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Chapter 5
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.
