soul."

"So are all arch-heretics. Satan does not tempt them like other men.
Rather he makes them more moral, to give their teaching weight. Fra
Colonna cannot be corrected; his family is all-powerful in Rome, Pray we
the saints he blasphemes to enlighten him, 'Twill not be the first time
they have returned good for evil, Meantime thou art forbidden to consort
with him, From this day go alone through the city! Confess and absolve
sinners! exorcise demons! comfort the sick! terrify the impenitent!
preach wherever men are gathered and occasion serves! and hold no
converse with the Fra Colonna!"

Clement bowed his head.

Then the prior, at Jerome's request, had the young friar watched. And
one day the spy returned with the news that Brother Clement had passed
by the Fra Colonna's lodging, and had stopped a little while in the
street, and then gone on, but with his hand to his eyes and slowly.

This report Jerome took to the prior. The prior asked his opinion,
and also Anselm's, who was then taking leave of him on his return to
Juliers.

Jerome. "Humph! He obeyed, but with regret, ay, with childish repining."

Anselm, "He shed a natural tear at turning his back on a friend and a
benefactor, But he obeyed."

Now Anselm was one of your gentle irresistibles, He had at times a mild
ascendant even over Jerome.

"Worthy Brother Anselm," said Jerome, "Clement is weak to the very
bone, He will disappoint thee, He will do nothing, great, either for the
Church or for our holy order. Yet he is an orator, and hath drunken of
the spirit of St. Dominic. Fly him, then, with a string."

That same day it was announced to Clement that he was to go to England
immediately with Brother Jerome.

Clement folded his hands on his breast, and bowed his head in calm
submission.

CHAPTER LXXIII

THE HEARTH

A Catherine is not an unmixed good in a strange house. The governing
power is strong in her. She has scarce crossed the threshold ere the
utensils seem to brighten; the hearth to sweep itself; the windows to
let in more light; and the soul of an enormous cricket to animate
the dwelling-place. But this cricket is a Busy Body. And that is a
tremendous character. It has no discrimination. It sets everything to
rights, and everybody. Now many things are the better for being set to
rights. But everything is not. Everything is the one thing that won't
stand being set to rights; except in that calm and cool retreat, the
grave.

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