Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-17
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Patriarch be said. pointing to him.
Tateinisch."
"All right" said Tommy. 'T1l try.
I've learned Latin Of course and used
20 know II quite well. but not CONVEX
sationally."
The patriarch was not 30 fluent with
his Latin M he might have been. II
10 the ecclesiastical language Of the
world. but Well. I once knew q priest
who asked whether temere In the title
Of the famous Ne Temere Bull was
second or a third conjugation verb.
Yet that man read his breviary faith.
fully. There was more excuse for the
patriarch than for him. The services
Of the Lystrian church are not said
IN Latin.
hut even N the patriarchs Latin
had been much better than II was,
there would have been difficulties. Our
English schools have, Of late years, al
tered their way Of pronouncing Latin.
No doubt the new sounds are better
than the English as, IL. and soft ca.
to which was brought MP. but we
have not yet achieved the true italian
ecclesiastical whine. Tommy did not
understand the patriarch. nor could he
make the patriarch understand him.
''Es LIST trauerlich." said Count Al
bert at last. "A pity, not sor
Every one. especially the stout patri-
arch. was extremely good-humored,
but no one knew how 10 say what had
TO be said 20 Tommy.
'1f--s Count Albert's English came
very slowly. "If-here-were-
mir Istvan Graf--Achr"
II say" said Tommy. -what about
getting the princess 10 come and In.
terpretf She knows all the languages
there are"
He must have pronounced the word
princess" very badly, Tor no one knew
what he meant.
Calypso he tried.
This time the patriarch understood;
but he shook his head decisively. For
some reason the presence of the prin-
cess was not desirable
"well. then. try Miss Church. said
Tommy. "she knows German though
she can't talk Lystrian."
"Mees zurzr' said Count Albert
doubtfully.
"Yes." said Tommy. "Miss Church:
Fraulein Kirche. That In to say. II
you really speak French. Mademoiselie
Eglise, or"--here he turned to the pa.
triarch and spoke very clearly-"Ec-
ciesia--virgo Janetta Ecclesia."
The party OF Lystrians was entirely
bewildered; but Tommy was not beat
en- yet. lie took pencil and a piece
OF paper from his pocket and made
rapid sketch OF Janet Tommy was no
artist, and any resemblance his pic
ture bore TO Janet must have been that
OF caricature But II was instantly
recognized and greeted with applaud.
Ing laughter.
"Ach So" said Count Albert. And
the patriarch made sounds which are
the Lystrian equivalent Of "Ach So"
One Of the priests was sent 70 fetch
Janet The patriarch ordered q fresh
bottle OF wine. The cigarettes were
handed round and the party settled
down very comfortably to wait. There
was no conversation. for the Lystrians
were much too well bred to talk 10
one another In a language which their
guest did not understand. But every.
body smiled amiably at everybody
else.
Janet had gone 20 bed: but the
priest who was sent TO fetch her was
q determined man. A quarter OF an
hour later he led her into the hall.
She was clad In the pink dressing
gown and the slippers. which she had
worn when Tommy FIRST saw her In
the corridor Of the Adion hotel.
Janet was not In the least embar
raised BY her costume. or by the CON
pany In which she found herself; hui
she was very much annoyed at being
reused out Of her nrst sleep.
II wish to soodness." she said Il
Tommy, that you'd learn enough Ger
man to Be able to set on without per
pstually appealing TO me-
Tue patriarch unfortunately share<
the view of Sander. the chauffeur. tina
Janet was the princess maid. n,
neither stood up TO greet her nor IN
vited her 20 sit down ThiA very nat
urally, increased her feeling Of irrita
tisn. n Tommy had not rushed ef
q est Z chair Or hes. the ehasess Q
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