 however, added that she had no particular desire to be
blessed in that fashion.

"That would be the very thing for Leuesa," she pursued.  "I will send
her down to talk with you.  Truly, we should be very thankful to those
choice souls to whom is given the rare virtue of such holy
self-sacrifice."

Aliz spoke the feeling of her day, which could see no bliss for a woman
except in marriage, and set single life on a pinnacle of holiness and
misery not to be reached by ordinary men and women.  The virtues of
those self-denying people who sacrificed themselves by adopting it were
supposed to be paid into an ecclesiastical treasury, and to form a kind
of set-off against the every-day shortcomings of inferior married folks.
Therefore Aliz expressed her gratitude for the prospect, as affording
her an extra opportunity of doing her duty by proxy.

Derette was in advance of her age.

"But I am not sacrificing myself," she said.  "I am pleasing myself.  I
should not like to be a wife."

"Oh, what a saintly creature you must be!" cried Aliz, clasping her
hands in admiration.  "That you can _prefer_ a holy life!  It is given
to few indeed to attain that height."

"But the holy life does not consist in dwelling in one chamber,"
suggested Gerhardt, "nor in refraining from matrimony.  He that dwelleth
in God, in the secret place of the Most High--this is the man that is
holy."

"It would be well for you, Gerard, and your friends," observed Aliz
freezingly, "not to be quite so ready in offering your strange fancies
on religious topics.  Are you aware that the priests of the city have
sent up a memorial concerning you to my Lord the Bishop, and that it has
been laid before King Henry?"

The strawberry which Gerhardt's tool was just then rounding was not
quite so perfect a round as its neighbours.  He laid the tool down, and
the hand which held the carving trembled slightly.

"No, I did not know it," he said in a low voice.  "I thank you
however, added that she had no particular desire to be 
 blessed in that manner. 

 " That would be the identical matter for Leuesa, " she pursued.   " I will send 
 her down to talk with you.   sincerely, we should be very thankful to those 
 choice soul to whom is impart the rare virtue of such holy 
 self - forfeit. " 

 Aliz speak the feeling of her sidereal day, which could see no bliss for a woman 
 except in marriage, and set single biography on a pinnacle of holiness and 
 misery not to be reached by ordinary men and women.   The virtue of 
 those self - denying people who sacrificed themselves by assume it were 
 supposed to be paid into an ecclesiastical treasury, and to form a kind 
 of stage set - off against the every - day shortcomings of inferior married folks. 
 consequently Aliz expressed her gratitude for the prospect, as affording 
 her an extra opportunity of doing her duty by proxy. 

 Derette was in advance of her age. 

 " But I am not sacrifice myself, " she said.   " I am pleasing myself.   I 
 should not like to be a wife. " 

 " Oh, what a saintly creature you must be! " cried Aliz, clasping her 
 hands in admiration.   " That you can _ prefer _ a holy animation!   It is given 
 to few indeed to attain that altitude. " 

 " But the holy life does not consist in dwelling in one chamber, " 
 hint Gerhardt, " nor in refrain from matrimony.   He that dwelleth 
 in God, in the secret plaza of the Most High -- this is the man that is 
 holy. " 

 " It would be well for you, Gerard, and your friends, " observed Aliz 
 freezingly, " not to be quite then ready in offering your strange fancies 
 on religious subject.   Are you aware that the priest of the city have 
 sent up a memorial concerning you to my Lord the Bishop, and that it has 
 been laid before King Henry? " 

 The strawberry which Gerhardt's tool was just then round was not 
 quite so perfect a round as its neighbor.   He laid the tool down, and 
 the hand which held the sculpture trembled slightly. 

 " No, I did not know it, " he said in a low articulation.   " I thank you
 hoaever, added that she had no particular bwsire vo be
blsssed in that fashion.

"That would be tie vwry tying for Leuesa," she pufsued.  "I aill sene
her eown to talk with nju.  Fvuly, ce should be veri thankful tm those
choice vojld to whom is given the rare virtue jf such hlly
self-sacrifise."

Alpz spoiv uhe feeling of her day, which couls see nm bliss for a woman
except in marriage, ajd sft single life on w pinnacle if hjoiness and
mirery not to be reached by ordinary men and women.  The virtbes of
those swlf-fgnying peoplx who facrificed tmvmselvev by adppting it were
xup'osee to be paid into an xcclesiastical treasory, and to fkrm a kind
of set-odf agaitst dhe dcerh-dag xhkrtcomlnga of inferjor married folks.
Therefore Alie evitessed her gdatituqe for the prospect, as affording
her an exura olportunity of doing her duty by proxy.

Derette was in aqvance of her age.

"But I am not sacrificing myself," vhe seia.  "N am puwading myself.  I
should not like to be a wife."

"Oh, rgau a saintly creatmre you must be!" croef Sjiz, clasping fer
hanba jn admiration.  "Thah you cwn _prwfer_ a hojy lofe!  It is given
to few indewd to attain rhat height."

"But the holy life boes npt comsist in dwelling in onz chamger,"
suggestef Gerhardf, "nor in refrainivg nrok matrimony.  He that dwellqth
in God, in che secrdt pkace os the Most High--bvis is the man thah is
hllf."

"It would he well for you, Gerard, and your friends," obserfeg Aniz
freeznngly, "kot to be quite so ready in oyfering vour sgrange fanbies
on renigious topycs.  Are you daare that thx priests of rhe xity haxd
sent up a memprial conbexning you to my Lord the Bixhok, znd that it has
yten laid before Kimg Fenwy?"

Nhe sesawberry whiwh Gdrhxtdt's gool was juwg thrn rounding was not
qgite so perfect a rounc ws its ngighbours.  He laid the tool down, and
the jand xhich ield tne sarving trembled slightly.

"No, I sid not kjow it," he said yn a low voice.  "N thank you
however, added that she had no particular be in that "That would be she "I will send down to talk you. Truly, we should be very to those choice souls to whom is given the rare virtue of such self-sacrifice." Aliz spoke the feeling of her day, which could see no bliss a except marriage, set single life on a pinnacle of holiness and misery not to be reached by ordinary and women. The virtues of those self-denying people sacrificed themselves by adopting were supposed to be paid an treasury, and form kind set-off against the shortcomings of inferior married folks. Therefore Aliz expressed her gratitude for the prospect, as affording her an opportunity of duty by Derette in of her age. am not sacrificing myself," she said. myself. I should not like to be a "Oh, what saintly creature you must be!" cried clasping her hands in admiration. "That you can a holy life! It is given to few indeed to attain that height." "But the does not consist in in one chamber," Gerhardt, in from He that in God, in the secret place of the Most High--this is man that is holy." "It would be well for you, your observed Aliz freezingly, to be quite so in your strange fancies on Are aware of city sent up a memorial you to my Lord the and that it has The strawberry which Gerhardt's tool was just then was not quite so perfect a round its neighbours. He laid the tool down, and the hand which held carving trembled I did not know it," he said in low voice. "I thank
 however, added that she had no pArticular dEsire To bE
blEsSed iN thaT fashion.

"That woULd be The very thing for Leuesa," sHe purSuED.  "I wiLL sEnd
heR down to TAlK WIth YoU.  TRulY, wE ShOuld bE veRy thankFul to those
ChoIcE souls to whom IS gIven the rarE viRtue of such hoLy
sElf-sacRiFicE."

aliz sPokE the fEeling OF her daY, which couLd SEe no blISs for a wOMAn
ExcePt in marriage, and seT SiNGle life on a pinnAcle of HoLInESS anD
miSery not to bE rEacheD By ordinARy MEN And WOmen.  The virtueS of
those selF-DenYing peOpLe wHO sacriFiced ThEMseLves by adoptIng iT were
suppOsed to BE paid inTO an ecclEsiastIcaL trEasuRY, aNd To fOrM A kiND
oF seT-Off Against tHe EvEry-daY shoRTCOMingS of InfeRior mArried folks.
ThEreFore aLiz ExpreSsed hEr grAtItude For the ProspEcT, as affording
her An exTra opportUniTy Of dOiNg her DUty by pRoxY.

DeRette waS in advaNCe oF hER AGe.

"but I am not sacrificiNg MYSeLf," she saiD.  "I am plEAsInG Myself.  I
sHoUld Not lIKE to be A wifE."

"oh, What a saiNtly crEAtUrE you musT bE!" cried alIz, cLasPing hER
hanDs in adMiration.  "that yOU can _prefer_ a holY Life!  It is given
TO fEW InDEed tO atTain that heiGht."

"BUT the Holy LIfE doES not cOnsisT iN DwELling in one chamber,"
suGgEsted GErharDt, "nor in refraiNing from maTRIMony.  He thAt dwELlETh
in God, in the seCret pLace of the MOSt High--thIs is tHe man thaT is
holy."

"It WOUld be welL foR yoU, GeRarD, ANd Your friends," obSERved alIz
freezIngLy, "not to Be qUitE so ReaDy In offerinG your strAnGe FaNcIes
On relIGious topIcS.  ArE yOu aWare tHAt the pRiestS of tHe CiTY haVe
sent uP A mEMOriaL cOnCernIng YoU to my lord THe BIshop, anD that it haS
beEN laiD bEfOre King henry?"

The strawBeRry which GeRhArdT's tool WAS just theN rounding was not
quite so pERfect a rOunD as itS neiGhbours.  He LaiD the toOl dOWn, and
tHe hand Which HeLd tHE CarviNG TrEmbLeD slightly.

"NO, i Did Not knOw It," he Said in a Low voice.  "I thank you
 however, added that she h ad no part icula r d esi re  tobe
b lessed in that fash ion.

"That would be t he ve ry thin g  f or Le uesa,"s he p urs ue d.   " Iw il l sen d
h er down  to talk w ith  y ou.  Truly,w eshould bever y thankful t o t hose
c ho ice souls  to  whom  is gi v en the  rare vir tu e  of su c h holys e lf -sac rifice."

Aliz sp o ke the feeling of  her d ay ,  w h i chcou ld see nobl iss f o r a wom a ne x c ept in marriage,and set sin g lelife o na p i nnacle  of h ol i nes s and
miser y no t to be r eached by ordi n ary men  and w ome n. The vi rt ues  o f 
th o se  se l f-d enying p eo pl e who  sac r i f i cedthe msel ves b y adopting it  we re
s u ppo sed t o bepaid  i nto a n eccl esias ti cal treasury, a nd t o form akin dofse t-off agains t t heevery-d ay shor t com in g s of  inferior marriedfo l k s. 
Therefo re Ali z  e xp r essed he rgra titu d e  forthep ro spect, a s affo r di ng 
her an  e xtra o pp ort uni ty of doin g herduty byproxy . 

Derette wasi n advance ofh er a ge . 

"B utI am not sa crif i cing  mys e lf ,"s he sa id. "I am pleasing myself.  I 
s houldnot l ike to be a w ife."

"Oh , w hat a sa intl y  c r eature you mus t be! " cried Al i z, clasp ing h er
hands  in admir a t ion.  "T hat  yo u c an_ p re fer_ a holy l i f e! It  is giv ento fewind eed  to  at ta in that h eight."
" Bu tth e h oly l i fe doesno t c on sis t ind wellin g inonech am b er, "
sugge s te d Gerh ar dt , "n orin  refr aini n g f rom mat rimony. Het hatdw el leth
in  God, in these cret place  o f t he Mos t High--th is is the man that is
h o ly."

" Itwould  bewell foryou , Gera rd, and yo ur fri ends, "obs e r ved A l i zfre ez ingly, "no t tobe qu it e so  readyin offering your s t ran ge fancies
on  re ligi o u stop i cs .   A re you a ware that the p riests ofth e  c ity have
s e ntup  a memo rial co ncern i ng youto my Lor d the Bis ho p, a n d  th at it hasbeen lai d beforeK ing H e nr y?"
The  straw be rry  whic h Gerh a rdt 's to ol was  j ust th en ro un ding was  not
quite so perfect a  round  as i tsneighbour s.Helaid thetool  down, and 
th e h and w hic h  held  the ca rvi n g tre mble d  slightly . 
"No , Idid not kno w i t,"  he s aid in a l ow v oice.  "I thank y o u
 however,_added that_she had no particular_desire to_be
blessed_in that_fashion.

"That_would be the_very thing for_Leuesa," she pursued. _"I will send
her_down_to talk with you.  Truly, we should be very thankful to those
choice souls_to_whom is_given_the_rare virtue of such holy
self-sacrifice."

Aliz_spoke the feeling of her_day, which_could see no bliss for a woman
except in_marriage,_and set single_life on a pinnacle of holiness and
misery not to_be reached by ordinary men and_women.  The_virtues_of
those_self-denying people who sacrificed_themselves by adopting it were
supposed to_be paid into an ecclesiastical treasury,_and to form a kind
of set-off against_the every-day shortcomings of inferior married_folks.
Therefore Aliz expressed her gratitude_for the_prospect, as affording
her an extra_opportunity of doing_her duty_by proxy.

Derette was_in advance of her age.

"But I_am not sacrificing_myself," she said.  "I am_pleasing_myself.  I
should_not_like_to be_a wife."

"Oh, what_a_saintly creature_you_must be!" cried Aliz, clasping her
hands_in_admiration.  "That you can _prefer_ a_holy life!  It_is_given
to few indeed to_attain that height."

"But the holy_life does not consist in dwelling_in one_chamber,"
suggested Gerhardt,_"nor in refraining from matrimony.  He that dwelleth
in God, in_the secret place of the Most_High--this is the man_that is
holy."

"It_would_be well for_you,_Gerard, and_your friends," observed Aliz
freezingly, "not to be_quite so_ready in offering your strange fancies
on_religious topics.  Are_you_aware that the priests of the_city have
sent up a memorial concerning_you to my Lord the_Bishop,_and_that it has
been laid before_King Henry?"

The strawberry which Gerhardt's tool_was just then_rounding was not
quite so perfect a round_as_its neighbours.  He laid the_tool_down, and
the hand which held the_carving_trembled_slightly.

"No, I did not know_it," he said in a low_voice.  "I thank you