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padre ignacio(帕德拉·伊格纳西欧)-第7部分

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days   until   I   should   return   home。   But   last   night   heavy   news   from   New 

Orleans reached me; and I tore the pressed flower to pieces。 Under the first 

smart and humiliation of broken faith I was rendered desperate; and picked 

a needless quarrel。 Thank God; it is I who have the punishment。 By dear 

friend; as I lie here; leaving a world that no man ever loved more; I have 

come to understand you。 For you and your mission have been much in my 

thoughts。 It is strange how good can be done; not at the time when it is 

intended;  but   afterward;   and   you   have   done   this   good   to   me。   I   say  over 

your words; 〃Contentment with Renunciation;〃 and believe that at this last 

hour I have gained something like what you would wish me to feel。 For I 

do not think that I desire it otherwise now。 My life would never have been 

of   service;   I   am   afraid。   You   am   the   last   person   in   this   world   who   has 

spoken serious words to me; and I want you to know that now at length I 

value the peace of Santa Ysabel as I could never have done but for seeing 

your wisdom and   goodness。 You spoke of a new organ   for your   church。 

Take the gold…dust that will reach you with this; and do what you will with 



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it。 Let me at least in dying have helped some one。 And since them is no 

aristocracy in soulsyou said that to me; do you remember? perhaps you 

will say a mass for this departing soul of mine。 I only wish; must my body 

must   go   under   ground   in   a   strange   country;   that   it   might   have   been   at 

Santa Ysabel did Mar; where your feet would often pass。 

     〃'At   Santa Ysabel   del   Mar;   where   your   feet   would   often   pass。'〃   The 

priest repeated this final sentence aloud; without being aware of it。 

     〃Those   are   the   last   words   he   ever   spoke;〃   said   the   stranger;   〃except 

bidding me good…by。〃 

     〃You knew him well; then?〃 

     〃No; not until after he was hurt。 I'm the man he quarreled with。〃 

     The priest looked at the ship that would sail onward this afternoon。 

     Then a smile of great beauty passed over his face; and he   addressed 

the strange。  〃I   thank you。 You   will never   know  what you have   done   for 

me。〃 

     〃It is nothing;〃 answered the stranger; awkwardly。 〃He told me you set 

great store on a new organ。〃 

     Padre   Ignacio   turned   away  from   the   ship   and   rode   back   through   the 

gorge。 When he had reached the shady place where once he had sat with 

Gaston Villere; he dismounted and again sat there; alone by the stream; for 

many hours。 Long rides and outings had been lately so much his custom 

that   no   one   thought   twice   of   his   absence;   and   when   he   resumed   to   the 

mission in the afternoon; the Indian took his mule; and he went to his seat 

in the garden。 But it was with another look that he watched the sea; and 

presently the sail moved across the blue triangle; and soon it had rounded 

the headland。 

     With it departed Temptation for ever。 

     Gaston's first coming was in the Padre's mind; and; as the vespers bell 

began to ring in the cloistered silence; a fragment of Auber's plaintive tune 

passed like a sigh across his memory。 

     'Musical score appears here' 

     For   the   repose   of   Gaston's   young;   world…loving   spirit;   they   sang   all 

that he had taught them of Il Trovatore。 

     After this day; Felipe and all those who knew and loved the Padre best; 



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saw serenity had returned to his features; but for some reason they began 

to watch those features with more care。 

     〃Still;〃   they   said;   〃he   is   not   old。〃   And   as   the   months   went   by   they 

would repeat: 〃We shall have him yet for many years。〃 

     Thus     the  season    rolled   round;    bringing    the   time   for  the   expected 

messages   from   the   world。   Padre   Ignacio   was   wont   to   sit   in   his   garden; 

waiting for the ship; as of old。 

     〃As   of   old;〃   they   said;   cheerfully;   who   saw   him。   But   Renunciation 

with Contentment they could not see; it was deep down in his silent and 

thanked heart。 

     One day Felipe went to call him from his garden seat; wondering why 

the ringing of the bell had not brought him to vespers。 Breviary in lap; and 

hands folded upon it; the Padre sat among his flowers; looking at the sea。 

Out there amid the sapphire…blue; tranquil and white; gleamed the sails of 

the barkentine。  It had   brought him  a   new   message;  not   from  this   world; 

and    Padre    Ignacio     was   slowly    borne    in   from   the   garden;    while    the 

mission…bell tolled for the passing of a human soul。 



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