The Curse Upon Mitre Square — page 33: what you’re looking at

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PASSION EXULTANT ! 25 hand, the almost convulsive changes denoting that at present neither good nor evil claimed the man, but that each was struggling for the mastery. Prior Handcock knew nothing of physiognomy, and regarded his favourite as a man of weak health, at present overworked. The kind but injudicious man knew his pupil not one jot, and prescribed for him the worst of all things—rest. When working hard and his powerful mind interested, Martin’s nobler passions lent weight to the intellect, and gave to it a daring most like genius. When at rest and the mind relaxed, the baser passions were liable to seize the imagination and fill it with unholy thoughts, and change the genius to the fiend. One power, however, the Prior possessed—the power of kindness. Of his inner self and the recert interview the monk did not tell the Prior; but with these exceptions, all other matters were discussed between them. | | Oh, terrible pity that all was not told! Unutter- able woe that now, when not too late, Handcock was not enabled to guide aright the passionate man to ward off temptation! Many a time was the neophyte minded to tell all, and almost did so after his interview with the woman in St. Catherine’s. There was then not much to tell. Mere curiosity begot the fault which Martin was too weak to con- fess. Formerly the Prior’s kindness to his pupil might have lent him greater strength, but infinitely more was now required. A new and great tempta- tion now assailed the man. ‘The good resolve put (EOAAIICE| Koyo) gs) (Elo) mn