss'  on   the  table�察 �and�察  �with   his  usual 

heedlessness      of  consequence�察     �had   chucked     her   into  the  dying    embers 

where ´ alas that I should have to say it�  � she slowly baked。                Little Miss 

Brown�察  �when   the   miserable   truth   was   broken   to   her�察  �neither   wept   nor 

remonstrated�察�she lay quite still with a look of utter forsaken wretchedness 

on her tiny white face�察�and moaned very softly for 'luvly miss。' 

     I came face to face with this state of things and I confess it staggered 

me。     I  knew    Miss    Brown     too   well  to  hope   that   any   pink´   and´white 

darling from the toy´shop could replace 'luvly miss��' or that she could be 

persuaded      to  admit    even   a  very   image    of  the  dear   departed     into  her 

affections。     Then�察�too�察�the doctor said Miss Brown had but a few days at 

the most�察�perhaps only hours�察�to live�察�and comforted she must be。 

     All at once I had an inspiration�察�and never in my life have I welcomed 

one more。      I knelt down by little Miss Brown and told her the story of the 

Phoenix。      I   had   not   reckoned   in   vain   upon   her   imagination�此   �would   I 

;yerely and twooly bwing; her ;werry own luvly miss out of the ashes�拭─�

I lied cheerfully and hastened away to the dust´bin�察�accompanied by Mrs 

Brown。 

     In a few minutes we returned with a pail of ashes�察�the ashes�察�of course�察�

of 'luvly miss' mingled with those of the cruel fire which had consumed 

her。    I danced solemnly round them�察�murmured mysterious words�察�parted 

the   ashes�察  �and   revealed   the   form   of   'luvly   miss。' Love's   eyes   were   not 

sharp to mark a change�察�and little Miss Brown's misplaced faith in me was 



                                               27 


´ Page 28´

                                        The Grey Brethren 



strong。     Never shall I forget the scream of joy which greeted the restored 

treasure�察�or the relief with which I saw an expression of peace settle once 

more on Miss Brown's face。 

     I saw them again next day。           Little Miss Brown was asleep in her last 

little   bed�察  �still   wrapped   in   the   ;pitty   warm   snow�察─  �and   'luvly   miss'   lay 

beside her。 



                                                28 


´ Page 29´

                                        The Grey Brethren 



             Four Stories Told to Children 



                    The Story of the Dreadful Griffin。 
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��