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  AYOUNGMAN.Master,willyouhaveTeiguetheFoolforascholar?

  ANOTHERYOUNGMAN.Teigue,willyougiveuspenniesifweteachyoulessons?No,begoestoschoolfornothingonthemountains.Telluswhatyoulearnonthemountains,Teigue?

  WISEMAN.Besilentall.[Hehasbeenstandingsilent,lookingaway.]Standstillinyourplaces,forthereissomethingIwouldhaveyoutellme.

  [Amomentspause.Theyallstandroundintheirplaces.TEIGUEstillstandsatthedoor.]

  WISEMAN.IsthereanyoneamongstyouwhobelievesinGod?Inheaven?Orinpurgatory?Orinhell?

  ALLTHEYOUNGMEN.Noone;Master!Noone!

  WISEMAN.Iknewyouwouldallsaythat;butdonotbeafraid.Iwillnotbeangry.Tellmethetruth.Doyounotbelieve?

  AYOUNGMAN.Weoncedid,butyouhavetaughtustoker.

  WISEMAN.Oh!teag,teagdoesnotgoverydeep!Theheartremainsungeduall.Youbelievejustasyonalwaysdid,andyouareafraidtotellme.

  AYOUNGMAN.No,no,master.

  WISEMAN.IfyoutellmethatyoubelieveIshallbegladandnotangry.

  AYOUNGMAN.[Tohisneighbor.]Hewantssomebodytodisputewith.

  HISNEIGHBOR.Ikhatfromthebeginning.

  AYOUNGMAN.Thatisnotthesubjectforto?day;yoingtotalkaboutthewordsthebeggarwroteuponthewallsofBabylon.

  WISEMAN.Ifthereisoneamongstyouthatbelieves,hewillbemybestfriend.Surelythereisoneamongstyou.[Theyareallsilent.]Surelywhatyoulearyourmotherskneeshasnotbeensosootten.

  AYOUNGMAN.Master,tillyoucame,noteacherinthislandwasabletogetridoffoolishnessandignoraeveryonehaslisteoyou,everyonehaslearhetruth.Youhavehadyourlastdisputation.

  ANOTHER.Whatafoolyoumadeofthatmonkinthemarket?place!Hehadnotawordtosay.

  WISEMAN.[esfromhisdeskandstandsamohemiddleoftheroom.]Pupils,dearfriends,Ihavedeceivedyouallthistime.ItwasImyselfwhowasignorant.ThereisaGod.Thereisaheaven.Thereisfirethatpasses,andthereisfirethatlastsforever.

  [TEIGUE,throughallthis,issittingonastoolbythedoor,reingonhisfingerswhathewillbuywithhismoney.]

  AYOUNGMAN[toanother].Hewillisfiedtillwedisputewithhim.[TotheWISEMAN.]Proveit,master.Haveyouseenthem?

  WISEMAN[inalow,solemnvoice].Justnow,beforeyoucamein,someonecametothedoor,andwhenIlookedupIsawaandingthere.

  AYOUNGMAN.Youwereinadream.Anybodyseeanangelinhisdreams.

  WISEMAN.Oh,myGod!itwasnotadream.Iwasawake,wakingasIamnow.ItellyouIwasawakeasIamnow.

  AYOUNGMAN.Somedreamwhentheyareawake,buttheyarethecrazy,andwhowouldbelievewhattheysay?Fiveme,master,butthatiswhatyoutaughtmetosay.Thatiswhatyousaidtothemonkwhenhespokeofthevisionsofthesaintsayrs.

  ANOTHERYOUNGMAN.Youseehoerememberyourteag.

  WISEMAN.Out,outfrommysight!Iwantsomeohbelief.ImustfindthatgraintheAngelspokeofbeforeIdie.ItellyouImustfindit,andyouanswermewitharguments.Outwithyou,orIwillbeatyouwithmystick![Theyoungmenlaugh.]

  AYOUNGMAN.Howwellheplaysatfaith!Heislikethemonkwhenhehadnothingmoretosay.

  WISEMAN.Out,out,orIwilllaythisstickaboutyourshoulders!Outwithyou,thoughyouareakingsson!

  [Theybegintohurryout.]

  AYOUNGMAN.e,e;hewantsustofindsomeonewhowilldisputewithhim.[Allgoout.]

  WISEMAN[alone.Hegoestothedoorattheside].Iwillcallmywife.Shewillbelieve;womenalwaysbelieve.[Heopensthedoorandcalls.]Bridget!Bridget![BRIDGETesinwearingherapron,hersleevesturnedupfromherflouryarms.]Bridget,tellmethetruth;donotsaywhatyouthinkwillpleaseme.Doyousometimessayyourprayers?

  BRIDGET.Prayers!No,youtaughtmetoleavethemofflongago.AtfirstIwassorry,butIamgladnow,forIamsleepyintheevenings.

  WISEMAN.ButdoyounotbelieveinGod?

  BRIDGET.Oh,agoodwifeonlybelieveswhatherhusbandtellsher!

  WISEMAN.Butsometimeswhenyouarealone,whenIamintheschoolandthechildrenasleep,doyounotthinkaboutthesaints,aboutthethingsyouusedtobelievein?Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouarealone?

  BRIDGET[sidering].Ithinkaboutnothing.SometimesIwohepigisfatteningwell,oouttoseeifthecroigupthechisfood.

  WISEMAN.Oh,whatIdo!Istherenobodywhobelieves?Imustgoandfindsomebody![Hegoestowardthedoorbutwithhiseyesfixedonthehlass.]Iotgoout;Iotleavethat!

  BRIDGET.Youwantsomebodytogetupargumentwith.

  WISEMAN.Oh,lookoutofthedoorandtellmeifthereisanybodythereireet.Iotleavethisglass;somebodymightshakeit!Thenthesandwouldfallquickly.

  BRIDGET.Idontuandwhatyousaying.[Looksout.]Thereisagreatofpeopletalkingtoyourpupils.

  WISEMAN.Oh,runout,Bridget,aheyhavefoundsomebodythatbelieves!

  BRIDGET[wipingherarmsinherapronandpullingdownhersleeves].Itsahardthingtobemarriedtoamanoflearningthatmustbealwayshavingarguments.[Goesoutandshoutsthroughthekitdoor.]Dontbemeddlingwiththebread,children,whileImout.

  WISEMAN.[Kneelsdown.]"Salvummefac,Deus??salvum??salvum...."Ihavefottenitall.ItisthirtyyearssinceIsaidaprayer.Imustprayintheontongue,likeabegginginthemarketlikeTeiguetheFool![Heprays.]Helpme,Father,Son,andSpirit!

  [BRIDGETenters,followedbytheFOOL,whoisholdingouthishattoher.]

  FOOL.Givemesomething;givemeapennytobuybatheshops,andnutsinthemarket,andstrongdrinkforthetimewhenthesungrowsweak.

  BRIDGET.IhavenopeotheWISEMAN.]Yourpupilsotfindanybodytuewithyou.

  Thereisnobodyinthewholetrywhohadenoughbelieftofillapipewithsinceyouputdownthemonk.

  tyoubequietnowandnotalwaysbewantingtohavearguments?Itmustbeterribletohaveamindlikethat.

  WISEMAN.Iamlost!Iamlost!

  BRIDGET.Leavemealonenow;Ihavetomakethebreadforyouandthechildren.

  WISEMAN.Outofthis,woman,outofthis,Isay![BRIDGETgoesthroughthekitdoor.]Willnobodyfindawaytohelpme!Butshespokeofmychildren.Ihadfotteheywillbelieve.Itisonlythosewhohavereasonthatdoubt;theyoungarefulloffaith.Bridget,Bridget,sendmychildrentome!

  BRIDGET[inside].Yourfatherwantsyou,runtohimnow.

  [Thetwochildreheystandtogetheralittlewayfromthethresholdofthekitdoor,lookingtimidlyattheirfather.]

  WISEMAN.Children,whatdoyoubelieve?Isthereaheaven?Isthereahell?Isthereapurgatory?

  FIRSTCHILD.Wehaventfotten,father.

  THEOTHERCHILD.Oh,no,father.[Theybothspeaktogetherasifinschool.]Thereisnoheaven;thereishereisnothingweotsee.

  FIRSTCHILD.Foolishpeopleusedtothinkthattherewere,butyouareverylearnedandyouhavetaughtusbetter.

  WISEMAN.Youarejustasbadastheothers,justasbadastheothers!Outoftheroomwithyou,outoftheroom![Thechildreodrunaway.]Goaway,goaway!Iwillteachyoubetter??no,Iwilleachyouagain.Gotoyourmother??no,shewillnotbeabletoteachthem....Helpthem,OGod![Alone.]

  Thegrainsaregoingveryquickly.Thereisverylittlesandintheuppermostglass.Somebodywilleformeinamoment;perhapsheisatthedoornow!Allcreaturesthathavereasondoubt.Othatthegrassandtheplascouldspeak!Somebodyhassaidthattheywouldwitheriftheydoubted.Ospeaktome,Ograssblades!OfingersofGodscertainty,speaktome.Youaremillionsandyouwillnotspeak.Idarenotknowthemomentthemessengerwilleforme.Iwillclass.[Hecoversitandbringsittothedesk,andtheFOOL,issittingbythedoorfiddlingwithsomeflowerswhichhehasstuhishat.Hehasbeguntoblowadandelionhead.]Whatareyoudoing?

  FOOL.Waitamoment.[Heblows.]Four,five,six.

  WISEMAN.Whatareyoudoingthatfor?

  FOOL.Iamblowingatthedandeliontofindoutwhattimeitis.

  WISEMAN.Youhaveheardeverything!Thatiswhyyouwanttofindoutwhathouritis!Youarewaitingtoseethemingthroughthedoortocarrymeaway.[FOOLgoesonblowing.]Outthroughthedoorwithyou!Iwillhavenooneherewhentheye.[HeseizestheFOOLbytheshoulders,andbeginstoforcehimoutthroughthedoor,thensuddenlygeshismind.]No,Ihavesomethingtoaskyou.[Hedragshimbatotheroom.]Isthereaheaven?Isthereahell?Isthereapurgatory?

  FOOL.Soyouaskmenow.Ithoughtwhenyouwereaskingyourpupils,Isaidtomyself,ifhewouldaskTeiguetheFool,Teiguecouldtellhimallaboutit,fuehaslearnedallaboutitwhenhehasbeencuttis.

  WISEMAN.Tellme;tellme!

  FOOL.Isaid,Teigueknowseverything.heowlsandtheharesthatmilkthecowshaveTeigueswisdom.ButTeiguewillnotspeak;hesaysnothing.

  WISEMAN.Tellme,tellme!Foruhecrainsarefalling,aheyareallfallenIshalldie;andmysoulwillbelostifIhavenotfoundsomebodythatbelieves!Speak,speak!

  FOOL[lookingwise].No,no,Iwonttellyouwhatisinmymind,andIwonttellyouwhatisinmybag.Youmightstealawaymythoughts.Imetabodatheroadyesterday,andhesaid,"Teigue,tellmehoenniesareiny.Iwillwagerthreepehattherearenottwentypenniesiny;letmeputinmyhandandtthem."ButIpulledthestringstighter,likethis;andwhenIgotosleepeverynightIhidethebagwherenooneknows.

  WISEMAN.[Goestowardthehlassasiftou.]No,no,Ihavenotthece![Hekneels.]

  Havepityuponme,Fool,andtellme!

  FOOL.Ah!Now,thatisdifferent.Iamnotafraidofyounow.ButImustenearyou;somebodyintheremighthearwhattheAngelsaid.

  WISEMAN.Oh,whatdidtheAellyou?

  FOOL.OnceIwasalohehills,andanAngelcamebyandhesaid,"TeiguetheFool,donettheThreeFires:theFirethatpuheFirethatpurifies,andtheFirewhereinthesoulrejoicesforever!"WISEMAN.Hebelieves!Iamsaved!Helpme.Thesandhasrunout.Iamdying....[FOOLhelpshimtohischair.]Iamgoingfromthetryofthesevenwanderingstars,andIamgoingtothetryofthefixedstars!Ringthebell.[Fsthebell.]Aretheying?Ah!nowIheartheirfeet....Iwillspeaktothem.Iuanditallnow.OnesinksinonGod:wedohetruth;Godseesthetruthinus.Iotspeak,Iamtooweak.Tellthem,Fool,thatwhenthelifeandthemindarebrokehesthroughthemlikepeasthroughabrokenpeascod.Butno,Iwillpray??yetIotpray.PrayFool,thattheymaybegivenasignandsavetheirsoulsalive.Yourprayersarebetterthanmine.

  [FOOLbowshishead.WISEMANSheadsinksonhisarmonthebooks.PUPILSenter.]

  AYOUNGMAN.LookattheFoolturnedbell?ringer!

  ANOTHER.Whathaveyoucalledusinfor,Teigue?Whatareyougoingtotellus?

  ANOTHER.Nowonderhehashaddreams!See,heisfastasleepnow.[GoesoverandtouchestheWISEMAN.]Oh,heisdead!

  FOOL.Donotstir!Heaskedfnthatyoumightbesaved.[Allaresilentforamoment.]Lookwhathasefromhismouth....alittlewihing...alittleshiningthing.Ithasgohedoor.[TheANGELappearsinthedoorway,stretchesoutherhandsandclosesthemagain.]TheAngelhastakenitinherhands...

  shewillopenherhandsintheGardenofParadise.

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