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1、PADREIGNACIOOrTheSongofTemptationPADREIGNACIOOrTheSongofTemptationBYOWENWISTER1PADREIGNACIOOrTheSongofTemptationIAtSantaYsabeldelMartheseasonwasatoneofthosemomentswhentheairrestsquietoverlandandsea.Theoldbreezesweregone;thenewoneswerenotyetrisen.Theflowersinthemissiongardenopenedwide;nowindcamebyd
2、ayornighttoshaketheloosepetalsfromtheirstems.Alongthebasking,silent,many-coloredshoregatheredandlingeredthecrispodorsofthemountains.Thedusthunggoldenandmotionlesslongaftertheriderwasbehindthehill,andthePacificlaylikeafloorofsapphire,whereontowalkbeyondthesettingsunintotheEast.Onewhitesailshonether
3、e.Insteadofanhour,ithadbeenfromdawntillafternooninsightbetweentheshortheadlands;andthePadrehadhopedthatitmightbetheshiphishomesickheartawaited.Butithadslowlypassed.Fromanarchinhisgardencloistershewasnowwatchingthelastofit.Presentlyitwasgone,andthegreatoceanlayempty.ThePadreputhisglassesinhislap.Fo
4、rashortwhilehereadinhisbreviary,butsoonforgotitagain.Helookedattheflowersandsunnyridges,thenatthehugebluetriangleofseawhichtheopeningofthehillsletintosight."Paradise,"hemurmured,"neednotholdmorebeautyandpeace.ButIthinkIwouldexchangeallmyremainingyearsofthisforonesightagainofParisorSeville.MayGodfo
5、rgivemesuchathought!"Acrosstheunstirredfragranceofoleandersthebellforvespersbegantoring.ItstonespassedoverthePadreashewatchedtheseainhisgarden.Theyreachedhisparishionersintheiradobedwellingsnearby.Thegentlecirclesofsoundfloatedoutwarduponthesmooth,immensesilence--overthevinesandpear-trees;downthea
6、venuesoftheolives;intotheplantedfields,whencewomenandchildrenbegantoreturn;thenoutofthelapofthevalleyalongtheyellowuplands,wherethementhatrodeamongthecattlepaused,lookingdownlikebirdsatthemapoftheirhome.Thenthesoundwidened,faint,unbroken,untilitmetTemptationintheguiseofayouth,ridingtowardthePadref
7、romtheSouth,andcheeredthestepsofTemptation'sjadedhorse."Foraday,onesingledayofParis!"repeatedthePadre,gazing2PADREIGNACIOOrTheSongofTemptationthroughhiscloistersattheemptysea.Onceintheyearthemother-worldremembere
