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in   their   evil   and   in   their   good。   All   their   years   they   live   as   children 

children with men's passions given to them like deadly weapons�察�unable to 

measure the harm their impulses may bring。 Hence�察�even in their crimes�察�

their hearts will generally open soon to the one great key of love�察�while 

civilization makes locks which that key cannot always fit at the first turn。 



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And   coming   to   know   this�察─  �said   Padre   Ignacio�察  �fixing   his   eyes   steadily 

upon Gaston�察 �you will understand how great a privilege it is to help such 

people�察�and how the sense of something accomplishedunder Godshould 

bring Contentment with Renunciation。; 

     ;Yes�察─    �said   Gaston     Villere。    Then�察   �thinking     of   himself�察    �I   can 

understand it in a man like you。; 

     ;Do not speak of me at all� ─�exclaimed the Padre�察�almost passionately。 

;But     pray   Heaven     that   you   may    find   the  thing   yourself    some    day 

Contentment with Renunciationand never let it go。; 

     ;Amen� ─�said Gaston�察�strangely moved。 

     ;That is the whole of my story�察─�the priest continued�察�with no more of 

the recent stress in his voice。 ;And now I have talked to you about myself 

quite enough。 But you must have   my confession。; He had now  resumed 

entirely his half´playful tone。 ;I was   just a little  mistaken�察�you see  too 

self´reliant�察�perhapswhen I supposed�察�in my first missionary ardor�察�that I 

could get on without any remembrance of the world at all。 I found that I 

could not。 And so I have taught the old operas to my choirsuch parts of 

them as are within our compass and suitable for worship。 And certain of 

my friends still alive at home are good enough to remember this taste of 

mine and to send me each year some of the new music that I should never 

hear   of   otherwise。   Then   we   study   these   things   also。   And   although   our 

organ is   a   miserable   affair�察  �Felipe   manages   very  cleverly  to   make   it   do。 

And   while   the   voices   are   singing   these   operas�察  �especially   the   old   ones�察�

what harm is there if sometimes the priest is thinking of something else�拭�

So there's my confession� �And now�察�whether Trovatore is come or not�察�I 

shall not allow you to leave us until you have taught all you know of it to 

Felipe。; 

     The new opera�察�however�察�had duly arrived。 And as he turned its pages 

Padre   Ignacio   was   quick   to   seize   at   once   upon   the   music   that   could   be 

taken into his church。 Some of it was ready fitted。 By that afternoon Felipe 

and his choir could have rendered ;Ah� �se l' error t' ingombra; without slip 

or falter。 

     Those   were   strange   rehearsals   of   Il   Trovatore   upon   this   California 

shore。 For the Padre looked to Gaston to say when they went too fast or 



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too   slow�察  �and   to   correct   their   emphasis。 And   since   it   was   hot�察  �the   little 

Erard piano was carried each day  out into the mission garden。 There�察�in 

the cloisters among the jessamine�察�the orange blossoms�察�the oleanders�察�in 

the   presence   of   the   round   yellow   hills   and   the   blue   triangle   of   sea�察  �the 

Miserere was slowly learned。 The Mexicans and Indians gathered�察�swarthy 

and   black´haired�察  �around   the  tinkling   instrument   that   Felipe   played�察  �and 

presiding over them were   young   Gaston and the   pale Padre�察 �walking up 

and down the paths�察�beating time or singing now one part and now another。 

And   so   it   was   that   the   wild   cattle   on   the   uplands   would   hear   Trovatore 

hummed   by   a   passing   vaquero�察  �while   the   same   melody   was   filling   the 

streets of the far´off world。 

     For three days Gaston Villere remained at Santa Ysabel del Mar�察�and 

though not a word of restlessness came from him�察�his host could read San 

Francisco   and   the   gold´mines   in   his   countenance。   No�察  �the   young   man 

could not have stayed here for twenty years� �And the Padre forbore urging 

his guest to extend his visit。 

     ;But the world is small�察─�the guest declared at parting。 ;Some day it 

will not be able to spare you any longer。 And then we are sure to meet。 But 

you shall hear from me soon�察�at any rate。; 

     Again�察�as upon the first evening�察�the two exchanged a few courtesies�察�

more   graceful   and   particular   than   we�察  �who   have   not   time�察  �and   fight   no 

duels�察  �find   worth   a   man's   while   at   the   present   day。   For   duels   are   gone�察�

which   is   a   very   good   thing�察  �and   with   them   a   certain   careful   politeness�察�

which is a pity�察�but that is the way in the eternal profit and loss。 So young 

Gaston   rode   northward   out   of   the   mission�察  �back   to   the   world   and   his 

fortune�察�and the Padre stood watching the dust after the rider had passed 

from      sight。   Then     he   went    into   his   room     with    a   drawn     face。   But 

appearances at least had been kept up to the end�察�the youth would never 

know of the elder man's unrest。 



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     Temptation      had   arrived    with   Gaston�察   �but  was   destined    to  make    a 

longer stay at Santa Ysabel del Mar。 Yet it was perhaps a week before the 

priest   knew   this guest   was   come   to   abide   with   him。  The  guest   could   be 

discreet�察�could withdraw�察�was not at first importunate。 

     Sail   away  on   the  barkentine�拭�A  wild   notion�察 �to   be sure�   �although   fit 

enough to enter the brain of such a young scape´grace。 The Padre shook 

his head and smiled affectionately when he thought of Gaston Villere。 The 

youth's handsome�察�reckless countenance would shine out�察�smiling�察�in his 

memory�察�and he repeated Auber's old remark�察 �Is it the good Lord�察�or is it 

merely the devil�察�that always makes me have a weakness for rascals�拭─�

     Sail away on the barkentine� �Imagine taking leave of the people here 

of Felipe� �In what words should he tell the boy to go on industriously with 

his   music�拭  �No�察  �this   was   not   imaginable�   �The   mere   parting   alone   would 

make it for ever impossible to think of such a thing。 ;And then�察─�he said to 

himself each new morning�察�when he looked out at the ocean�察 �I have given 

to them my life。 One does not take back a gift。; 

     Pictures of his departure began to shine and melt in his drifting fancy。 

He   saw   himself   explaining   to   Felipe   that   now   his   presence   was   wanted 

elsewhere�察�that than would come a successor to take care of Santa Ysabel´ 

´a younger man�察�more useful�察�and able to visit sick people at a distance。 

     ;For I am old now。 I should not be long has in any case。; He stopped 

and pressed his hands together�察�he had caught his Temptation in the very 

act。 Now he sat staring at his Temptation's face�察�close to him�察�while then in 

the triangle two ships went sailing by。 

     One morning Felipe told him that the barkentine was here on its return 

voyage south。 ;Indeed。; said the Padre�察�coldly。 ;The things are ready to go�察�

I think。; For the vessel called for mail and certain boxes that the mission 

sent away。 Felipe left the room in wonder at the Padre's manner。 But the 

priest   was   laughing   secretly   to   see   how   little   it   was   to   him   where   the 

barkentine   was�察  �or   whether   it   should   be   coming   or   going。   But   in   the 

afternoon�察�at his piano�察�he found himself saying�察 �Other ships call here�察�at 



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any rate。; And then for the first time he prayed to be delivered from his 

thoughts。 Yet presently he left his seat and looked out of the window for a 

sight of the barkentine�察�but it was gone。 

     The season of the wine´making passed�察�and the preserving of all the 

fruits   that   the   mission   fields   grew。   Lotions   and   medicines   was   distilled 

from garden herbs。 Perfume was manufactured from the petals of flowers 

and   certain   spices�察  �and   presents   of   it   despatched   to   San   Fernando   and 

Ventura�察�and to friends at other places�察�for the Padre had a special recepit。 

As   the   time   ran   on�察  �two   or   three   visitors   passed   a   night   with   him�察  �and 

presently   there   was   a   word   at   various   missions   that   Padre   Ignacio   had 

begun to show his years。 At Santa Ysabel del Mar they whispered�察 �The 

Pad
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