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The doctor knew something of the poor vicar's troubles of course in a village most things of the kind are known and often, in his brisk, rough way, he thought as, with a nod and a word, he passed the lank cleric, under the trees or across the common, with his bright, prattling, sunny-haired little boy by the hand or encountered them telling stories on the stile, near the castle meadow what a gleam of sunshine was always dancing about his path, in that smiling, wayward, loving little fellow and now a long Icelandic winter was coming, and his path was to know that light no more.
The burden had more than once pressed so gallingly that its permanent support seemed impossible; but to stand before Bruno Chilvers in the attitude of humble emulation, to give respectful ear whilst the popular cleric advised or encouraged, or bestowed pontifical praise, was comparable only to a searing of the flesh with red irons.
As a result of the battle of Courtrai the French nobility were nearly destroyed, and Philip found it necessary to recreate his titled bodies. The Flemings prepared to resist the storm. They chose Guy of Juliers, grandson of the Count of Flanders, to be their commander. Though a cleric, he did not hesitate to obey the call, in order to avenge his family, so cruelly betrayed by the French King.
"What?" he cried, his voice a roar. "Release my mother, depose Zuleyman, recall that fugitive recreant who cursed me, and humble myself to seek pardon at the hands of this insolent Italian cleric? May my bones rot, may I roast for ever in hell-fire if I show myself such a craven! And do you counsel it, Emigio do you really counsel that?" He was in a towering rage.
I mention this in no disparagement of Father Roach, quite the contrary. In making the tender of his two guineas which, however, Sally declined the worthy cleric was offering the widow's mite; not like some lucky dogs who might throw away a thousand or two and be nothing the worse; and you may be sure the poor fellow was very glad to find she did not want it.
But a "clerk" in the Middle Ages was what we should now more generally call a "cleric," a man in Holy Orders. People in the Middle Ages would have wondered what could possibly be meant by a word which is common in Scotland for a "woman clerk" clerkess. The words which change their meanings in this way tell us the longest, and perhaps the best, stories of all.
I looked round at all the faces by this time fixed and familiar; I studied them; I counted them; then I bowed to the third Paley as one bows to necessity. So far the thing was all within the limits of coincidence. It certainly seemed odd that this one particular cleric should be so varying and elusive.
'But, though we do not know how to find him, he knows very well where to find us and, as you are aware, we hear from him constantly and no doubt he recollects his promise, and will transmit the necessary directions all in good time. 'I earnestly hope he may, and the poor cleric lifted up his eyes unconsciously and threw his hope into the form of a prayer. 'For, to speak frankly, Mr.
Litigants of all kinds were only too ready to appeal against the local tribunal, and the Pope gave them every encouragement. St. Bernard indignantly pointed out to Innocent II that every evil-doer and cantankerous person, whether lay or cleric or even from the monasteries, when he is worsted runs to Home and boasts on his return of the protection which he has obtained.
"I know," the cleric continued, "that Duv Laca will not agree with a word I say on this subject, and that she will try to prevent you from doing what you have a right to do, for that is a wife's business, but a man's business is to do what I have just told you; so come with me now and do not wait to think about it, and do not wait to play any more chess.
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