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;There�察�Felipe� ─�he said now。 ;Can you do it�拭�Slower�察�and more softly�察�
muchacho mio。 It is about the death of a man�察�and it should go with our
bell。;
The boy listened。 ;Then the father has played it a tone too low�察─�said
he�察 �for our bell rings the note of sol�察 �or something very near it�察 �as the
father must surely know。; He placed the melody in the right keyan easy
thing for him�察�and the Padre was delighted。
;Ah�察�my Felipe�察─�he exclaimed�察 �what could you and I not do if we had
a better organ� �Only a little better� �See� �above this row of keys would be a
second row�察 �and many more stops。 Then we would make such music as
has never yet been heard in California。 But my people are so poor and so
few� �And some day I shall have passed from them�察�and it will be too late。;
;Perhaps�察─�ventured Felipe�察 �the Americanos;
;They care nothing for us�察�Felipe。 They are not of our religionor of
any religion�察�from what I can hear。 Don't forget my Dixit Dominus。;
The Padre retired once more to the sacristy�察 �while the horse that
brought Temptation came over the hill。
The hour of service drew near�察�and as the Padre waited he once again
stepped out for a look at the ocean�察�but the blue triangle of water lay like a
picture in its frame of land�察 �bare as the sky。 ;I think�察 �from the color�察�
though�察─�said he�察 �that a little more wind must have begun out there。;
The bell rang a last short summons to prayer。 Along the road from the
south a young rider�察�leading a pack´animal�察�ambled into the mission and
dismounted。 Church was not so much in his thoughts as food and�察 �after
due digestion�察 �a bed�察 �but the doors stood open�察 �and�察 �as everybody was
passing within them�察 �more variety was to be gained by joining this
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company than by waiting outside alone until they should return from their
devotions。 So he seated himself in a corner near the entrance�察�and after a
brief�察�jaunty glance at the sunburned�察�shaggy congregation�察�made himself
as comfortable as might be。 He had not seen a face worth keeping his eyes
open for。 The simple choir and simple fold�察�gathered for even´song�察�paid
him no attentiona rough American bound for the mines was but an object
of aversion to them。
The Padre�察 �of course�察 �had been instantly aware of the stranger's
presence。 To be aware of unaccustomed presences is the sixth sense with
vicars of every creed and heresy�察 �and if the parish is lonely and the
worshipers few and seldom varying�察 �a newcomer will gleam out like a
new book to be read。 And a trained priest learns to read keenly the faces of
those who assemble to worship under his guidance。 But American
vagrants�察 �with no thoughts save of gold´digging�察 �and an overweening
illiterate jargon for speech�察�had long ceased to interest this priest�察�even in
his starvation for company and talk from the outside world�察�and therefore
after the intoning he sat with his homesick thoughts unchanged�察�to draw
both pain and enjoyment from the music that he had set to the Dixit
Dominus。 He listened to the tender chorus that opens William Tell�察�and�察�as
the Latin psalm proceeded�察�pictures of the past rose between him and the
altar。 One after another came these strains he had taken from operas
famous in their day�察 �until at length the Padre was murmuring to some
music seldom long out of his heartnot the Latin verse which the choir
sang�察�but the original French words�此�
;Ah�察 �voile man envie�察�
Voila mon seul desir�此 �Rendez moi ma patrie�察�
Ou laissez moi mourir。;
Which may be rendered�此�
But one wish I implore�察�
One wish is all my cry�此 �Give back my native land
once more�察 �Give back�察�or let me die。
Then it happened that his eye fell again upon the stranger near the door�察�
and he skaightway forgot his Dixit Dominus。 The face of the young man
was no longer hidden by the slouching position he had at first taken。 ;I
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only noticed his clothes at first�察─�thought the Padre。 Restlessness was plain
upon the handsome brow�察 �and violence was in the mouth�察 �but Padre
Ignacio liked the eyes。 ;He is not saying any prayers�察─ �he surmised�察�
presently。 ;I doubt if he has said any for a long while。 And he knows my
music。 He is of educated people。 He cannot be American。 And nowyes�察�
he has takenI think it must be a flower�察�from his pocket。 I shall have him
to dine with me。; And vespers ended with rosy clouds of eagerness
drifting across the Padre's brain。
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II
But the stranger made his own beginning。 As the priest came from the
church�察�the rebellious young figure was waiting。 ;Your organist tells me�察─�
he said�察�impetuously�察 �that it is you who;
;May I ask with whom I have the great pleasure of speaking�拭─�said the
Padre�察�putting formality to the front and his pleasure out of sight。
The stranger's face reddened beneath its sun´beaten bronze�察 �and he
became aware of the Padre's pale features�察�molded by refinement and the
world。 ;I beg your lenience�察─ �said he�察 �with a graceful and confident
utterance�察 �as of equal to equal。 ;My name is Gaston Villere�察 �and it was
time I should be reminded of my manners。;
The Padre's hand waved a polite negative。
;Indeed�察 �yes�察 �Padre。 But your music has amazed me。 If you carried
such associations asAh� �the days and the nights� �he broke off。 ;To
come down a California mountain and find Paris at the bottom� �The
Huguenots�察�Rossini�察�HeroldI was waiting for Il Trovatore。;
;Is that something new�拭─�inquired the Padre�察�eagerly。
The young man gave an exclamation。 ;The whole world is ringing
with it� ─�he cried。
;But Santa YsabeI del Mar is a long way from the whole world�察─�
murmured Padre Ignacio。
;Indeed�察�it would not appear to be so�察─�returned young Gaston。 ;I think
the Comedie Francaise must be round the corner。;
A thrill went through the priest at the theater's name。 ;And have you
been long in America�拭─�he asked。
;Why�察�alwaysexcept two years of foreign travel after college。;
;An American� ─�exclaimed the surprised Padre�察�with perhaps a tone of
disappointment in his voice。 ;But no Americans who are yet come this
way have beenhave been;he veiled the too´blunt expression of his
thought;have been familiar with The Huguenots�察─�he finished�察�making a
slight bow。
Villere took his under´meaning。 ;I come from New Orleans�察─ �he
returned�察 �and in New Orleans there live many of us who can recognize a´
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´who can recognize good music wherever we hear it。; And he made a
slight bow in his turn。
The Padre laughed outright with pleasure and laid his hand upon the
young man's arm。 ;You have no intention of going away to´morrow�察 �I
trust�拭─�
;With your leave�察─�answered Gaston�察 �I will have such an intention no
longer。;
It was with the air and gait of mutual understanding that the two now
walked on together toward the Padre's door。 The guest was twenty´five�察�
the host sixty。
;And have you been in America long�拭─�inquired Gaston。
;Twenty years。;
;And at Santa Ysabel how long�拭─�
;Twenty years。;
;I should have thought�察─�said Gaston�察�looking lightly at the desert and
unpeopIed mountains�察 �that now and again you might have wished to
travel。;
;Were I your age�察─�murmured Padre Ignacio�察 �it might be so。;
The evening had now ripened to t
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