Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Monks -- Fiction; Portugal -- History -- 1826-1853 -- Fiction; Wine and wine making -- Fiction
When he opened his eyes at last and gazed upon the Atlantic he knew
that he was weary. The hands were weary that had labored so roughly
for his Lord. The feet were weary that had tramped so many a league
in dust and heat; and the brain was weary that had puzzled and
worried and planned till it could puzzle and worry and plan no more.
But it mattered not at all. Was not the day's work done? There was
plenty of time to sleep. Ranging over wood and meadow and stream,
Antonio's gaze came to rest in the little clearing between the ending
of the orange-groves and the beginning of the vineyards; and he
looked with longing at the white cross which rose tall and slender
above the monks' graves.
Peace filled earth and heaven. His tired eye-lids drooped over
Antonio's eyes. The airs around him were rich with scents of
lemon-blossom and suckle. The Atlantic lay unvexed by wind; and the
ocean swell, as it searched the creeks and caves, hummed no louder
than a heavy-laden honey-bee lumbering home.
THE END
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