But you are too young to understand--"
"No, not at all too young to understand!" answered Manuel, "Not at
all too young to understand that God is love, and pardon, and
patience;--and that wheresoever men are intolerant, uncharitable,
and bigoted, there they straightway depart from God and know Him not
at all."
"Truly that is how I understand Christianity," said Cyrillon, "But
for so simple and plain a perception of duty one is called atheist
and socialist, and one's opinions are branded as dangerous to the
community. Truth is dangerous, I know--but why?"
"Would that not take a century to explain?" said the silvery voice
of the Princesse D'Agramont, who entered with Angela at that moment,
and made her deep obeisance before the Cardinal, glancing
inquisitively as she did so at Manuel who still stood resting
against the prelate's chair, "Pardon our abrupt appearance,
Monseigneur, but Angela and I are moved by the spirit of curiosity!-
-and if we are swept out of the Church like straws before the wind
for our impertinence, we care not! Monsignor Moretti has just left
the house, wrapt up in his wrath like a bird of prey in a thunder-
cloud, muttering menaces against 'Gys Grandit' the Socialist writer.
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