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Shiner's real love for music of a particular kind isn't his reason. He've no more ear than that chair. But let that be." "I don't think you should conclude that, because Mr. Shiner wants a different music, he has any ill-feeling for you. I myself, I must own, prefer organ-music to any other.
And for himself, indeed, what impressed him in that old Catholicism was a kind of lull in it a lulling power like that of the monotonous organ-music, which Holland, Catholic or not, still so greatly loves.
And for himself, indeed, what impressed him in that old Catholicism was a kind of lull in it a lulling power like that of the monotonous organ-music, which Holland, Catholic or not, still so greatly loves.
In the brief silence which followed, a silence of unexpressed feeling, a soft strain of organ-music came floating deliciously towards them, a delicate thread of grave melody which wove itself in and out the airspaces, murmuring suggestions of tenderness and appeal. Angela smiled, and held up one finger, listening. "That is Mr. Leigh!" she said, "He is in my studio improvising." "Happy Mr.
Just then the organ-music ceased abruptly, and the Cardinal, waking from his thoughts as from a trance, rose up slowly and stood for a moment facing the great High Altar, which at that distance could only just be discerned among its darkening surroundings by the little flickering flame of the suspended lamp burning dimly before the holy Tabernacle, wherein was locked with golden key behind snowy doors of spotless marble, the sacred and mysterious Host.
He clasps her in his arms, solemnly saluting her.... And once more the wedding-party sets itself upon the way to church. Organ-music pours forth from the Minster-portals. With her foot on the threshold the bride turns an eager, instinctive, searching, almost frightened look upon the groom. In answer, he folds reassuring arms around her.
"With perfect calmness, but impressively like your organ-music," said the commander, laughing. "Who began the fight? You, young sir? or the others?" Nicolas, in his excitement, shame, and indignation, could find no coherent words, but Adrian came forward saying: "We wrestled together. Don't be too much vexed with us, Herr Janus." Nicolas cast a friendly glance at his foe.
The service was coming to an end, clouds of incense were rising, and the organ-music pealed forth joyfully. But her neighbor was not a woman to leave her alone, and she was forced to speak in answer. "Yes, yes, I see him," she whispered, albeit she never turned her eyes. She had on her own side divined his presence amidst the song of praise that mounted from the worshipping throng.
Theron found himself moved as he had never been before. He almost resented the discovery, when it was presented to him by the prosaic, mechanical side of his brain, that he was listening to organ-music, and that it came through the open window from the church close by. He would fain have reclined in his chair and closed his eyes, and saturated himself with the uttermost fulness of the sensation.
No mystical rites consecrated them; no organ-music burst forth in solemn rapture to welcome them; no habit of their order proclaimed to themselves and the world that they were the elect of Christ, the brides of another life: but small, eating cares, daily prosaic duties, the petty friction of all the littleness and all the inglorious annoyances of every day, were as dust that hid the beauty and grandeur of their calling even from themselves; they walked unknown even to their households, unknown even to their own souls; but when the Lord comes to build his New Jerusalem, we shall find many a white stone with a new name thereon, and the record of deeds and words which only He that seeth in secret knows.
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