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Something within it seemed to reach out insistently and invite him in, like a spirit chained there by the Missioner himself, crying for freedom. One night they returned to the Château through a blizzard from the cabin of a half-breed whose wife was sick, and after their supper the Missioner went into the mystery-room. He played the violin as usual. But after that there was a long silence.
The missioner's official voice brayed between them benevolently. Goodwin had a momentary sense that there was a sort of indecency in thus trumpeting forth the introduction; it should have been done solemnly, gracefully, like a ceremony. "Miss James," said the missioner noisily, "here's a friend that's visitin' us for the first time.
I mean in the other way heart, body, soul; losing one's grip, you might call it, until there was no earth to stand on. Did you?" "Yes many years ago I knew of a man who lost himself in that way," replied the Missioner, straightening in his seat. "But he found himself again. And this friend of yours? I am interested.
He turned the man over, and found where his bullet had entered under one arm and come out from under the other. There was no spark of life left. The missioner was already dead. "The missioner from Churchill!" he gasped again. He looked up at the warm sun, and kicked the melting snow under his moccasined feet.
I've been spending a very intellectual evening, Father Rowley." "Go to bed," said the mission priest severely. "I'll speak to you in the morning." "Father Rowley isn't annoyed with me, is he?" Mr. Mousley asked. "I think he's rather annoyed at your being so late," said Mark. "Late for what?" "Is that you, Mark, down there?" asked the Missioner. "I'm lighting Mr.
There was one exception to all this, David noticed. The door was never unlocked when there was a visitor. No other but himself and Mukoki heard the sound of the violin, and this fact, in time, impressed David with the deep faith and affection of the Little Missioner.
Once or twice, in the firelight, it had looked almost like sickness, and David had seen his face grow wan and old. Always after these fits of dejection there would follow a reaction, and for hours the Missioner would be like one upon whom had fallen a new and sudden happiness.
White-faced, the two men stared, Jan's throat twitching, Gravois' brown fingers crushing the rolls he held. "That was why I tried to kill the missioner," said Jan at last. He pointed to the more coarsely written pages under Jean's hand. "And that that is why it could not signify that Melisse has done up her hair."
The young missioner shook his head rather despondently. "There are English churchmen among the English and Welsh miners at Gordonia, quite a number of them," he rejoined. "Not one of them was present." It was the clear-sighted inner Ardea that smiled.
He did not wait for the Missioner to reply, but went to one of his two leather bags. He unlocked the one in which he had placed the photograph of the girl. Out of it he took a small plush box. It was so small that it lay in the palm of his hand as he held it out to Father Roland. Deeper lines had gathered about his mouth. "Give this to Marie for me." Father Roland took the box.
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