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might do him good。; 

     The Father Superior frowned。           ;Do you know who he is�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     ;His   real   name   is   Jones。   Why   do   you   start�拭    �You   have   heard   it 

before�拭─�

     John   had   started�察  �thinking   of   Jinny   Jones�察  �Golly's   deserted   and   self´ 

immolated friend。 

     ;It is an uncommon name�察─�he stammered;for a monastery�察�I mean。; 

     ;He is or was an uncommon man� ─�said the Superior gravely。                     ;But�察─�

he added resignedly�察 �we cannot pick and choose our company here。 Most 

of   us   have   done   something   and   have   our   own   reasons   for   this   retreat。 

Brother Polygamus escaped here from the persecutions of his sixth wife。 



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Even     I�察─ �continued    the   Superior    with   a  gentle   smile�察  �putting   his  feet 

comfortably   on   the   mantelpiece�察   �have   had   my   little   fling�察  �and   the   dear 

boys used to sayahem��but this is mere worldly vanity。                 You alone�察�my 

dear  son�察  �he   went   on   with   slight   severity�察   �seem   to   be   wanting   in   some 

criminality�察�orshall I say��some appropriate besetting sin to qualify you 

for   this   holy   retreat。   An    absolutely    gratuitous    and    blameless    idiocy 

appears   to   be   your   only   peculiarity�察  �and   for   this   you   must   do   penance。 

From   this   day   henceforth�察  �I   make   you   doorkeeper�        �Go   on   with   your 

shoveling      at  present�察  �and   shut  the   door   behind   you�察   �there's  a  terrible 

draught in these corridors。; 

     For    three    days   John    Gale    underwent       an   agony    of   doubt    and 

determination�察�and it still snowed in Bishopsgate Street。 

     On the fourth evening he went to Brother Bones。 

     ;Would you like to have an evening out�拭─�

     ;I would�察─�said Brother Bones。 

     ;What would you do�拭─�

     ;I   would   go   to   see   my   remaining   sister。;  His   left   eyelid   trembled 

slowly in his cadaverous face。 

     ;But if you should hear she was ruined like the other�拭                 �What would 

you do�拭─�

     A shudder passed over the man。             ;I have not got my little knife�察─�he 

said vacantly。 

     True�察�he had not�       �The Brotherhood had no pockets��or rather only a 

corporate one�察�which belonged to the Superior。               John Gale lifted his eyes 

in   sublime     exaltation。     ;You     shall   go   out�察─  �he   said  with    decision。 

;Muffle   up   until   you   are   well   out   of   Bishopsgate   Street�察  �where   it   still 

snows。; 

     ;But how did you get the keys�拭─�said Brother Bones。 

     ;From under the Father Superior's door´mat。; 

     ;But that was wrong�察�Brother。; 

     ;The mat bore the inscription�察�'Salve��' which you know in Latin means 

'Welcome��'; returned John Gale。            ;It was logically a permission。; 

     The two men gazed at each other silently。             A shudder passed over the 

two left eyelids of their wan spiritual faces。 



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     ;But I have no money�察─�said Brother Bones。 

     ;Nor have I。      But here is a 'bus ticket and a free pass to the Gaiety。 

You will probably find Golly somewhere about。                  Tell her�察─�he said in a 

hollow voice�察 �that I'm getting on。; 

     ;I will�察─�said Brother Bones�察�with a deep cough。 

     The    gate   opened    and    he  disappeared     in   the  falling   snow。    The 

bloodhound   kept   by   the   monasteryone   of   the   real   Bishopsgate   breed 

bayed twice�察�and licked its huge jaws in ghastly anticipation。              ;I wonder�察─�

said John Gale as he resumed his shoveling�察 �if I have done exactly right。 

Candor compels me to admit that it is an open question。; 

       BOOK V 

       Early   the   next   morning�察    �Brother    Bones    was    brought    home     by 

Policeman   X�察     �his  hat  crushed�察  �his   face  haggard�察   �his  voice   husky   and 

unintelligible。     He only said vaguely�察 �Washertime�拭─�

     ;It is�察─�said John Gale timidly�察�in explanation to Policeman X�察 �a case 

of spiritual exhaustion following a vigil。; 

     ;That warn't her name�察─�said Policeman X sternly。               ;But don't let this 

'ere appen again。; 

     John Gale turned to Brother Bones。           ;Then you saw herGolly�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Brother Bones。 

     ;Why�拭     �What on earth have you been doing�拭─�

     ;Dunno�      �Found myself in stashunzis morning�             �Thashall� ─�

     Then   John   Gale   sought   the   Superior   in   an   agony   of   remorse�察  �and 

confessed      all。  ;I  am    unfit  to  remain    doorkeeper。     Remove       me�察─  �he 

groaned bitterly。 

     The   old   man   smiled   gently。   ;On   the   contrary�察  �I   should   have   given 

you the keys   myself。       Hereafter   you   can   keep them。      The   ways   of   our 

Brotherhood   are   mysterious��indeed�察  �you   may  think   idiotic��but   we   are 

not responsible for them。        It's all Brother Caine's doingit's 'All Caine� ─�

       BOOK VI 

       Nevertheless�察    �John    Gale   left  the   monastery。     ;The     Bishopsgate 

Street winter does not suit me�察─�he briefly explained to the Superior。                  ;I 

must go south or southwest。; 

     But    he  did   neither。   He     saw   Golly�察  �who    was    living  west。    He 



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upbraided   her   for   going   on   the   stage。   She   retorted�此   �Whose   life   is   the 

more   artificial�察  �yours   or   mine�拭   �It   is   true   that   we   are   both   imperfectly 

clothed�察─�she added�察�glancing at a photograph of herself in a short   skirt�察�

;and not always in our right mindbut you've caught nothing but a cold� �

Nevertheless�察�I love you and you love me。; 

     Then   he   begged   her   to   go   with   him   to   the   South   Seas   and   take   the 

place   of   Father   Damien   among   the   colony   of   lepers。     ;It   is   a   beautiful 

place�察�and inexpensive�察�for we shall live only a few weeks。                  What do you 

say�察�dearest�拭     �You know�察─�he added�察�with a faint�察�sad smile�察�glancing at 

another     photograph      of  her��executing      the   high   kick�察�you're     quite   a 

leaper yourself。; 

     But that night she received an offer of a new engagement。                  She wrote 

to John Gale�此 �The South Seas is rather an expensive trip to take simply to 

die。    Couldn't we do it as cheaply at home�拭             �Or couldn't you prevail on 

your Father Superior to set up his monastery there�拭               �I'm afraid I'm not up 

to it。   Why don't you try the old 'Oilan��' nearer home�拭                  �There's lots of 

measles and diphtheria about there lately。; 

     When the heartbroken John Gale received this epistle�察�he also received 

a letter from his uncle�察�the First Lord of the Admiralty。 ;I don't fancy this 

Damien whim of yours。            If you're really in earnest about killing yourself�察�

why not take a brief trial trip in one of our latest ironclads�拭                �It's just as 

risky�察�althoughas we are obliged to keep these things quiet in the Office 

you will not of course get that publicity your noble soul craves。; 

     Abandoned   by   all   in   his   noble   purposes�察  �John      Gale   took   the   first 

steamer to the Isle of Man。 

       BOOK VII 

       But   he   did  not   remain    there   long。   Once   back   in   that    epistolary 

island�察�he wrote interminable letters to Golly。              When they began to bore 

each     other�察 �he   returned    to  London      and   entered    the   Salvation    Army。 

Crowds   flocked   to   hear   him   preach。      He   inveighed   against   Society   and 

Wickedness   as   represented   in   his   mind   by   Golly   and   her   friends�察  �and 

praised a perfect Christianity represented by himself and HIS friends。                     A 

panic of the same remarkable   character as the   Bishopsgate Street   winter 

took     possession     of   London。       Old     Moore's�察    �Zadkiel's�察   �and    Mother 



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Shipton's prophecies were to be fulfilled at an early and fixed date�察�with 

no postponement on account of weather。               Suddenly Society�察�John Drake�察�

and Antichrist   generally   combined   by   ousting   him  from   his   church�察  �and 

turning it into a music´hall for Golly�           �Then John Gale took his last and 

sublime resolve。       His duty as a perfect Christian was to kill Golly�              �His 

logic was at once inscrutable�察�perfect�察�andJohn Galish� �

     With    this  sublime    and   lofty   purpose�察   �he  called   upon   Golly。    The 

heroic girl saw his purpose in his eyean eye at once black�察�murderous�察�

and Christian´like。       For an instant she thought it was better to succumb at 

once    and   thus   end   this  remarkable     attachment。     Suddenly    through    this 

chaos of Spiritual�察�Religious�察�Ecstatic�察�Super´Egotistic whirl of confused 

thought�察�darted a gleam of Common�察�Ordinary Horse Sense�                      �John Gale 

saw it illumine her blue eyes�察�and trembled。             God in Mercy�         �If it came 

to THAT� �

     ;Sit down�察�John�察─  �she said calmly。          Then�察�in her   sweet�察�clear voice�察�

she    said�此  �Did    it  ever  occur   to  you�察  �dearest�察  �that  a  more    ridiculous�察�

unconvincing�察      �purposeless�察   �insane�察  �God´forsaken       idiot  than   you   never 

existed�拭    �That you eclipse the wildest 

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