human
Courage! he muttered.
gpt
I have but recently crossed the high seas without sighting a hostile vessel. The Dutch privateers have gone home empty. The English coffers are bare. France now holds the world. I drink to the Cardinal and our King.
human
Didst hear any word of praise for my work in this land?
gpt
My stay was short, D'Archand answered.
human
I heard no talk of you, commandant--at least, not upon the streets, and to be spoken of in the street is the only fame, I take it. But there were rumours afloat regarding the Abbé La Salle.
gpt
Perdition! muttered Roussilac.
human
Shall these priests never confine themselves to their own affairs?
gpt
Your princes of the Church are statesmen now rather than priests, said the master.
human
The Abbé La Salle comes of a renowned family. 'Twas said that he is wasted in this colony. I also heard it said--accept the rumour as you will--that his Holiness has set a cross against his name.
gpt
What means that?
human
Urbano the Eighth, who, I may tell you, has recently bestowed the title of Eminence upon his Cardinals, having suitably enriched his family and acquired the Duchy of Urbino, now seeks strong men, priests who are fighters rather than scholars, to aid him in the execution of his plans, and he who has the cross set against his name may be assured of sudden promotion. A canon of Notre Dame, who is much in favour with Cardinal Richelieu, informed me that La Salle may immediately be recalled. His Holiness will raise a parish priest to the cardinalate, through the grades of canon, dean, and bishop, in a month or less, according to his necessity for that man's help.
gpt
The _St. Wenceslas_ now bears for home with my despatches, said Roussilac moodily.
human
I have mentioned the abbé as instrumental in holding heretics at bay.
gpt
His Holiness loves a fighter,