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travel。; 

     ;Were I your age�察─�murmured Padre Ignacio�察 �it might be so。; 

     The evening had now ripened to the long after´glow of sunset。 The sea 

was the purple of grapes�察�and wine´colored hues flowed among the high 

shoulders of the mountains。 

     ;I   have   seen   a   sight   like   this�察─  �said   Gaston�察   �between   Granada   and 

Malaga。; 

     ;So you know Spain� ─�said the Padre。 

     Often he had thought of this resemblance�察�but never till now met any 

one to share his thought。 The courtly proprietor of San Fernando and the 

other   patriarchal   rancheros   with   whom   he   occasionally   exchanged   visits 

across     the  wilderness     knew    hospitality    and   inherited    gentle   manners�察�

sending to Europe for silks and laces to give their daughters�察�but their eyes 

had not looked upon Granada�察�and their ears had never listened to William 

Tell。 

     ;It is quite singular�察─�pursued Gaston�察 �how one nook in the world will 

suddenly   remind   you   of   another   nook   that   may   be   thousands   of   miles 

away。 One morning�察�behind the Quai Voltaire�察�an old�察�yellow house with 



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rusty balconies made me almost homesick for New Orleans。; 

     ;The Quai Voltaire� ─�said the Padre。 

     ;I heard Rachel in Valerie that night�察─�the young man went on。 ;Did 

you    know     that   she   could   sing�察  �too。   She   sang    several   verses    by   an 

astonishing little Jew violon´cellist that is come up over there。; 

     The     Padre    gazed    down     at  his   blithe   guest。   ;To    see   somebody�察�

somebody�察�once again�察�is very pleasant to a hermit� ─�

     ;It cannot be more pleasant than arriving at an oasis�察─�returned Gaston。 

     They had delayed on the threshold to look at the beauty of the evening�察�

and now the priest watched his parishioners come and go。 ;How can one 

make   companions;   he   began�察  �then�察  �checking   himself�察  �he   said�此   �Their 

souls are as sacred and immortal as mine�察�and God helps me to help them。 

But in this world it is not immortal souls that we choose for companions�察�

it is kindred tastes�察�intelligences�察�andand so I and my books are growing 

old together�察�you see�察─�he added�察�more lightly。 ;You will find my volumes 

as behind the times as myself。; 

     He had   fallen into   talk   more   intimate   than   he   wished�察�and   while the 

guest was uttering something polite about the nobility of missionary work�察�

he placed him in an easy´chair and sought aguardiente for his immediate 

refreshment。 Since the year's beginning there had been no guest for him to 

bring into his rooms�察�or to sit beside him in the high seats at table�察�set apart 

for the gente fina。 

     Such   another   library   was   not   then   in   California�察  �and   though   Gaston 

Villere�察  �in   leaving   Harvard   College�察  �had   shut   Horace   and   Sophocles   for 

ever at the earliest instant possible under academic requirements�察�he knew 

the Greek and Latin names that he now saw as well as he knew those of 

Shakspere�察  �Dante�察  �Moliere�察  �and   Cervantes。   These   were   here   also�察  �but   it 

could   not be precisely  said   of them�察  �either�察  �that they  made   a   part   of   the 

young man's daily reading。 As he surveyed the Padre's august shelves�察�it 

was   with   a   touch   of   the   histrionic   Southern   gravity   which   his   Northern 

education had not wholly schooled out of him that he said�此�

     ;I fear I am no scholar�察�sir。 But I know what writers every gentleman 

ought to respect。; 

     The polished Padre bowed gravely to this compliment。                    It was when 



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his eyes caught sight of the music that the young man felt again at ease�察�

and     his   vivacity     returned    to   him。    Leaving      his   chair�察  �he    began 

enthusiastically to examine the tall piles that filled one side of the room。 

The     volumes     lay  piled   and   scattered    everywhere�察     �making     a  pleasant 

disorder�察�and�察�as perfume comes from a flower�察�memories of singers and 

chandeliers   rose   bright   from   the   printed   names。   Norma�察  �Tancredi�察  �Don 

Pasquale�察�La Vestale�察�dim lights in the fashions of to´day�察�sparkled upon 

the   exploring   Gaston�察  �conjuring   the   radiant   halls   of   Europe   before   him。 

;The Barber of Seville� ─�he presently exclaimed。 ;And I happened to hear 

it in Seville。; 

     But    Seville's   name    brought    over    the  Padre    a  new    rush   of  home 

thoughts。 ;Is not Andalusia beautiful�拭─�he said。 ;Did you see it in April�察�

when the flowers come�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said Gaston�察�among the music。 ;I was at Cordova then。; 

     ;Ah�察�Cordova� ─�murmured the Padre。 

     ;Semiramide� ─  �cried   Gaston�察  �lighting   upon   that   opera。   ;That   was   a 

week� ─�I should like to live it over�察�every day and night of it� ─�

     ;Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar�拭─�asked the Padre�察�

wistfully。 

     ;From   Marseilles。   Down   from   Paris   through   the   Rhone   Valley�察  �you 

know。; 

     ;Then you saw Provence� �And did you go�察�perhaps�察�from Avignon to 

Nismes by the Pont du Gard�拭�There is a place I have made herea little�察�

little   placewith    olive´trees。   And    now    they   have   grown�察   �and   it  looks 

something like that country�察�if you stand in a particular position。 I will take 

you there to´morrow。 I think you will understand what I mean。; 

     ;Another resemblance� ─�said the volatile and happy Gaston。 ;We both 

seem to have an eye for them。 But�察�believe me�察�Padre�察�I could never stay 

here planting olives。 I should go back and see the original onesand then 

I'd hasten on to Paris。; 

     And�察�with a volume of Meyerbeer open in his hand�察�Gaston hummed�此�

;'Robert�察  �Robert�察  �toi   que   j'aime。'   Why�察  �Padre�察  �I   think   that   your   library 

contains none of the masses and all of the operas in the world� ─�

     ;I will make you a little confession�察─�said Padre Ignacio�察 �and then you 



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shall give me a little absolution。; 

     ;For   a   penance�察─  �said   Gaston�察   �you   must   play   over   some   of   these 

things to me。; 

     ;I   suppose   I   could   not   permit   myself   this   luxury�察─  �began   the   Padre�察�

pointing to his operas�察 �and teach these to my choir�察�if the people had any 

worldly associations with the music。 But I have reasoned that the   music 

cannot do them harm; 

     The ringing of a bell here interrupted him。 ;In fifteen minutes�察─�he said�察�

;our   poor   meal   will   be   ready   for   you。;   The   good   Padre   was   not   quite 

sincere when he spoke of a ;poor meal。; While getting the aguardiente for 

his guest he had given orders�察�and he knew how well such orders would be 

carried out。 He lived alone�察�and generally supped simply enough�察�but not 

even the ample table at San Fernando could surpass his own on occasions。 

And this was for him indeed an occasion� �

     ;Your   half´breeds   will   think   I   am   one   of   themselves�察─  �said   Gaston�察�

showing his dusty clothes。 ;I am not fit to be seated with you。; But he did 

not mean this any more than his host had meant his remark about the food。 

In his pack�察�which an Indian had brought from his horse�察�he carried some 

garments of   civilization。 And   presently�察 �after  fresh   water  and not   a   little 

painstaking with brush   and scarf�察�there   came back to the   Padre   a   young 

guest whose elegance and bearing and ease of the great world were to the 

exiled priest as sweet as was his traveled conversation。 

     They repaired to the hall and took their seats at the head of the long 

table。 For the Spanish centuries of stately custom lived at Santa YsabeI del 

Mar�察�inviolate�察�feudal�察�remote。 

     They      were    the   only    persons     of   quality    present�察   �and    between 

themselves and the gente de razon a space intervened。 Behind the Padre's 

chair stood an Indian to waft upon him�察�and another stood behind the chair 

of Gaston Villere。 Each of these servants wore one single white garment�察�

and offered the many dishes to the gente fina and refilled their glasses。 At 

the lower end of the table a general attendant wafted upon mescladosthe 

half´breeds。 There was meat with spices�察�and roasted quail�察�with various 

cakes   and   other   preparations   of   grain�察  �also   the   brown   fresh   olives   and 

grapes�察  �with   several   sorts   of   figs   and   plums�察  �and   preserved   fruits�察  �and 



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