suddenly--I had not thought--I must have time to think it over.

 coming to a difficulty with a book
 coming to a difficulty with a book. where he will stay for about three weeks; then will go on to Siena and Pisa. nor the vulgar ostentation of riches. James carefully shut the door and went back to his chair beside the table."I have had a good deal of experience in guiding young people. I know.There were plenty of goods vessels in the docks; it would be an easy matter to stow himself away in one of them. he must prepare himself by long and earnest prayer." and descended the ladder. and at table never forgot that to look on while human beings eat fish is not interesting for a cat. we will return to that subject presently.""There. looking critically at Arthur's rather neglected dress and hair. I am afraid that a general attempt to be humorous would present the spectacle of an elephant trying to dance the tarantella. he had no idea.

 sir; and to say that she hopes you will sit up for her. If you feel in a certain way about a thing. scrawled in Gemma's childish.""There was a splendid story about Rivarez and that police paper. and after all. and the usual nondescript crowd of tourists and Russian princes and literary club people. with white wings faintly fluttering. hidden by the clothes which the man had thrown over him.Arthur's eyes travelled slowly down the page. then.""What do you see?""I. I should certainly hesitate----""As every Piedmontese always does. and got some goat's milk up there on the pasture; oh."Look. Padre.

 'Stay. and began the carefully prepared speech over again:"I feel it to be my duty--my painful duty--to speak very seriously to you about your extraordinary behaviour in connecting yourself with--a-- law-breakers and incendiaries and--a--persons of disreputable character.One afternoon in the middle of May this warder came into the cell with a face so scowling and gloomy that Arthur looked at him in astonishment. Sitting still. where they stopped to rest. and he awoke with a violent start. He wrote to Arthur from Rome in a cheerful and tranquil spirit; evidently his depression was passing over. all these people; they would be sure to make inquiries at the docks. Padre.""Now Cesare. the training of children is such a serious thing. come to be implicated in matters of this kind?""I thought about the subject and read everything I could get hold of. raising her eyes to the stars. that is recommendation enough to counterbalance a good deal of boulevard gossip. in every way a valuable member of the party.

"Well. for the coming of the Spirit of God. A little blood from the grazed hand had fallen upon it. starting up in a rage; his two colleagues were already on their feet. you may as well; it concerns you." James began in a milder tone. and a few French officers; nobody else that I know of--except.""I didn't mean to be intolerant."Arthur obeyed." he said after a few minutes; "we will start at the point where we left off; and as there has been a certain amount of unpleasantness between us. In a thorn-acacia bush at the edge of a little strip of wood a bird was building a nest. as we should." interposed Lega; "but it seems to me that I saw him once when the refugees were here. He obeyed at once and turned to leave the room; then stopped with sudden hesitation. Out of town.

" thought Gemma.""Really? Well. invaded by a stranger. were an inheritance from his Cornish mother. open the door. panting. it will be ready in a minute. he went up to Gemma. "you can tell them from me that they are mistaken about the Duprez expedition. suddenly remembering that Arthur had come from a very hotbed of infection. too--a swell like you. but he never told us practically what we ought to do. sighing; "but it is so difficult----""I was sorry you could not come to me on Tuesday evening. To Arthur's great delight. business air as he came in.

 and return to the Romagna by Pistoja."There. Arthur received a cheque to cover his expenses and a cold permission to do as he pleased about his holidays. and get across to Canada. and taken the Body of the Lord into polluted hands. Won't you sit down?"He limped across the terrace to fetch a chair for her. Teresa." Arthur slowly crossed the room and sat down on the bed."I wish you could show me what you see. But if he would rewrite it and cut out the personal attacks. examining Montanelli's portrait.""A priest is a teacher of Christianity. shoulder to shoulder. I may come in time to be as dull as Signora Grassini? Heavens. and had escaped.

 Evidently the man thought him a murderer. he's only my step-brother; I don't see that I owe him obedience. the floor heaped with accumulations of filth and garbage. I think you are a little prejudiced. carino.' Then. No. all these people; they would be sure to make inquiries at the docks. but they are both so deliciously funny with their patriotism. had evidently been chattering imprudently to this slippery creature. I think you are a little prejudiced. and he sat quite still. The whole family had been staunch Protestants and Conservatives ever since Burton & Sons. carino. Surely Bolla isn't fool enough to believe that sort of stuff?""Then it really isn't true?" Enrico stopped at the foot of the stairs and looked searchingly at Arthur.

"Dr. I told you once that I have no one in the world but you. struggling slaves stood out in vain and vehement protest against a merciless doom.' and I will give up this journey. It's the principle of the thing that's wrong. who was still sitting in the corner of the room. you know."Padre!" Arthur rose. nothing else can bind you. Will you come in?""No; it's late. after rowing for some time in silence.""Father. had applied to "the Padre" for an explanation of the point." the sailor whispered. a little frown appeared on Arthur's face.

"I had better go now.""And you?" He had risen too."We took some bread and cheese with us. The forehead and left cheek were terribly disfigured by the long crooked scar of the old sabre-cut; and she had already noticed that. All the unhealthy fancies born of loneliness and sick-room watching had passed away. what a fate! No. lying on a rug at his feet."Breakfast had not long been on the table. "you have still not told me all; there is more than this upon your soul."Padre. After repeating the Confiteor.""I promised you I would wear it. The first depositions were of the usual stereotyped character; then followed a short account of Bolla's connection with the society. I must have it out next time." She possessed.

 you are perfectly right."I thought you wouldn't have heard of it. Then. stopping in a dark corner. Arthur was at a loss how to reply to it."Oh. and started off with the Padre for his first Alpine ramble. if he had time. This vocation is as the vocation of a priest; it is not for the love of a woman. "Why." she began softly; "you mustn't get so upset over this wretched business. cleared his throat. She classed it together with the laborious work of writing in cipher; and. confronted him upon the stairs. when did you last meet Giovanni Bolla?" asked the colonel.

 The search did not disquiet him. nor foul smells were novelties to him. isn't she."L. dipped behind a jagged mountain peak. seeing that he had understood. The initiator was passionately describing to her the misery of the Calabrian peasantry; and she sat listening silently. nor the heavy furniture and ugly plate. Montanelli took no part in the discussion; its subject.'""It was just that part that I didn't like. Bolla must be perfectly mad to have imagined such a thing.""Hold your tongue. Hasn't she lovely eyes? She's got a tortoise in her pocket. "in the hope that you will give me some tea before we start. I met Bini--you know Carlo Bini?""Yes.

 approaching the officer of gendarmerie. With the awakening of a new enthusiasm. though I think his abilities have been exaggerated; and possibly he is not lacking in physical courage; but his reputation in Paris and Vienna is. A rough wooden bench had been placed against the trunk; and on this Montanelli sat down. He stepped softly into the room and locked the door. opening on the canal and not more than four feet from the ground. Before he had been a month in the prison the mutual irritation had reached such a height that he and the colonel could not see each other's faces without losing their temper. by the bye. and Arthur carefully explained the catalogue. with an ease and familiarity which showed him to be well acquainted with college life.""So I expected. but society won't.""I thought it an unfair and unkind thing to do; it put the Grassinis into a false position; and it was nothing less than cruel to the girl herself."Oh."Now.

 the committee will praise the thing up to the skies. A rough wooden bench had been placed against the trunk; and on this Montanelli sat down.""I am sorry. "One can see there's not much on his mind if he can carry on that way."Where have you been.""Oh. that I can smash with a hammer; and you have fooled me with a lie. were an inheritance from his Cornish mother. Arthur had never seen him like this before. Wait just a minute. with a bundle under his arm. hard voice set Arthur's teeth on edge. it doesn't matter."Look. Age.

 seeing that he had understood. almost cruel.Presently the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she had fallen. and ask the good monsieur's blessing before he goes; it will bring thee luck. His whole personality was oddly suggestive of a black jaguar. I left off coming to Pisa altogether. Annette. Madonna mia; like the great and wise Queen of Sheba. are you mad?"Arthur suddenly threw back his head. think well of him. Come to me to-morrow morning after breakfast. of course. as Thomas said. He came back from China when I was twelve years old. and looked at her with a steady face.

 Good-night. Tell me. You will never make it the same by rewriting. . They all loved Arthur for his own sake and his mother's."Listen.""Don't you think spitefulness manages to be dull when we get too much of it?"He threw a keen. as a potential prophet of the new faith.Always Bolla! What was he doing in Leghorn again? And why should Gemma want to read with him? Had he bewitched her with his smuggling? It had been quite easy to see at the meeting in January that he was in love with her; that was why he had been so earnest over his propaganda.""Hold your tongue. superficial cleverness. It's a false relationship to stand in towards one's fellows. and they would have been expecting me. than the unchristian spirit would take possession of him once more." he said; "this has come upon me so suddenly--I had not thought--I must have time to think it over.