Peter the Priest
Peter the Priest
A father who is fiendish in cruelty, a woman who is a devil, a fascinating young priest with whom she is madly in love, and a gentle girl beloved by him but lost to him on account of their vows, are the principal actors in this intense tragedy set in Hungary.
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e temptations, then may you be numbered among the fathers. All this long way you can put behind you with one step, and out of all this learning you need only the one word, I will. This day you may lay down your novitiate, and tomorrow arise Father Peter, if you will voluntarily and obediently undertake this mission. Read!" And he handed him the letter of the Patroness.
When the young monk glanced at the hand-writing, (he must have known it before) his whole countenance expressed sudden horror; he held the letter in his hand as if afraid to read it; then he took it, and as he read, his brow wrinkled, his face expressed contempt, and through his open lips, one could see his tightly closed teeth. He read the letter through and let his hand fall listlessly.
"We have chosen you," said the Prior. "To-morrow you will become Father Peter, and need only to say, 'I will'."
The youth looked steadfastly at the ground.
"Have you become speechless?"
The youth raised his head; his face had
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