You are growing, and, like a young horse or bullock, you do not know yet how to use your strength.

You are unbroken to yoke and halter; you waste your energy in plunging and butting when you should be utilizing it to some good end.

Yet mark my words, the day is coming when you will learn to answer to the rein; when you will use your strength reasonably and for a great end and then shall we have cause to tremble before you!" Fritz listened and partly understood, and could admire the man who spoke so boldly even when he depreciated the power of his own people.

He grew to love and revere the Abbe not a little, and when the day came for them to say farewell, it was with real sorrow he spoke his adieu.
"You have been very good to us, my father," he said.

"I hope the day may come when we may be able to show our gratitude." "Like enough it will, my son," answered the Abbe gently; "I have little doubt that it will.