8/21 ." "Well, then," replied the priest, smiling, "since the disparity in years is so small as to destroy the dignity of the term, I shall call you my brother. All men are brothers; it is the Word." "That is true." How familiar this priest's eyes were! "But some are rich and some are poor; beggars and thieves and cutthroats; nobly and basely born." The Jesuit gazed thoughtfully into his bowl. "Yes, some are nobly and some are basely born. |