[La Vende by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookLa Vende CHAPTER VII 6/20
The best we have is too little for His glory.
It should be our greatest honour to give to Him; it is through His great mercy that He receives our unworthy offerings.
Come, my children, follow me; our altar is prepared above." The priest led the way through a little shaded path at the back of the church; behind a farmhouse and up a slight acclivity, on the side of which the rocks in different places appeared through the green turf, and the crowd followed him at a respectful distance. "And who is that with Father Jerome--who is the stranger, M.Chapeau ?" said one and another of them, crowding round Jacques--for it soon got abroad among them, that Jacques Chapeau had seen the stranger in some of his former military movements in La Vendee.
Chapeau was walking beside his mistress, and was not at all sorry of the opportunity of shewing off. "Who is he, indeed ?" said Jacques.
"Can it be that none of you know M. d'Elbee ?" "D'Elbee!--d'Elbee!--indeed; no, then, I never heard the name till this moment," said one. "Nor I," said another; "but he must be a good man, or Father Jerome would not walk with him just before performing mass." "You are right there, Jean," said Jacques, "M.
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