The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer
here he purchased the letter of indulgence that absolved him in advance from all his future misdeeds. Hervé was, alas! true to his promise. Back long in advance of his father that evening
e over himself; finally, seeing her son respond with unexpected effusiveness to the affectionate greeting of his sister, Bridget said to herself, as Christian had done: "Let us hope; Hervé is returning to better
d the divine Raphael Sanzio. White as a lily, she had a lily's chaste splendor; candor and kindness stood out clear in the azure of her eyes. Often did those eyes rest upon that naughty yet so dearly beloved brother, of whom the poor child had feared she was disliked. Seated beside him, and engaged at some needle-work, she now felt herself, as in former days, filled with sweet confidence in Hervé, while the latter, once more affectionate and jovial as ever before, entertained himself pleasantly with his sister. By a tacit accord, neither made
er, thoughtfully, "your account interests me gr
tell; perhaps
? His beard is of a somewhat lighter hue than his auburn hair; his e
and could not notice the expression of surprise that Hervé
order to preserve so life-like a picture of him. But what induces you to believe that the
a touching action of which a monk was the author? Well, it struck me tha
is sister in short, set words, inspired by an ill-suppressed agonizing feeling of jealousy. The na?
ry inquisitive. First finish your s
ut, it seems to me, that you are no less so. Never mind, I shall accommodate you. Well, as I was saying, when passing this morning by the porch of St. Merry's Chur
ittle c
his breath the numb hands of the poor little waif, wrapped the baby carefully in one of the long sleeves of his robe, and disappeared as happy as if he carried away a
'-and he so
names and assumes the name of some saint-such as St. Peter-in-bonds, or St. Sebastia
y make one shudder. But the l
from Hena, "Brother St. Ernest-Martyr was hastily walking
monk will take the poor lit
Hena ingenuously; "I knew
nded the stairs and saw her son and daughter engaged in cordial conversation as w
atelle and her school? Do you
hn Dubourg, the linen draper of St. Denis Street, and to another rich bourgeois, Monsieur Laforge. They both generously sustain La Catelle and her sister Martha, the wife of Poille,
er reminiscences, "that when we went to the hous
oup of children who stood around him or sat at
a sheep, who clothe themselves in her fleece, and yet leave the poor beast without pasture.' He uttered upon that subject words i
onversation. "You can not imagine with what charming benignity the young monk instructed those little ones; he measured his words to their intelligence,
door from without inter
I prefer to see him indoors. I hardly think we shall see my brother this evening. The hour for supper is
pression of deliberate firmness. His black eyes, instinct with intelligence and fire, were set so close that they imparted a
t Monsieur John along for supper. He is an
m, Hena embraced her father affectionately; but Hervé, looking at him with a timid and repentant eye, seemed doubtful whether
her mother; my eldest son is, like myself, a printer in Monsieur Robert Estienne's workshop; my second son, who is apprenticed to an armorer
in an affectionate voice, while Hena and her brother arranged the covers a
hristian, "where
eneral appearance, which is not exactly attractive to sneaking night thieves," added Bridget with a smile. "Neither Tire-Laines nor Guilleris will be very
le, with Monsieur John placed between Chri
igns in this house, madam, that the ho
aughter, monsieur; order and cleanliness are the o
le: "It is a good and old motto-Holy simplicity. You will pardon me,
artisan, addressing his wife, "d
ess of his calls; formerly few were the days that he did not visit us; per
ldest friends; he teaches at the University. He is a rough and tough mountaineer from Savoy.
errupted by the following ditty that came from
pin had an a
worms, and all
made out of pa
the end with a
nette on vigno
nounces him!" said Hena joyfully,