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Margaret dropped on her knees and requested his blessing, which he gave as though his thoughts were far away: and then he left the room slowly, gazing on Belasez to the last. This was the first, but not by any means the last, interview between Father Bruno and the Jewish maiden. A month later, Doucebelle asked Belasez how she liked him.
And as Marie came dancing in at that moment, the conversation was not renewed. But to every one in general, and to Doucebelle in particular, Belasez seemed shut up closer than ever. The January of 1236 came, and with it the royal marriage. The ceremonial took place at Canterbury, and Earl Hubert was present, as his office required of him.
Then, instead of referring to any thing which she had said, he put one of weighty import. "Daughter, what dost thou know of Jesus Christ?" "I know," said Doucebelle, "that He came to take away the sins of the world, and I humbly trust that He will take away mine." "That He will?" repeated Bruno. "Is it not done already?" "I thought, Father, that it would be done when I die."
"I wonder which of you two is the funnier!" said she. "What on earth is there comical about me?" exclaimed Eva, the more put out because Beatrice and Doucebelle were both joining in Marie's amusement. "It is of no use to tell thee, Eva," replied Beatrice; "thou wouldst not be able to see it." "Can't I see any thing you can?" demanded Eva, irritably.
She kissed the hand of the Countess and Margaret, warmly embraced Doucebelle, and then looked round as if something were wanting still. "What is it, my maid?" kindly asked the Countess. "Father Bruno!" faltered Belasez through her tears. "Oh, I must say farewell to Father Bruno!" The Countess looked astonished, for she knew not that Bruno and Belasez had ever met.
"But, Father, suppose we cannot be sure?" said Doucebelle. "Thou needst not fear that thou wilt ever walk too close to Christ, daughter," quietly answered Bruno. "But, Father I are we bound to give up all that can possibly be sin, or even can become sin?" asked Eva, in a tone which decidedly indicated dissent. "I should like to hear thy objection, daughter."
"Doucebelle, didst thou ever do a thing which must be either very right, or very wrong, and thou hadst no means whereby to know which it was?" "No," answered Doucebelle slowly. "I can scarcely imagine such a thing." "Scarcely imagine the thing, or the uncertainty?" "The uncertainty. Because I should ask the priest." "The priest! where is he?"
"That is known to the Blessed One. Out in the fields somewhere. It is not the first time that a Jew hath lain hidden for a night or more, until the fury of the Christians should pass away." Doucebelle de Vaux was a grave and thoughtful girl, beyond her years.
Is it is it, because we hid our faces from Him!" And to Doucebelle's astonishment, Belasez covered her face with her apron, and sobbed almost as if her heart were breaking. "Poor Belasez!" said Doucebelle, gently. "It is often better to tell out what troubles us, than to keep it to ourselves." "If thou wert a daughter of Israel, I should tell it thee, and ask thy counsel.
"What has thy dying to do with that? If it be done at all, it was done when He died." "Then where are my sins, Father?" asked Doucebelle, feeling very much astonished. This was a new doctrine to her. But Bruno was an Augustinian, and well read in the writings of the Founder of his Order. "They are where God cannot find them, my child. Therefore there is little fear of thy finding them.
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