One like you can have few wrongs of his younger days to repair ?" "We are none of us without sin," returned the monk, crossing himself.
"He who would flatter his soul with being perfect lays the additional weight of vanity on his life." "Men of my occupation, holy Carmelite, have few opportunities of looking into themselves, and I bless the hour that hath brought me into company so godly.

My gondola waits--will you enter ?" The monk regarded his companion in distrust, but knowing the uselessness of resistance, he murmured a short prayer and complied.

A strong dash of the oars announced their departure from the steps of the palace..