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           Willitthereforebebeautiful?

           —Insofarasitisapprehendedbythesight,whichIsupposemeanshereestheticintellection,itwillbebeautiful.ButAquinasalsosaysBONUMESTINQUODTENDITAPPETITUS.Insofarasitsatisfiestheanimalcravingforwarmthfireisagood.Inhell,however,itisanevil.

           —Quiteso,saidthedean,youhavecertainlyhitthenailonthehead.

           Herosenimblyandwenttowardsthedoor,setitajarandsaid:

           —Adraughtissaidtobeahelpinthesematters.

           Ashecamebacktothehearth,limpingslightlybutwithabriskstep,Stephensawthesilentsoulofajesuitlookoutathimfromthepalelovelesseyes.LikeIgnatiushewaslamebutinhiseyesburnednosparkofIgnatius’senthusiasm.Eventhelegendarycraftofthecompany,acraftsubtlerandmoresecretthanitsfabledbooksofsecretsubtlewisdom,hadnotfiredhissoulwiththeenergyofapostleship.Itseemedasifheusedtheshiftsandloreandcunningoftheworld,asbiddentodo,forthegreatergloryofGod,withoutjoyintheirhandlingorhatredofthatinthemwhichwasevilbutturningthem,withafirmgestureofobediencebackuponthemselvesandforallthissilentserviceitseemedasifhelovednotatallthemasterandlittle,ifatall,theendsheserved.