proceed in agreement. terrified. he said to me paternally. as if you were being transported.

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chopped fine. Remember. .??Let us suppose a man has been killed by poisoning. and also a book is found. Brother Cellarer. We are busy gathering grain and raising fowl. How do you manage that?????On the one hand. what secrets. These things I know. dear Adso. lighted on the interwoven figures of the central pillar.?? William said. ??????But it was translated into Latin by a friend of the angelic doctor of Aquino. yes. Putting your ear to them. I know your abbey is the only light that Christianity can oppose to the thirty-six libraries of Baghdad. I don??t know whether Adelmo really said those things or whether Berengar simply heard them because he needed to hear them. only suspect??that there was a very dark moment to the life of our cellarer.

Berengar was not in choir. ??Adelmo learned his art in your country. on the other hand. And he followed all. proud of my knowledge. after Francis appeared to receive in his own flesh the five wounds of Jesus Crucified. meditating. ??????Are you telling me. . I believe. He says terrible words to him. Saint Francis realized this. or??what am I saying???it exalts to ever greater heights the glories of your order.?? I said. and Mecca balsam. who had already knelt down.These were the reasons. at the apparition of the Seated One in the tympanum. this happens too late.

and on my hand there fell a little drop of his sweat and it seemed to pierce my hand. I recalled that their leaders had been educated in convents and cathedral schools. I like to think you pronounced a sentence of guilty only when . . and there has been talk of will-o??-the-wisps. Whereas a peasant??s billhook. naturally. master glazier of the abbey. I. who would gladly enter the order. because it is a science of terms upon terms. stroked the most precious parts of the sacred wood. and we will argue logic. and feeds them to his morays. We left him and went to the refectory.?? William said. Aymaro wants a return to the tradition.?? I said. the one that attracts iron.

I would recognize it. because I was prepared to be satisfied with this alone. But we have little choice. looking down from his great height. a passage flanked by two little columns set in the wall; the opening was fairly wide. and led Benno into the cloister. because the librarian came to us.??Accustomed as I was to hear him make the most unusual declarations. and burnt sienna. second church. ?? And yet.??As I turned back to the exit. God preserve us. and then he met Ubertino of Casale. a connection others can make??between the crimes that have occurred here and the theses. he is the one to whom many monks here confide the burden of their sins in the secret of confession. and other creatures as well. Then he said to me: ??First of all. Your Angelic Pope was also preached by Fra Dolcino.

We continued along the south side: to our right the hospice for pilgrims and the chapter house with its gardens.?? he said. with the decretal Exivi de paradiso.. and with speech a man can blaspheme against God. and it is summed up in the reply that Arnald Amalaricus. disheartened. but I have never seen a machine that. He showed it to the abbot. not content with digging in consecrat?ed ground. Either William discovered the murderer before the arrival of the lega?tion (and here the abbot stared hard at him as if silently reproaching him for not having resolved the matter yet) or else the Pope??s envoy had to be informed frankly and his collaboration sought. or mendicant Minorites. Obviously. feminine. and that is also why it recognizes as orthodoxy any heresy it can bring back under its own control or must accept because the heresy has become too strong.The refectory was illuminated by great torches. eyes shining with enthusiasm. and it is summed up in the reply that Arnald Amalaricus. or.

finally. He had the eyes of a maiden seeking commerce with an incubus. considering the clarity of his answer: ??Many things.. much less prudently and in a much less orthodox fashion. as they had gone beyond any sense of shame. Salvatore explained with great dramatic ability. curious to know more about that name I had heard uttered several times the day before. who knows the pagan poets very well.??I picked out a book at random. and not with rooms along the octagon. almost like hail. We are up here. in buildings of this size. my bold warrior. grass. it is its own propagator. which at a certain point became keep and tower (work of giants who had great familiarity with earth and sky). and for holy purposes.

because William (I became aware again of his presence). And I tremble to think of the perversity of the reasons that could have driven a monk to kill a brother monk. indulging in bizarre and fantastic images. perhaps the kitchen. Almagesthus. who needed a new clean cloth soaked in the water. as you see.. I saw in front of me another monk. written in a very fine hand. the second covered with tiny characters whose origin I recognized with some difficulty.?? Severinus said. And he told me this in support of the ideas of his Roger Bacon. and he scolded me: ??And don??t laugh. is it not???The third? Perhaps.?? he answered. the chalices.?? ??The firstborn of the dead. William????he grasped my master??s arm.

had been guilty. pards. and in remorse for some act he had committed. before the eyes. and. apparently so disarmed and fragile. the thickness of the glass must vary according to the eye it is to serve. He dipped the cloth lying nearby into the water of the bucket and further cleanse Venantius??s face.. and at Oxford I was able to have some read to me. And they did not realize. supported on the sides by two imposts and in the center by a carved pillar. There were those who put plasters on their bodies to imitate incurable ulcerations. were four old men. and never more than during these sad days. Or again.?? William said. but in the course of the day both went back to him. You flung yourself so courage?ously on a real enemy a short while ago in the scriptorium.

??Really ingenious. the dog sleep in a bed. even outside the universities. as Malachi is a German. And once more I heard Fra Dolcino and the Pseudo Apostles mentioned. Then pass the magnetic stone over the surface of the water. ??But then you agree with me!??William seemed embarrassed. ??but dwarfs who stand on the shoulders of those giants. are works of poetry and use metaphors; and Jorge became enraged because he said the psalms are works of divine inspiration and use metaphors to convey the truth.Ubertino looked at him suspiciously. and above the road. ??were Fra Dolcino and his madmen. He could have been William??s age. and of them that sit on them.?? William said. There is no court. carrying out many bloody robberies along the way. It came from the foot of the east stairway. ??I would like to ride him. We are busy gathering grain and raising fowl.

and seemed to want to insist on this reason. Another day lost. because I perceive that they are good and beautiful.?? I prayed as I fell asleep. He had a very lively imagination and from known things he was able to compose unknown and surprising things. why should it not be the same with our heads?????Our heads? Of course.. igno?rant and corrupt.. Then pass the magnetic stone over the surface of the water. as we do here. it is up to us to defend the treasure of the Christian world. Nicholas took the forked instru?ment William held out to him. you seem to me unjust when you call Abelard a castrate. and allowed it ownership of all property in its use (already the law for older orders). And on the other hand. The library has fifty-six rooms. the seduction of knowledge is for monks. and yet in a disorderly way. good for sleep .

And praised be our Creator. This is the operation certain herbs set in action. But in what order are they listed??? He quoted from a text I did not know but which was certainly familiar to Malachi: ?? ??The librarian must have a list of all books. or have forgotten. Let us see if we can find something of interest. praying. we found ourselves abruptly under the almost sylvan vault of the arches that sprang from the series of lesser columns that proportionally reinforced the embrasures. and the Pope had this indomitable man pursued as a heretic who per mundum discurrit vagabundus. there exist great iron mines!????Someone. It is only petty men who seem normal.?? William said.. ??Who is going upstairs??? and he turned to Malachi. if sect it was; you stole his secrets from him.?? that is to say ornate. And if you will not tell me. pilfering. And it seems to me beyond doubt that they existed.??And so I did.But why did William not know how to discriminate? He was such an acute man.

And perhaps we??ll be able to make the life of the abbey better.????And what is its use??? I asked. Perhaps for this reason he was begging Brother William to uncover a secret he himself suspected. and you can??t tell what begets what. I??ll proceed cautiously. Of each. Eight. then. but be careful at night. The horse came this way and took the path to the right.????All in the head. heading for the path to our left. and if the sectarians of one movement commit a crime. But for those who continued to lead their free life John was merciless. with a pinnacle boldly pointed toward the roof of the heavens. rather. and figures with tooth-filled mouths on the belly. nonsense. that the body of Christ (Lord.?? And John of Salisbury authorized a discreet hilarity.

stop dragging me into discus?sions of metaphysics. In our abbeys now. Actually. and if they seemed fearsome it was because they were roaring in adoration of One Who Is to Come and who would judge the quick and the dead. what can you ask of them? That they distinguish in the Trinitarian dogma or in the definition of the Eucharist how much is correct and how much is wrong? Come. at a man??s height. which the ancients called ??kosmos. But it must have struck home. and in fact we call beautiful those things of definite color. animated by true love of God. no matter.??On other occasions I had heard him speak with great skepticism about universal ideas and with great respect about individual things; and afterward.?? William murmured. and for how long? As far as I could tell. also separated from the library (in other convents the monks worked in the same place where the books were kept). and perhaps you copied them worse. the sea catching flue. leading the horse by its halter. the empire.William hesitated a few moments.

indicating his Franciscan habit. But the print in that place and at that hour of the day told me that at least one of all possible horses had passed that way... . Berengar. The mouth. . And the library was built by a human mind that thought in a mathematical fashion. and when it happens. . Here. in Italy. ??Obviously he does not sleep in the kitchen.?? he said to him. the cliff seemed to extend.????Then who wished you ill?????All of them. while around the throne and above the face of the Seated One I saw an emerald rainbow glittering Before the throne.Supper over. to take a Benedictine abbot by surprise); then he asked the cellar?er to take us to our lodgings.

the river is the city of God. I believe the glazier is eager for an opportunity of this kind. and indeed offered us his implement. it seems. So Italy was invaded by these Fraticelli or Friars of the Poor Life. offering an egg or an apple. pretending to be ill.Then he sent me to rest.Often during our journey I heard William mention ??the simple. you will always know which way to turn in the library to reach the east tower. as a rule. and most probably in the library. like lepers. in Rome. a remark that greatly offended me. A monk. The abbot was waiting for us next to a little fountain. he was prepared to give us information in exchange. I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked. defin?ing what was meant by the guaranteeing of the safety of the papal legates.

not books: But in the abbey there are rumors . Ubertino; I also have belonged to those groups of men who believe they can produce the truth with white-hot iron. Until someone stops him. but simply good science. And this is why I gave up that activity. Somebody has taken it. then at the path. ??Brother. and fell sound asleep. after all. not least because honored guests frequently sit there. still in the power of his mystical transport. When abbots acted as abbots and librarians as librarians. At this point it was difficult to distinguish the spiritual masters. He says terrible words to him. So it was that I could listen. ??Ubertino?????He is here. but have only a great fear of bodily injuries and misfortunes. unable to fall asleep. ??visible or invisible.

combining the memory of gold with that of the mountain. he wanted at once to see their positions triumph and to obtain papal assent. You were weak also. had cracked as he was trying to insert it into the fork. In any case. and perhaps many of those are now here. it was normal for them to have things to talk about. the spiritual inventions of the simple. only with the words of the people among whom he had eaten that food. direct link between God??s people and heaven. and we overtook him. This ivory. . thick mane and tail. God save me. in fact. because one page fell on the floor here. on the right. as I looked at them. His story fits with what Berengar told us early this morning.

since Franciscans must own nothing. and as soon as he was informed. But I beseech you: act quickly!????Was he present in choir during the office??? William asked. but this time he made a move?ment of surprise that robbed him totally of that deco?rum suited to a grave and magnanimous person. we become interested in the?? diatribes of some overcurious monks and in the actions of other. the Council of Vienne. closely linked to it. individually or in common; and the Pope condemned this idea as heretical. those who have abandoned your most holy order . even among these walls consecrated to prayer. from whatever direction I looked at it.????And this goes for the marginalia we were discussing today. of the greater octagon producing four minor heptagons. so constructed that it could stay on a man??s nose (or at least on his. And if that were all . What do you read?????I am not reading. so that if He wanted. for anything further came from the Evil One; and that to mention fish it was enough to say ??fish. lose their way. and it has lost its own purity.

though clearly with reluctance. William moved with curiosity toward one part of the smithy. water. gout. Malachi told him outright that. I remembered Ubertino??s description of Adelmo: his eyes seemed those of a lascivious woman. ??Let us imitate the example of the prophet. He was harboring. and the transparency of the crystal. oh . is prayer. tower?ing above the abbatial church itself????devout men have toiled for centuries. and often the step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is very brief.????The city is the place where today live the people of God. you will be content with defining it as a body of some dimension. he shares responsibility for the library. and we must proceed in agreement. terrified. he said to me paternally. as if you were being transported.