Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . om of God, Brother, I praythat I shall see thee. SOLDAN. There, when thou comest, look for mein thine own heart. If thou find me, there shall I Amen, Soldan. So—if God will!SOLDAN. Take this signet, show it to the Captainof the Guard. Let him give command that thouand thy companion return in safety—^to the Campof mine enemy. FRANCIS. Alas, then, for peace have I failed !SOLDAN. Who knows ! . . Farewell, Brother Farewell, great and gracious King,Brother-servant of my Lord ! [FR
Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . om of God, Brother, I praythat I shall see thee. SOLDAN. There, when thou comest, look for mein thine own heart. If thou find me, there shall I Amen, Soldan. So—if God will!SOLDAN. Take this signet, show it to the Captainof the Guard. Let him give command that thouand thy companion return in safety—^to the Campof mine enemy. FRANCIS. Alas, then, for peace have I failed !SOLDAN. Who knows ! . . Farewell, Brother Farewell, great and gracious King,Brother-servant of my Lord ! [FRANCIS goes out, followed, at a signal fromthe SOLDAN, by the two Attendants. TheSOLDAN stands looking after Farewell, Brother Sun. [From outside comes the cry of the Muezzincalling the faithful to prayer: There is oneGod, Allah, and Mahomet is his Prophet! The SOLDAN hares his feet, stands lookingtoward Mecca, and prays. The cuutain PART IIITHE FINDING THE ELIAS. THE SERAPHIC DEATH. THE CHAPTER 1221. It is late spring; and on ahill slope under the wallsof Assisi the Chapter of theBrotherhood is being held. Sogreat a concourse cannot allhe seen at once; but here arethe front ranks seated inrows upon the ground, withsome sort of a bench to eitherside for the aged and the assembled multi-tude, ranged tier above tieralong the rising ground, stands a rough table-like platform,approached at one end by a slope of steps. There on a low stoolsits Brother Matteo^ presiding, with two others (Jerome andSimon) his assistants, squatting to right and left of him. In frontof him, on the platform, stands a big basket, for the present withnothing in it. Shading the platform, and extending its shelter over the firstfew rows of the congregation, rough poles support a roof of wovenboughs, thick with leaf. And thus, without pomp or circumstance,the family-gathering has come together for the orderin
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