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Frater。 

     ;But   how   can'st   thou   know   that   thou   lovest   the   Saints�拭─  �the   dancer 

persisted。 

     How did he know�拭�

     ;How      dost   thou    know     that  thou    lovest   thy   mother�拭─    �he   cried 

triumphantly�察�forgetting the reprobate nature of the catechist�察�and anxious 

only to come well out of the wordy war。 

     But the unexpected happened。 

     ;Dost thou dare speak to me of my mother�拭              �I�察�love her�拭 � I hate her�察─�

and she flung herself down on the grass in a passion of weeping。 



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     Even a master of theology is helpless before a woman's tears。 

     ;Maid�察�maid�察─�said Hilarius�察�in deep distress�察 �indeed I did not mean to 

vex thee�察─�and he came up and laid his hand on her shoulder。 

     So successfully can the Prince of Darkness simulate grief� �

     The dancer sat up and brushed away her tears�察�she looked fairer and 

more flowerlike than before�察�sitting on the green sward�察�looking up at him 

through shining lashes。 

     ;There�察  �boy�察  �'tis   naught。   How   could'st   thou   know�拭      �But   what    of 

thine own mother�拭─�

     ;I know not。; 

     ;Nay�察�what is this�拭     �And thy father�拭─�

     ;He was a gentle knight who died in battle ere I knew him。                 I came a 

little child to the Monastery�察�and know no other place。; 

     ;Ah�察─ � vindictively�察 � ;then thy mother may have been a light o' love。; 

     ;Light   of   love�察  �it   has   a   wondrous   fair   sound�察─  �said   Hilarius   with   a 

smile。 

     The maid looked at him speechless。 

     ;Go home�察�Boy�察─�she said at last emphatically。 

     Just   then   a   lad�察  �a   tumbler   by   his   dress�察  �pushed   a   way   through   the 

undergrowth�察�and stood grinning at the pair。 

     ;So�察�Gia� ─�he said。      ;We must make haste�察�the others wait。; 

     ;''Tis my brother�察─�said the dancer�察 �and; ´ pointing to the bag slung 

across   the   youth's   shoulder   ´   ;I   trust   he   hath   a   fine   fat   hen   from   thy 

Monastery for our meal。; 

     Hilarius broke into a cold sweat。 

     The Convent's hens�         �The Saints preserve us�          �Was nothing sacred�察�

and     were    the   Ten    Commandments          written    solely   for   use    in  the 

Monasteries�拭�

     ;'Tis stealing�察─�he said feebly。 

     ;'Tis stealing�察─�the dancer mocked。          ;Hast thou another sermon ready�察�

Sir Preacher�拭─�

     ;Empty   bellies   make   light   fingers�察─  �quoth   the   youth。     ;Did'st   thou 

ever hunger�察�master�拭─�

     ;There is the fast of Lent which presses somewhat�察─�said Hilarius。 



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     ;But ever a meal certain once in the day�拭─�queried the girl。 

     ;Ay�察�surely�察�and collation also�察�and Sunday is no fast。; 

     The mischievous apes laughed ´ how they laughed� �

     ;So�察�good   Preacher�察─  �said   the dancer   at   last�察 �rising to her   feet�察  �thou 

dost know it is wrong to steal�察�but hast never felt hunger。 Thou dost know 

it is wrong to love any but God�察�the Saints�察�and thy mother�察�but thou hast 

never known a mother�察�nor felt what it was to love。                 Blind eyes�       �Blind 

eyes� �the very forest could teach thee these things an thou would'st learn。 

Farewell�察�good novice�察�back to thy Saints and thy nursery�察�for me the wide 

wide world�察�hunger and love ´ love ´ love� ─�

     She seized her brother's hand and together they danced away like two 

bright butterflies among the trees。 

     Hilarius stared after them until they disappeared�察�and then with dazed 

eyes and drooping head took his way back to the Monastery。 The train of 

mules   had   just   arrived�察  �all   was   stir�察  �bustle�察  �and   explanation�察  �and   in   the 

thick of it he slipped in unseen�察�unquestioned�察�but he was hardly conscious 

of   this   mercy   vouchsafed   him�察  �for   in   his   heart   reigned   desolation   and 

doubt�察  �and   in   his   ears   rang   the   dancer's   parting   cry�察   �Hunger   and   love   ´ 

love ´ love� ─�



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     CHAPTER II ´ THE LOVE OF PRIOR STEPHEN 



     BROTHER         BERNARD�察        �the   Precentor�察   �dealt  out   gold�察  �paint   and 

vellum   with   generous   hand   to   his   favourite   pupil�察  �and   wondered   at   his 

downcast look。 

     ;Methinks this gold is dull�察�Brother�察─�said Hilarius one day�察�fretfully�察�to 

his old master。 

     And again ´ 

     ;'Tis very poor vermilion。; 

     The Brother looked at him enquiry。 

     ;Nay�察�nay�察�boy�察�'tis thine eyes at fault�察�naught ails the colours。; 

     Later�察�the Precentor came to look at the delicate border Hilarius was 

setting to the page of the Nativity of Our Lady。 

     ;Now may God be good to us� ─�he cried with uplifted hands。                   ;Since 

when did man paint the Blessed Mother with grey eyes and black hair ´ 

curly too�察�i' faith�拭─�

     Hilarius crimsoned�察�he was weary of limning ever with blue and gold�察�

he faltered。 

     It  was    the  same    in  chapel。    The    insistent   question    pursued    him 

through chant and psalm。          Did he really love the Saints ´ St Benedict�察�St 

Scholastica�察�St Bernard�察�St Hilary�拭          �The names left him untouched�察�but 

his lips quivered as he thought of the great love between the holy brother 

and sister of his Order。       If he had had a sister would they have loved like 

that�拭�

     The   Saints'   Days   came   and   went�察  �and   he   scourged   himself   with   the 

repeated   question�察  �kneeling   with   burning   cheeks�察  �and   eyes   from   which 

tears were not absent�察�in the Chapel of the Great Mother。 ;Light of Love�察─�

the girl had called his mother�察�what more beautiful name could he find for 

the   Queen   of   Saints   herself�拭   �So   he   prayed   in   his   simplicity�此�   ;Great 

Light of Love�察�Mother of my mother�察�grant love�察�love�察�love�察�to thy poor 

sinful son� ─�

     The question came in his daily life。 

     Did he love the Prior�拭      �He feared him�察�and his voice was for Hilarius 



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as the voice of God Himself。          Brother John�拭      �He feared him too�察�Brother 

John's    tongue    was   a  thing   to  fear。  Brother     Richard�察   �old�察 �half´blind�拭�

Surely he loved Brother Richard�拭 � sad�察�helpless�察�and lonely�察�by reason of 

his infirmities ´ or was it only pity he felt for him�拭�

     Nay�察  �let   be�察  �he   loved   them   all。 The   Monastery   was   his   home�察  �the 

Prior his father�察�the monks his brethren�察�why heed the wild words of the 

witch in the forest�拭      �And yet what was it she had said�拭 �For me the wide 

world�察�hunger�察�and love ´ love ´ love� ─�

     He wandered in the Monastery garden and was troubled by its beauties。 

Two sulphur butterflies sported around the tall white lilies at the farmery 

door。    Did they love�拭�

     He watched the sparrows at their second nesting�察�full of business and 

cheerful bickerings。       Did they love�拭�

     She had said the answer was writ large for him to see�此               �he wandered 

staring�察�wide´eyed but sightless。 

     At last in his sore distress he turned to the Prior�察�as the ship´ wrecked 

mariner turns to the sea´girt rock that towers serene and unhurt above the 

devouring waves。 

     The Prior heard him patiently�察�with here and there a shrewd question。 

When the halting tale was told he mused awhile�察�his stern blue eyes grew 

tender�察�and a little smile troubled the firm line of his mouth。 

     ;My   son�察─  �he   said   at   length�察   �thou   art   in   the   wrong   school�察  �nursery�察�

was it the maid said�拭      �A shrewd lass and welcome to the hen。             Thou art a 

limner at heart ´ Brother Bernard tells of thy wondrous skill with the brush 

´ and to be limner thou must learn to hunger and to love as the maid said。 

Ay�察�boy�察�and to be monk too�察�though alack�察�men gainsay it。; 

     ;Father�察─�said Hilarius�察�waxing bold from excessive need�察 �did'st thou 

ever love as the maid meant�拭─�

     ;Ay�察�boy ´ thy mother。; 

     There was a long silence。        Then the boy said timidly�此� 

     ;The maid said she might be light of love�察�'tis a beautiful thought。; 

     The Prior started�察�and looked at him curiously�此� 

     ;What didst thou tell the maid�拭─�

     ;That I   never knew  her�察 �but that   my  father   was   a gentle   knight   who 



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died ere I saw him�察�and then the maid said perchance my mother was light 

of love。; 

     ;Boy�察─  �said   the   Prior   gravely�察   �'tis   a   weary   tale�察  �and   sad   of   telling。 

Thy mother was wondrous fair without�察�but she reckoned love lightly�察�nay�察�

knew it not for the holy thing it is�察�but thought only of bodily lusts。              Pray 

for her soul; ´ his voice grew stern ´ ;as for one of those upon whom God�察�

in   His   great  pity�察 �may    have   mercy。    Thus     have   I  prayed   these   many 

years。; 

       Hilarius looked at him in wide´eyed horror�此� 

     ;She was evil�察�wicked�察�my mother�拭─�

     ;Ay ´ a light woman�察�that was what the maid meant。; 

     Then great darkness fell upon the soul of Hilarius�察�and he clasped the 

Prior's knees weeping and praying like a little child。 

       ;And so�察�my son�察─�said the Prior�察 �for a time thou shalt go out into the 

world�察�to strive and fail�察�hunger and love�察�only have a care that thou art 

chaste in heart and life�察�for it is the pure shall see God�察�a

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