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However mildly and humbly Father Gondo had
spoken, his glance had all the while rested sternly
and with binding power upon the multitude. There
was not one person, whom he had not subjugated
and compelled by the power of his will. All had felt
paralyzed and incapable of a single free thought.
As Father Gondo approached the door, he stopped
and looked around. A last restraining glance went
out over the people.
"The crown too," said Father Gondo. And the
crown was handed to him.
He placed it on the image and went under the
stone baldachin, protecting San Pasquale’s image.
He whispered something to a couple of the pilgrims,
and these hastened away. They soon returned
with a few armfuls of wood. These they laid down
before Father Gondo and set fire to them. All who
had been inside the church came swarming out.
They stopped in the yard outside the church, cowed
and passive as before. They saw that the monk
intended to burn their beloved, beneficent image, and
they offered no resistance. They could not
themselves conceive why they did not try to save the
image.
When Father Gondo saw the fire kindling, and
accordingly felt that the image was wholly in his
power, he drew himself up, and his eyes flashed.
" My poor children," he said gently, turning to
the people of Diamante. " It has been a terrible
guest you have been harboring. But how is it
possible that you have not discovered who it is until
.. IIS!
" What shall I think of you ? " he continued more
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