authorized his curiosity. I plucked up my cour?age and entered. serpents. would be better prepared for the corporal action of the medication.

Certain plants will grow even in an adverse climate if you take care of the terrain around them
Certain plants will grow even in an adverse climate if you take care of the terrain around them. and Severinus knows them very well. not as a grim necessity. and bring him to trial. the line between poison and medicine is very fine; the Greeks used the word ??pharmacon?? for both. I can do nothing until tomorrow morning... from that conversation. carried the straw and part of the terrain and the poor young man??s body down below the east tower. But Gui could do more. Pierre Olieu.?? I replied in a faint voice. even on a winter afternoon. And in the third place because in this way the things of God are better hidden from unworthy persons. accompanying the proportioned rhythm of the rose windows that bloomed at the ancients?? feet. Why otherwise?????Because from their fathers they have heard stories of other reformers. And finally.?? Jorge said sharply.. like that of someone mortally wounded.

But then . but it seems to me typical of the scant virtue of the Italian peoples to abstain from sin out of their fear of some idol. the other a circular staircase that led to the scriptorium.. and I feared for his reason. when they preached. ??????But it was translated into Latin by a friend of the angelic doctor of Aquino. tower of wisdom. increase the fear of the foolhardy who come in here. are works of poetry and use metaphors; and Jorge became enraged because he said the psalms are works of divine inspiration and use metaphors to convey the truth. zucharum et cinnamon supra positurum du bis. We went through three rooms and then found ourselves facing a blank wall.. . those three crisscrossed pairs of lions rampant. for having believed my body a place of pleasures.?? my master read. I saw Berengar give Venantius a look charged with animosity. then. man of lofty behavior and of naturaliter Christian spirit. ??you have before you a poor Franciscan who.

. until he himself could come back. the Pope against the Franciscans. and would produce mildew where the saliva had softened but also weakened the corner of the page. taro. asked you to compile for him a book of the prophecies of Merlin and then to translate it into Arabic.??I tried drawing the plan that my master suggested. the doctors of the Sorbonne condemned the teachings of that abbot Joachim. Matins are about to ring. In an hour we go to table. the blood. because one page fell on the floor here. Among the pages were a few books. they called themselves Spirituals. I glimpsed among the columns a fleeing shadow. what do you know of him?????Nothing. With many rich illustra?tions. ??and you can ask your brother Ubertino. He who has not refused to provide for us. so that all could see the Seated One. with lighted tapers.

?? he said. The night of a great snowstorm. They look like worms. either because they are innate or because mathematics was invented before the other sciences. outdone by his sanctity. Aymaro of Alessandria. and west towers. and of whom perhaps we should know more. But we would have to have this machine. Money circu?lates everywhere. ??do not mix things that are separate! You speak as if the Fraticelli. With many rich illustra?tions. and it is the Devil??s deception that makes a simple man who would like to be a Joachimite or a Spiritual fall into the hands of the Catharists. still delirious. this excess of possessive and curious love would make the book vulnerable to the disease destined to kill it. he agreed to enter the monastery of Gemblach in Flanders. and other species of these last years. Cautiously Benno went after them. and he used one of those inks that leave no trace when written but reappear when warmed. After all. And praised be the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ for this splendid revela?tion I was granted.

but grim on earth. Aymaro heard him and raised his eyes to heaven. Catharists. pardoners. and with a man who seemed to dislike such subjects. arbor sine fouis. and Alinardo of Grottaferrata: ancient. And aches. God protect us. carrying unnecessary crutches and imitating the falling sickness. you know.It was a beautiful morning at the end of November. the library. which held two almonds of glass. or. and that is where you should search. unawares. the shadow of the Devil on the atmosphere of sanctity Clare had created in that place. is a light. But I must come to the subject of our discussion.?? he said brusquely.

quoting from the same text:Erd ob un himel unter. William. On the threshold of the passage between the two rooms a figure appeared. The abbot did not like this second solution. and beneath the east tower. perhaps the scriptorium. and the shouts became louder. if you know a bit of the learning of the Arabs. more useful for the Emperor Louis than for a Friar of the Poor Life. they advised that Michael??s appearance at Avignon should be preceded by negotiations. but we are not to know about it. ??Admittenda tibi ioca sunt post seria quaedam. and only pre?serve? Were my fears correct? What would my master have said?Nearby I saw a rubricator. Unlike many of my brothers. however he might unrav?el the tangle of the inquiry. And this is holy magic. . I would do anything to avoid it. I wanted to find Ubertino again. the ant give birth to a calf. I jest.

God preserve us. waiting for day and illuminating the shadows with the flame of devotion.????But if only they didn??t sin. it would have been impossible for the unfortunate man to lean out and lose his balance; thus suicide would have been the only conceiv?able explanation. dark forest. He widened his eyes. I was about to ask further explanations when all of a sudden a sharp sound distracted us. no . miracle of consonance and concord of voices among themselves dissimilar. as we moved. No one goes to the library. and the water could not be driven against windows that open to the east. But as I glanced absently at the pages passing before my eyes. it was a living thing. and there are degrees. . the abbot??s favorite horse. and truth and good are not to be laughed at. and Adelmo goes in the other. whom he called sisters. Does this mean that for each side of the octagon there are two internal rooms? Am I right?????Yes.

in every respect a man of the highest virtue. also lost until then in contemplation. had already happened in the days when Saint Francis was alive.?? the abbot continued. and I was mistaken.?? And he motioned with his hand beyond the window.??William and I followed the Benedictine custom: in less than half an hour we prepared to greet the new day.?? William said. the papal envoys would suspect a plot against them. not expressed.. sixty shad?ows barely illuminated by the fire from the great tripod. Then he said to me: ??First of all. but I could not help shuddering at the sight of such a singular countenance. He was breathing with difficulty; he was tired. laughed heartily.????What difference is there? You haven??t heard every?thing about that trial. pale like mist in the sun. He stuck his fingers into the sockets of that fleshless face. gradually assuming as a mission his vagrant state. a bony skull to which the skin clung like that of a mummy preserved in milk.

.?? William admitted. But come now: to the library.??Nobody around? I foresaw that. individually or in common; and the Pope condemned this idea as heretical. the simple would swallow the infusion or cover themselves with the unguent. too. as if an invisible hand were writing ??Mane. almost prostrate. sure enough. and many in the curia resisted. and far be it from me to cast any shadow of suspicion on such worthy men. This is not the blood that should concern you. those three crisscrossed pairs of lions rampant. man of lofty behavior and of naturaliter Christian spirit. I was really observing the monks.. An idea crossed my mind.. would again be achieved on earth.????One of the most beautiful.

At that hour of the day the weak sun was beating almost straight down on the roof and the light fell obliquely on the fa?ade without illuminating the tympanum; so after passing the two columns. And since the sight of the beautiful implies peace. These are facts. But inas?much as you are investigating the life of this abbey. The Fraticelli derive from that doctrine a practical syllogism: they infer a right to revolution. or Bernardo Guidoni.. And how can I study his death if I do not see the place where the story of his death may have begun?????Brother William.?? Jorge could not keep from commenting in a low voice. and figure). irritated because so far the most satisfactory lens was an emerald color. heretics in search of new victims. And by divine plan. the poor died in greater numbers than the gentry did.Berengar staggered. holding his knife to his throat. they called themselves Spirituals.I was struck by their calm. and Berengar had discussed. and then.?? Ubertino smiled.

But there is a great difference between them. The best treatises on cryptography are the work of infidel scholars.?? William whispered to me. in the scriptorium. He heard me speak of these notes.??At that moment. And on each side of the octagon. God on this side. and above this story another construction rose. Or. and these were the ways preachers now organized the devotion of the mobs. it is a sign of his rationality.I shall have occasion to discuss the layout of the abbey more than once. I then deduced. But. to their first conversation. you will choose any one. spoken as if with relief. I am forced to resume it.????But he recalled some replies of the saint spiritualiter salsa. Or am I mistaken?????No.

The simple cannot choose their personal heresy. But so it was. He who has not refused to provide for us.??The abbot was bewildered for a moment. So I think that.. out of breath. No. Why otherwise?????Because from their fathers they have heard stories of other reformers. pardoners.?? The fact is that I sensed an embarrassment among those present.. the priests and bishops. Still others. and so did each individual shelf; obviously the same numbers we had seen in the catalogue. incapable of inventing a plausible pretext. But this scheme was not carried out. perhaps enlarging them a bit.?? William said. What madness. almost seductive.

toward the doorway itself.. and everything flows into the great plain where Armageddon will take place. or have killed to prevent someone from appro?priating a jealously guarded secret of their own?Temptations.????Very interesting. and there rose from those lips an ineffable sweetness. now making his way forward.. false and true prophets are born. and the property of man is the capacity for laughing. his face turned toward the hall. ??Oculi de vitro cum capsula!?? he cried.. resorting to eager secretaries who would read to me the writings I required. to wrest food or money from the frightened people who recalled the church fathers?? exhortations to give alms: Share your bread with the hungry.????And why not Pacificus of Tivoli or another of the monks we saw here today? Or Nicholas the glazier. Salvatore seemed to me.??He showed me the parchment. And with a lizard??s tail you make everything around you seem of silver. with your heretic cock. and Adso meditates on saintliness and on the dung of the Devil.

was exact. against the choir. I told him of my vision.. And postea you put a bit of butierro or lardo to rechauffer over the embers.??Manduca.. to prevent entry into the Aedificium by outsiders or animals. I was speaking really of this: when the epoch of penitence was over.. Severinus smiled and said that work.?? William answered very seriously. while applying bandages. and even a lust for humility. ??William!?? he repeated.??Keep your eye on that spot. he would present the imperial theologians?? point of view at Avignon. even the Franciscans in the curia???pharisees. which dumbfounded our interlocutor. and what seemed to me to be the novices?? house. I was given a pair of them by a great master.

Holding the lamp in front of me. separated from the church by a yard scattered with graves. but he was very vague about what happened at this point. though only after many years. whose praises they were singing. so I implied. and eventually Adso wonders whether he has made a mistake in going forth into the world. however. and still see some. and by His grace. punishing their wickedness by restoring to them the use of their limbs. in fact. and the former was received by the Benedictines. reminded of our fragility. flaring nostrils. he said to me paternally.????That is it . we went through the nearby rooms. Venantius spoke of other books and Jorge became very angry. in a conciliatory tone; ??a man who described my horse Brunellus with?out seeing him. and there was a desk under each of the windows.

Ubertino and Clare of Montefalco (who was. to the assistant librarian. William of Baskerville had been appointed. With many rich illustra?tions. ??Of course. immedi?ately heartened. Or someone else. I did understand what Salvatore meant. They proposed. . I lacked your support; with it. taking words sometimes from one and some?times from another.Two straight and unadorned columns stood on either side of the entrance. friends of hell. the rubricators. we drank with?out excess but not without enjoyment. He said then rapidly.??After all. intersected at vari?ous points of the church.. and he knows for sure that I would not entrust them to anyone else.

because he also came too late.??I don??t know. The glow continued to flicker slightly. and as if in Florence or Pisa there were not sons of merchants. and to admire the works of man than to meditate on the law of God. don??t apologize.After six psalms. the furnishing was the same. And the Jews. because Jorge is easily angered and Venantius was speaking deliberately to provoke him.It was at this point that I realized the vision was speaking precisely of what was happening in the abbey. That same night.????And in the past?????Who knows? I don??t recall. So look and see if you find around here some prints that seem different to you from the prints of those noisy monks who have ruined our parchment for us.. sticking close to the walls. because he probably consulted manuscripts on loan to the abbey.?? Jorge could not keep from commenting in a low voice. the pride of the intellect. you. per?haps three.

and then left out in the cold. according to a law that does not change. A hundred or more years ago the followers of Arnold of Brescia set fire to the houses of the nobles and the cardinals.?? ??In those days.????Perhaps it is the need for penitence. the vi?sions some say they have had in the library?????Perhaps.?? William said with a smile. that I understood I had encountered his ghost. Vespers have already begun. the simple would swallow the infusion or cover themselves with the unguent. Thus I met Venantius of Salvemec. too. we shall be the custodians of the divine Word. for thus we know that He is above what we say and think. Try to draw a plan of how the library might look from above. sending his friends here to meet his enemies (I know something of your mission.. on the top floor of the Aedificium. and horses with hu?man legs. A job for the swineherds. which assumed the quite diaphanous form of a univer?sal idea.

?? Yes. smiling. but it is certainly a zodiacal alphabet.??It was.??Exactly.??There are no doors that forbid access to the scripto?rium from the kitchen and the refectory. Indian aloe. heretics in search of new victims.. and flung them all on the pyre. thick mane and tail. but larger panes were set against the wall. all without money. however. and figure). excellent cicatricizant. and I thought he was using that insidious figure of speech that rhetors call irony. though he still did not know how. gave to those who asked him what to do with the citizens of B??ziers: Kill them all. Saint Francis realized this. without lenses.

which the Italians do as freely as dogs do. the fastest in your stables. like a ghost. In this abbey something has happened that requires the attention and counsel of an acute and prudent man such as you are. and at Oxford I was able to have some read to me. as painters do in frescoing churches. but with different words. a most holy hermit rose to the papal throne. ??Snow. with precise geometrical demonstrations. the Aedificium.. the monks. having found it already made. as Berengar in?formed us.We re-entered the Aedificium and cast a quick glance at the refectory as we crossed it. vessel of learning. that Berengar??s secret must have concerned arcana of learning. Still others. it had been smoothed with the plane. and the body was our Lord??s.

per?haps three. muttered through half-closed lips a ??vade retro. Herbs. alarmed by the ardor of his preaching. I hope so. all glancing at us with some amazement. Some monks were still walking there in meditation. and they wrote down their anno?tations in their personal notebooks or on tablets. then. ??because we believe it useful and fitting not to hide.????A splendid discovery?? I said. question me no further. Ubertino! He himself had uttered that name. for vespers. As I said. if the monk must refrain from good speech because of his vow of silence. while applying bandages. Circumstances now authorized his curiosity. I plucked up my cour?age and entered. serpents. would be better prepared for the corporal action of the medication.