Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . sfully tochant the praise of above rubies ;Take it and spend it!Nothing can equal it;Nothing can mend before swine it is ;Find it or lose it!Sweeter than wine it is ;Therefore I choose And now, on holy obedience. Brother,I bid thee hold thy tongue again. To-morrow, forthe same purpose, at about this hour, we will meetagain. [juniper makes a gesture, but may no longersay anything. His heart is full of its own236 BROTHER JUNIPER sweetness, and he stands lost in th
Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . sfully tochant the praise of above rubies ;Take it and spend it!Nothing can equal it;Nothing can mend before swine it is ;Find it or lose it!Sweeter than wine it is ;Therefore I choose And now, on holy obedience. Brother,I bid thee hold thy tongue again. To-morrow, forthe same purpose, at about this hour, we will meetagain. [juniper makes a gesture, but may no longersay anything. His heart is full of its own236 BROTHER JUNIPER sweetness, and he stands lost in the new blissthat has been provided him. As for francis,his good work accomplished, he departs, light ofstep ; and the tune he goes to is that which hehas just composed to the honour of brother JUNIPER. Nineveh, Nineveh, What are you weeping for ? Blindness and hardness of heart without charity. Nineveh, Nineveh, What are you seeking for ? Junipers fooKshness, prize above rubies. [And so, sweetly singing, his voice dies away inthe distance, juniper remains himself. CURTAIN 287 BROTHER ELIAS. Scene: a room adjoining therefectory. Against the wallis a chair, and before it asmall table. Above the chairhangs a crucifioc. BrotherEliaSj the Father Prior^ isdiscovered seated. Beforehim stajids Brother Rufus. ELIAS. What said he then ? RUFUS. He said, Father, that we were to do workfor our Hving, and that we were not to receivechurches, nor dwelHngs, nor any roof to shelter us,except as conformed with holy poverty. ELIAS. Conformed ? Said he in what way ? RUFUS. He said, Father, that if any man wishedto deprive us of them we must give them up to said that we were not to receive hospitalitytherein, save as pilgrims and strangers ; and hesaid, Father, that if any bade us break this rule wewere not bound to obey. ELIAS. Did he say—that ye should not obey ? RUFUS. Against the breaking of this rule he said it. ELIAS. He knows that I would speak with him ? RUFUS. Yes, Father ; he is o
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