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We are only two but others will follow. I know it is difficult! it is harassing and often heartbreaking to insist on Truth when the whole world's press is at work bolstering up false gods, false ideals, false art, false sentiment, but if we are firm- -if we hold an unflinching faith, we shall conquer!" "You are brave!" said Cyrillon with a glance of mingled trust and admiration.
"Ask anything you please, Monseigneur," replied Cyrillon, "I will answer you frankly and fully. I have never had any mysteries in my life save one, that of my birth, which up till to day was a stigma and a drawback; but now, I feel I may be proud of my father. A man who sacrifices his entire social reputation and position to make amends for a wrong done to the innocent is worthy of honour."
"His will!" he ejaculated. He had never given it a thought. "Yes. May I take a chair? There are only two in the room, I perceive! Thanks!" And the lawyer sat down and began drawing off his gloves, "Your father had considerable means, though he parted with much that he might have kept, through his extraordinary liberality to the poor " "God bless him!" murmured Cyrillon.
"My son, such a scheme of purification as yours will take centuries to accomplish," murmured Bonpre slowly, "Almost it would need Christ to come again!" "And who shall say He will not come!" exclaimed Cyrillon fervently, "Who shall swear He is not even now among us! Has he not told us all to 'watch, because we know not the hour at which He cometh?
"I repeat, I did not speak to you," said Moretti, his eyes sparkling with fury, "To me you are a heretic, accursed, and excommunicate! thrust out of salvation, and beyond my province to deal with!" "Oh, that a man should be thrust out of salvation in these Christian days!" exclaimed Cyrillon with a flashing look of scorn, "And that he should find a servant of Christ to tell him so!
I do not blame you till I hear, till I know; but your writings, your appeals for truth in all things, are like loud clarion blasts which may awaken more evil than good." "Monseigneur, the evil is not of my making, it exists!" replied Cyrillon, "My name, my writings, are only as a spark from the huge smouldering fire of religious discontent in the world.
"Truly that is how I understand Christianity," said Cyrillon, "But for so simple and plain a perception of duty one is called atheist and socialist, and one's opinions are branded as dangerous to the community. Truth is dangerous, I know but why?"
Angela is well enough to travel if great care be taken of her, and the Princesse will not spare that. Cyrillon can go with them I should think that might be managed?" He smiled as he put this question. Sylvie smiled in answer and replied demurely "I should think so!" "But the Cardinal," resumed Aubrey, "and and Manuel must go to- night. I will see Prince Sovrani and arrange it.
And when, while he was still engaged in counting up his small stock of money, a knock came at the door, and a well-dressed man of business-like appearance entered with a smiling and propitiatory air, addressing him as "Monsieur Vergniaud," Cyrillon did not know at all what to make of his visitor.
They are talking together and that young man Cyrillon the son, you know " "Is that his name? Cyrillon?" queried the Princesse. "Yes, he has been brought up as a peasant. But he is not ignorant. He has written books and music, so it appears yet he still keeps to his labour in the fields. He seems to be a kind of genius; another sort of Maeterlinck "
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