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travel。; 

     ;Were I your age察─murmured Padre Ignacio察 it might be so。; 

     The evening had now ripened to the long after´glow of sunset。 The sea 

was the purple of grapes察and wine´colored hues flowed among the high 

shoulders of the mountains。 

     ;I   have   seen   a   sight   like   this察─  said   Gaston察   between   Granada   and 

Malaga。; 

     ;So you know Spain ─said the Padre。 

     Often he had thought of this resemblance察but never till now met any 

one to share his thought。 The courtly proprietor of San Fernando and the 

other   patriarchal   rancheros   with   whom   he   occasionally   exchanged   visits 

across     the  wilderness     knew    hospitality    and   inherited    gentle   manners察

sending to Europe for silks and laces to give their daughters察but their eyes 

had not looked upon Granada察and their ears had never listened to William 

Tell。 

     ;It is quite singular察─pursued Gaston察 how one nook in the world will 

suddenly   remind   you   of   another   nook   that   may   be   thousands   of   miles 

away。 One morning察behind the Quai Voltaire察an old察yellow house with 



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rusty balconies made me almost homesick for New Orleans。; 

     ;The Quai Voltaire ─said the Padre。 

     ;I heard Rachel in Valerie that night察─the young man went on。 ;Did 

you    know     that   she   could   sing察  too。   She   sang    several   verses    by   an 

astonishing little Jew violon´cellist that is come up over there。; 

     The     Padre    gazed    down     at  his   blithe   guest。   ;To    see   somebody察

somebody察once again察is very pleasant to a hermit ─

     ;It cannot be more pleasant than arriving at an oasis察─returned Gaston。 

     They had delayed on the threshold to look at the beauty of the evening察

and now the priest watched his parishioners come and go。 ;How can one 

make   companions;   he   began察  then察  checking   himself察  he   said此   Their 

souls are as sacred and immortal as mine察and God helps me to help them。 

But in this world it is not immortal souls that we choose for companions察

it is kindred tastes察intelligences察andand so I and my books are growing 

old together察you see察─he added察more lightly。 ;You will find my volumes 

as behind the times as myself。; 

     He had   fallen into   talk   more   intimate   than   he   wished察and   while the 

guest was uttering something polite about the nobility of missionary work察

he placed him in an easy´chair and sought aguardiente for his immediate 

refreshment。 Since the year's beginning there had been no guest for him to 

bring into his rooms察or to sit beside him in the high seats at table察set apart 

for the gente fina。 

     Such   another   library   was   not   then   in   California察  and   though   Gaston 

Villere察  in   leaving   Harvard   College察  had   shut   Horace   and   Sophocles   for 

ever at the earliest instant possible under academic requirements察he knew 

the Greek and Latin names that he now saw as well as he knew those of 

Shakspere察  Dante察  Moliere察  and   Cervantes。   These   were   here   also察  but   it 

could   not be precisely  said   of them察  either察  that they  made   a   part   of   the 

young man's daily reading。 As he surveyed the Padre's august shelves察it 

was   with   a   touch   of   the   histrionic   Southern   gravity   which   his   Northern 

education had not wholly schooled out of him that he said此

     ;I fear I am no scholar察sir。 But I know what writers every gentleman 

ought to respect。; 

     The polished Padre bowed gravely to this compliment。                    It was when 



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his eyes caught sight of the music that the young man felt again at ease察

and     his   vivacity     returned    to   him。    Leaving      his   chair察  he    began 

enthusiastically to examine the tall piles that filled one side of the room。 

The     volumes     lay  piled   and   scattered    everywhere察     making     a  pleasant 

disorder察and察as perfume comes from a flower察memories of singers and 

chandeliers   rose   bright   from   the   printed   names。   Norma察  Tancredi察  Don 

Pasquale察La Vestale察dim lights in the fashions of to´day察sparkled upon 

the   exploring   Gaston察  conjuring   the   radiant   halls   of   Europe   before   him。 

;The Barber of Seville ─he presently exclaimed。 ;And I happened to hear 

it in Seville。; 

     But    Seville's   name    brought    over    the  Padre    a  new    rush   of  home 

thoughts。 ;Is not Andalusia beautiful拭─he said。 ;Did you see it in April察

when the flowers come拭─

     ;Yes察─said Gaston察among the music。 ;I was at Cordova then。; 

     ;Ah察Cordova ─murmured the Padre。 

     ;Semiramide ─  cried   Gaston察  lighting   upon   that   opera。   ;That   was   a 

week ─I should like to live it over察every day and night of it ─

     ;Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar拭─asked the Padre察

wistfully。 

     ;From   Marseilles。   Down   from   Paris   through   the   Rhone   Valley察  you 

know。; 

     ;Then you saw Provence And did you go察perhaps察from Avignon to 

Nismes by the Pont du Gard拭There is a place I have made herea little察

little   placewith    olive´trees。   And    now    they   have   grown察   and   it  looks 

something like that country察if you stand in a particular position。 I will take 

you there to´morrow。 I think you will understand what I mean。; 

     ;Another resemblance ─said the volatile and happy Gaston。 ;We both 

seem to have an eye for them。 But察believe me察Padre察I could never stay 

here planting olives。 I should go back and see the original onesand then 

I'd hasten on to Paris。; 

     And察with a volume of Meyerbeer open in his hand察Gaston hummed此

;'Robert察  Robert察  toi   que   j'aime。'   Why察  Padre察  I   think   that   your   library 

contains none of the masses and all of the operas in the world ─

     ;I will make you a little confession察─said Padre Ignacio察 and then you 



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shall give me a little absolution。; 

     ;For   a   penance察─  said   Gaston察   you   must   play   over   some   of   these 

things to me。; 

     ;I   suppose   I   could   not   permit   myself   this   luxury察─  began   the   Padre察

pointing to his operas察 and teach these to my choir察if the people had any 

worldly associations with the music。 But I have reasoned that the   music 

cannot do them harm; 

     The ringing of a bell here interrupted him。 ;In fifteen minutes察─he said察

;our   poor   meal   will   be   ready   for   you。;   The   good   Padre   was   not   quite 

sincere when he spoke of a ;poor meal。; While getting the aguardiente for 

his guest he had given orders察and he knew how well such orders would be 

carried out。 He lived alone察and generally supped simply enough察but not 

even the ample table at San Fernando could surpass his own on occasions。 

And this was for him indeed an occasion 

     ;Your   half´breeds   will   think   I   am   one   of   themselves察─  said   Gaston察

showing his dusty clothes。 ;I am not fit to be seated with you。; But he did 

not mean this any more than his host had meant his remark about the food。 

In his pack察which an Indian had brought from his horse察he carried some 

garments of   civilization。 And   presently察 after  fresh   water  and not   a   little 

painstaking with brush   and scarf察there   came back to the   Padre   a   young 

guest whose elegance and bearing and ease of the great world were to the 

exiled priest as sweet as was his traveled conversation。 

     They repaired to the hall and took their seats at the head of the long 

table。 For the Spanish centuries of stately custom lived at Santa YsabeI del 

Mar察inviolate察feudal察remote。 

     They      were    the   only    persons     of   quality    present察   and    between 

themselves and the gente de razon a space intervened。 Behind the Padre's 

chair stood an Indian to waft upon him察and another stood behind the chair 

of Gaston Villere。 Each of these servants wore one single white garment察

and offered the many dishes to the gente fina and refilled their glasses。 At 

the lower end of the table a general attendant wafted upon mescladosthe 

half´breeds。 There was meat with spices察and roasted quail察with various 

cakes   and   other   preparations   of   grain察  also   the   brown   fresh   olives   and 

grapes察  with   several   sorts   of   figs   and   plums察  and   preserved   fruits察  and 



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