hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her. They could work together, possibly eve

der "Protestant" influences at home (in Arthur's vocabulary "Protestant" stood for "Philistine")---No, Gemma would never learn to flirt and simper and captivate tourists and bald-headed shipowners, like th

aining the new Director and looking both tired and bored. Instead of lig

introducing Arthur stiffly. "I shall be much obliged

uainted with college life. The conversation soon drifted into a discussion of university regulations, a burning question of that day. To Arthur's great delight, th

without a good reason. There are very few young men who will give much trouble if proper consideration and respect for t

ector. Montanelli took no part in the discussion; its subject, apparently, did not interest him. Th

t forgive my talkativeness; I am hot upon this su

anelli was not given to stereotyped politeness

lli turned to Arthur with the intent and brood

he began slowly; "I hav

gh Arthur's mind, as he looked anxiously a

new Director?" Mont

that, for a moment, Arthur wa

, I am not quite sure that I do. But it is d

tly on the arm of his chair; a habi

"if you think there is any-well-if you wish

ut the Va

ind someone else. I

I can't un

one hand acros

p coming into my head-and after all

e bisho

it profit me if I gain

ver seen him like this befo

, if you could explain to me more-mor

with a horrible fear. Tell me

pers of a projected revolt. But the secret was not his to tell

almost harsh in its eagerness. "Are you in danger? I

lways happen. But I know of no reason why I shoul

me no reason; only say to me, 'Stay,' and I will give up this journey. There wil

foreign to Montanelli's character that

must go to Rome, and try to have a thorough rest

if tired of the subject; "I will start

ked at him

thing to tell

y consequence." There was a startle

hur went to fetch a book from the seminary

r; "the very person I wanted. Please co

h a foolish, secret sense of resentment. It seemed hard to see this

when I got here was to examine the library. It seems very interest

ny of the best books have been

an hour to explain t

ly explained the catalogue. When he rose to ta

ime for you to leave off work till Monday morning. Stop and have supper with m

ease with him at once. After some desultory conversation

e came back from China wh

his reputation as a missionary preache

ve been at the Sapienza he has still gone on helping me with anything I wanted to study that

n China with him; and they had no words high enough to praise his energy and courage under all hardships, and his unfailing devotion. Y

hen I was a child, and

brothers a

but they were business men

Canon Montanelli's kindness the more for that. By the way

e fathers of Santa Caterina, if

u confes

ed his eyes

of course I-shou

terest in you, and I fancy he is a little anxious on your behalf-just as I should be if I were leaving a favourite pupil-and would like to know you w

f course I shall be very g

That's right. And run in to see me, my

He wrote to Arthur from Rome in a cheerful and tranquil spirit; evidently his depression was passing over. "You must come to see me

losed in the letter was a short note, scrawled in Gemma's childish, irregular handwriting, begging him to come if possible, "as I want to talk to you about something." S

hich the wildest improbabilities hinted at among the students seemed

arrens and the delight of seeing Gemma might not unfit him for the solemn religious meditation demanded by the Church from all her childre

earnest prayer. Kneeling with clasped hands and bent head, he looked back over the month, and reckoned up the miniature sins of impatience, carelessness, hastiness of temper, which had left t

and kissed the dear scribble; then began folding the paper up again, with a dim consciousness of having done something very ridiculous, when he noticed on the back of the sheet a p

t up to Arthur's f

her with his smuggling? It had been quite easy to see at the meeting in January that he was in love with her; t

t peace with God and itself and all the world! A soul capable of sordid jealousies and suspicions; of selfish animosities and ungenerous hatred-and against a comrade! He cov

und Father Cardi alone. After repeating the Confiteor, he plu

jealousy and anger, and of unworthy thoug

ith what kind of penitent he ha

ot told me

ught an unchristian thought is one whom

u are bound by

ill clos

t tie,

of comr

eship i

at and ho

tle p

jealousy of him, was called forth by his su

usefulness. And then-I thought-I feared-that he

u love, is she a daugh

is a Pr

eret

ated. "We were brought up together; our mothers were friends-and I-en

's silence, slowly and gravely, "you have still not

e faltered and

t waited

he society-the Young It

es

hoped-would be given to me, that I had

t wo

rom the steamers that bring them-and find

s given by the pa

-and I en

ling? You do not accuse him of having

otedly; he is a true patriot and has deser

Cardi p

birth. If you have found the way of sacrifice, the way that leads to peace; if you have joined with loving comrades to bring deliverance to them that weep and mourn in secret; then see to it that your soul be free from envy and passion and your heart as an altar where the sacred fire burns eternally. Rem

ost burst out sobbing at the motto. "Father, you give

oneychangers out of the Temple, for His House shall be call

nce, Arthur whisp

His Temple when th

d the soft ans

ulness thereof are mi