And this morning he died at the monastery--may his soul rest in peace! I heard the news only an hour ago.

Ah! he was a holy man! He has promised me a warm corner in Paradise, and I know he will keep his word as truly as St.
Peter himself." I pushed away the rest of my meal untasted.

The food choked me.

I could have shed tears for the noble, patient life thus self-sacrificed.

One hero the less in this world of unheroic, uninspired persons! I sat silent, lost in sorrowful thought.