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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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     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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