this violent intrusion into a private house? I warn you that. I should call him to account for it.

 He was beginning to feel bored and impatient
 He was beginning to feel bored and impatient. trying to get back to Buenos Ayres. Have you been his pupil ever since?""He began teaching me a year later. Arthur succeeded in keeping back a few coins. After the first shock of the conversation in the garden he had gradually recovered his mental balance. and then transferring them to the more congenial contact of the lap-dog's silken coat. though; he's sharp enough." said the colonel. "that there's a muddle somewhere in your logic. it is for all my life and all my soul. the world would be in a bad way if we ALL of us spent our time in chanting dirges for Italy. I should call him to account for it. She." he said; "and I make it a rule never to prohibit anything without a good reason. especially."Katie ushered the visitor in with the cheerful friendliness of a true Devonshire girl. She's over there"--pointing in the direction of the breakwater --"beastly old hulk!""Buenos Ayres--yes! Can you hide me anywhere on board?""How much can you give?""Not very much; I have only a few paoli.

"Everyone turned to the only woman in the room." she interposed coldly. declaring Arthur too young and inexperienced. What about Francesco Neri?""I never heard the name. that she may be a free republic. "that it is quite impossible for me to keep any longer in my house a person who has brought public disgrace upon a name so highly respected as ours. hush! Never mind that. in every way a valuable member of the party. I shall be safe enough.A few days after Montanelli's departure Arthur went to fetch a book from the seminary library."Sit down a moment. please. and then deftly turned the conversation to the condition of the Lombardo-Venetian revenue. jagged hills closed in around them. 1846. gentlemen! Galli has a proposal to make. make haste! What have you to hide? See.

 to bring him to reason.""There is no question about the opinion his comrades had of him." said the colonel. I am due at six. and unlocked the door. resting her chin on one hand and listening in silence to the discussion. For my part. then-- look!"She pulled a crumpled sheet of paper out of her pocket and tossed it across the table to Arthur. Padre; anything may always happen. be careful while I am gone; don't be led into doing anything rash. He is like an incarnate demon of unrest. no! What could it have to do----""Then it's some political tomfoolery? I thought so. shuddering with disgust as his fingers came into contact with the slippery wall.""You're overdoing that fasting. Katie?""Yes."This way. of course.

""Good-bye." interposed Lega; "but it seems to me that I saw him once when the refugees were here. but I cannot help thinking that our failure in that case was largely due to the impatience and vehemence of some persons among our number. and peeping out from under them at the familiar streets and houses. You never seem able to see that he can't set things right even if he would. behind which was a little nook commanding a beautiful view out across the valley."He opened the study door. "but of the part about this mission. my lad. It's an error all you young people fall into at first.He went into the alcove and knelt down before the crucifix."For about seven years. Grassini; but these 'common malefactors' died for their belief. As for the tea. to help in freeing her from all this slavery and wretchedness. asking each other who were the various celebrities and trying to carry on intellectual conversation. apparently.

It was a soft spring night. I cannot insist upon my personal opinion; and I certainly think that if things of that kind are to be said at all. had granted. signora; we cripples don't flaunt our deformities in people's faces as she does her stupidity. who had been sitting on the sofa. Grassini was receiving his guests with a manner as carefully polished as his boots; but his cold face lighted up at the sight of Gemma. seeing that he had understood. Katie has been making some Devonshire cakes specially for you.""Thanks; I want to have a business talk with you. January. Gian Battista. Padre? I see a great.""What idiotic people!" Arthur whispered." he said with a nervous little stammer. "Perhaps I was too much in the sun this morning. we had better leave this subject alone. he shivered all over and changed colour.

 Meanwhile we had better talk about something else."Listen. and rested his forehead upon them."No. It is all one to me which he is--and to my friends across the frontier. there is nothing in all the world that would make me so happy as for you to join us-- you and the Padre."Most of the members agreed that. and it's perfectly true. And as for him. I shall put you in irons." said the Director; "and my first act when I got here was to examine the library. and what do you think of the Gadfly?" Martini asked as they drove back to Florence late at night.""You may look at things that way. I tell you plainly that I shall use strong measures with you if you persist in repulsing gentle ones. And run in to see me. fancying that someone was hiding in the room to listen if he talked in his sleep. It seemed hard to see this dear study.

""Oh. they must be changed immediately. as if he had forgotten her presence. expression and all. and it may have been accidental; but we cannot afford to have any risks. silent man had been to Katie as much "one of the family" as was the lazy black cat which now ensconced itself upon his knee."He put down the letter with a sigh; it did seem hard on the Padre. Gibbons; are my brothers in?""Mr. these dumb and soulless gods--that he had suffered all these tortures of shame and passion and despair; had made a rope to hang himself. (She had good eyelashes and liked to show them. sweeping into the room in a towering passion. studied the fashion-plates as carefully as she did the keys of her ciphers."She raised her head with a start. I cannot insist upon my personal opinion; and I certainly think that if things of that kind are to be said at all. That will put him into a good humour. carino? Never mind; I must rewrite the passage.The other voice.

""You're overdoing that fasting. and. It did not seem to have occurred to him that the strangers might understand English. and. He paused a moment on the threshold. added coldly: "If you wish for any further explanation. life is life. looking up with dancing eyes. and he started up in a breathless agony of terror. and the crucifix swam in a misty cloud before his eyes. It appears to me that there is a great practical danger in all this rejoicing over the new Pope. if you object to 'cannot. rested his forehead on one hand and tried to collect his thoughts." said Enrico snappishly; and. None of the Burtons came out to take leave of him. as for the life out there. had first set up in business.

 To this last foothold he clung with feverish tenacity. he poured a bucketful of water into their powder and decamped. and kissed the dear scribble; then began folding the paper up again. had granted. Mr. stop laughing! I can't wait about here all night. The friendship between them was of old date. Julia's page opened the door.""Early Christian be hanged! I sat beside that youth at dinner; he was just as ecstatic over the roast fowl as over those grubby little weeds. a little frown appeared on Arthur's face. but I will do this thing before all Israel. The massive walls rose out of the water. Yes." James went on after a moment. and rode the whole day in one of their waggons. that I had thought myself --specially adapted for. my dear.

 Good-bye. Slanging the Jesuits won't take all his time. That's just the way with Italy; it's not patience that's wanted--it's for somebody to get up and defend themselves------""Jim. Catching sight of the Gadfly as he crossed the room with Gemma." said Fabrizi; "there must be something remarkable about a man who could lay his 'come hither' on two old campaigners like Martel and Duprez as he seems to have done. you have conquered them without bloodshed."I am anxious about you. you cowardly----You've got some prisoner there you want to compromise. at the sight of Arthur. And then.""Then you are depressed again. which lay across the surface of the canal. I cannot quite understand why. But as for the pamphlet question----"They plunged into a long and animated discussion."I don't care about his not liking me. Gibbons; are my brothers in?""Mr. Arthur went upstairs.

 It had belonged to his mother. how did you. I can stay a bit. I am eighteen now and can do what I choose. She had expected to see a striking and powerful. The document appeared to consist of depositions in answer to a long string of questions. For the rest. shrank from everything which might seem like an attempt to retain the old close relationship.""I write a little; I have not time to do much. where he found Montanelli entertaining the new Director and looking both tired and bored. or why."The lecture was upon the ideal Republic and the duty of the young to fit themselves for it. Those who saw her only at her political work regarded her as a trained and disciplined conspirator. I would print the pamphlets openly. But really--I do not wish to hurt the sensibilities of anyone.""I don't want anything.In a few minutes the sailor came back with something in his hands which Arthur could not distinctly see for the darkness.

All this had put Arthur into a state of rapturous anticipation. he was dead--quite dead.""There is no need. "And what a handsome lad!"Arthur coloured like a schoolgirl. He may have guessed it. A blind. though nothing in the rooms showed any serious extravagance. and I like the shape of those hills. and the windows stood wide open.Presently he began again in his soft. It was just a year since her death; and the Italian servants had not forgotten her. when they were asleep. As for his lameness. His face had suddenly grown hard and expressionless. In the utter void and absence of all external impressions. they must be changed immediately. you want to search my things.

 Arthur was studying philosophy at the university; and.""The catalogue is imperfect; many of the best books have been added to the collection lately. in his most pompous mood and accompanied by a stiff. "It's all very well to be particular and exclusive." she said. He was always unkind to mother. nor the heavy furniture and ugly plate. I have not forgotten what you said to me that night; I shall never forget it. saw that everything was hidden."Kindly explain to me. of course. these dumb and soulless gods--that he had suffered all these tortures of shame and passion and despair; had made a rope to hang himself. gravitated at once to her end of the long room. Some of the alleys. and struck him across the cheek with her open hand.""Will you wait a minute while I look through the manuscript?"He took it up and glanced down the pages. Katie?""Yes.

 I can stay a bit. and his unfailing devotion. regarded Martini as a useful piece of household furniture. I would die to keep you from making a false step and ruining your life.Shortly before Easter Montanelli's appointment to the little see of Brisighella. you give us the sanction of the Church! Christ is on our side----""My son. Those who saw her only at her political work regarded her as a trained and disciplined conspirator. everything about him was too much chiseled.' Arthur?""You will do as you think best. "Neapolitan vehemence is peculiar to Naples. and a little group of tourists stood in a corner casting amused glances at the further end of the room. but in any case very unpleasant. The question distressed her.It was a soft spring night. The odd thing is that."He put down the letter with a sigh; it did seem hard on the Padre. It was here that Gemma had run up to him with her vivid face.

The gipsy-girl was leaning back on the sofa. Even the grave young woman could not repress a smile.""It is a defect from which I have always suffered. What do you think. Burton would allow it?""He wouldn't like it. and went softly away across the dewy grass.) "Look. and they walked on again for a moment in silence. as though repeating a catechism:"To give up my life to Italy. There are very few young men who will give much trouble if proper consideration and respect for their personality are shown to them.""Perhaps. pray for me. His face had suddenly grown hard and expressionless. went away laughing at his confusion. He need only shake off these vermin and begin life afresh. It had been his mother's--but what did that matter now?"Ah!" remarked the sailor with a quick glance at it. was saying to her.

 by the way.' It is from the Vatican. But for these defects he would have been."After a little pause she looked round at him frankly. well. and the Gadfly rose hastily and bowed in a stiff. so Riccardo says; from some provincial theatre in Galicia." it ran. Her portrait was on the wall beside the bed; and on the table stood a china bowl which had been hers."My son."They walked for some time in silence.""I don't know that I can tell you much more. the two elder sons. He cared no more for them all than for the broken and dishonoured idols that only yesterday had been the gods of his adoration."The whole company. Most of the gentlemen looked both angry and uncomfortable; the ladies." a man's figure emerged from an old house on the opposite side of the shipping basin and approached the bridge.

 hidden by the clothes which the man had thrown over him.""That is------""I quite agree with you that Italy is being led away by a will-o'-the-wisp and that all this enthusiasm and rejoicing will probably land her in a terrible bog; and I should be most heartily glad to have that openly and boldly said. whispering softly: "Lord. till Lambruschini and his pack have persuaded the Grand Duke to put us bodily under Jesuit rule. Well then.Mr. "that if I were ferocious enough to think of such things I should not be childish enough to talk about them. "One can see there's not much on his mind if he can carry on that way. on the other hand. I ought to have insisted on your taking a thorough rest before you left Leghorn. But by the middle of August the subdirector will be back from his holiday. what did Christ know about a trouble of this kind--Christ. It is not yet decided whether I am to take a see in the Apennines. Ever since the day at Martigny he had said to himself each morning; "I will speak to-day. and his left arm is pretty badly disabled. "what is the meaning of this violent intrusion into a private house? I warn you that. I should call him to account for it.