THE MONK Matthew Lewis Author
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CHAPTER I ----Lord Angelo is precise; Stands at a guard with envy; Scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone. … mais…
CHAPTER I ----Lord Angelo is precise; Stands at a guard with envy; Scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone. Measure for Measure.Scarcely had the Abbey Bell tolled for five minutes, and already wasthe Church of the Capuchins thronged with Auditors. Do not encouragethe idea that the Crowd was assembled either from motives of piety orthirst of information. But very few were influenced by those reasons;and in a city where superstition reigns with such despotic sway as inMadrid, to seek for true devotion would be a fruitless attempt. TheAudience now assembled in the Capuchin Church was collected by variouscauses, but all of them were foreign to the ostensible motive. TheWomen came to show themselves, the Men to see the Women: Some wereattracted by curiosity to hear an Orator so celebrated; Some camebecause they had no better means of employing their time till the playbegan; Some, from being assured that it would be impossible to findplaces in the Church; and one half of Madrid was brought thither byexpecting to meet the other half. The only persons truly anxious tohear the Preacher were a few antiquated devotees, and half a dozenrival Orators, determined to find fault with and ridicule thediscourse. As to the remainder of the Audience, the Sermon might havebeen omitted altogether, certainly without their being disappointed,and very probably without their perceiving the omission.Whatever was the occasion, it is at least certain that the CapuchinChurch had never witnessed a more numerous assembly. Every corner wasfilled, every seat was occupied. The very Statues which ornamented thelong aisles were pressed into the service. Boys suspended themselvesupon the wings of Cherubims; St. Francis and St. Mark bore each aspectator on his shoulders; and St. Agatha found herself under thenecessity of carrying double. The consequence was, that in spite ofall their hurry and expedition, our two newcomers, on entering theChurch, looked round in vain for places.However, the old Woman continued to move forwards. In vain wereexclamations of displeasure vented against her from all sides: In vainwas She addressed with--'I assure you, Segnora, there are no placeshere.'--'I beg, Segnora, that you will not crowd me sointolerably!'--'Segnora, you cannot pass this way. Bless me! How canpeople be so troublesome!'--The old Woman was obstinate, and on Shewent. By dint of perseverance and two brawny arms She made a passagethrough the Crowd, and managed to bustle herself into the very body ofthe Church, at no great distance from the Pulpit. Her companion hadfollowed her with timidity and in silence, profiting by the exertionsof her conductress.'Holy Virgin!' exclaimed the old Woman in a tone of disappointment,while She threw a glance of enquiry round her; 'Holy Virgin! Whatheat! What a Crowd! I wonder what can be the meaning of all this. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Literature, SAP Digital >16<
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