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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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