Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . .JUNIPER, with eyes avid for signs, continuesto cross himself and Wolf, thou art a sinner, as I also am asinner. Wilt thou, having so many sins to thycharge, be less merciful than God that is withoutsin? 141 LITTLE PLAYS OF ST. FRANCIS [lupo buries his face in his hands. From adistance comes the chiming of bells,JUNIPER. It is the bells, Father !FRANCIS. Yes, tis the bells of Assisi that thouhearest. They are ringing for thee. Come, and Iwill show thee twenty in that city, yea forty, yeaf
Little plays of StFrancis; a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of StFrancis of Assisi . .JUNIPER, with eyes avid for signs, continuesto cross himself and Wolf, thou art a sinner, as I also am asinner. Wilt thou, having so many sins to thycharge, be less merciful than God that is withoutsin? 141 LITTLE PLAYS OF ST. FRANCIS [lupo buries his face in his hands. From adistance comes the chiming of bells,JUNIPER. It is the bells, Father !FRANCIS. Yes, tis the bells of Assisi that thouhearest. They are ringing for thee. Come, and Iwill show thee twenty in that city, yea forty, yeafifty, yea an hundred that shall be glad, when thouhast taken from their hearts the fear they have ofthee. . [A pause.] Brother Wolf. [lupo, with a sob, reaches out his hand ^ I am blind, Father ; lead me. . My lifeis in thy hands. I will go down with thee ! Yes, Iwill go down. JUNIPER [rapt in ecstasy]. O Father, I was afool! For when I came here, I was afraid. [But FRANCIS, rapt likewise, listens and does notanswer. The bells say everything. CURTAIK 142 SISTER CLARE. In a hare stable-like interiorBrother Juniper sits by aJire of glowing embers, hishead dropping with sleep. Toone side of the fire is a roughbench or settle, to the other arecessed corn-bin with half-doors, the upper one of whichstands ajar. Opposite thefireplace, staijs lead up to ahayloft, the forepart of whichis partly shut off from thechamber below by a wooden partition that does not quite reach theroof. Beside the staircase is a door into another chamber; theouter door is at the back. From within comes Brother Bernard,carrying a light, and stands for a moment watching BrotherJunipers jerky efforts to keep awake. BERNARD. Whv arent you a-bed. Brother ? JUNIPER. The Father said I was to wait up. BERNARD. Oh ? Where is he ? JUNIPER. Gone into the forest to fetch wood. BERNARD. At this time of night ? What for ? JUNIPER. Brother Fire sent him for it. I heardem talking. The Father says : Brother Fire
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