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Father Clement, by the author of 'The decision'.
Father Clement by the author of 'The decision' Author:Grace Kennedy Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. " Dissegli Gesii: io sono via, verita, e vita: nessnno vk r Padre, se non per me." John xiv. 6. " No doubt some of you will think it proper to ... more »pay a visit at the Castle this forenoon," said Sir Herbert to his family, as they were separating to leave the breakfast-room, on the morning after our story begins. " I thought of doing so," said Ernest. " Well, my boy, do go. I would myself accompany you to welcome the poor lad back to his home and country, but I am afraid his mother might think it right to see me ; and somehow I would rather not meet with her yet. Say what you like for me to Clarenham, and invite him to come and see us." " And Mr Dormer, Sir, whom he introduced to you —shall I include him in the invitation?" asked Ernest, smiling. " If he is a friend of Clarenham's, certainly; but if you discover him to be the new confessor, on no account whatever. You know old Elliston never crossed my hall door; why should a young successor be treated with more respect ? " "I thought, Sir, you had regretted having shown old Mr Elliston such marked incivility !" " Then you thought wrong," replied Sir Herbert, shortly; " I never regretted any such thing." " I beg your pardon, Sir; I had misunderstood you." " You may have heard me say, Ernest, that to do the man justice, he deserves no blame for having zealously acted up to his own principles. I have said so, because such thoughts do at times, as it were, flash upon my mind ; and I am too apt to say what I think, without waiting to consider. I know not whether it is Bo or not, however; for the man has lived in the midst of light; and if he has continued zealous in promoting darkness, perhaps I am not justifiable in saying he deserves no blame ; but that is not my affair. I do, however, for our own...« less