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34 THE HOLY MOUNTAIN OF
"Chiefly," he replied, "by taking aim,
pitching my knife into the turf."
I was struck with the same dark lustre in
the eyes of Maximin, when I first saw him,
that I had observed in Melanie. They remind
me of the effect of tropical climates. His
eyes are prominent, his brows well. marked,
but somewhat depressed at the top of the arch.
.His forehead is clear, his general appearance
is frank, and he prepossesses me favourably.
His manner is free and easy, but still rust,ic.
He answers readily when questioned, but his
hands are restlessly employed about his knees.
His voice has an independent drawl in it, aud
he has not an atom of mere human respect in
his composition. All reports agree that he
has made but a very poor way in learning;
for he is both slow of mind, heedless, and
volatile.
CHAPTER V.
THE APPARITION.
THE 19th of Septeml~er, 1846, fell on a
Saturday. It was also the eve of the Festival
of our Lady of the Seven Dolours. Maximin
and Melanie, conducting their cows, came
down together from the mountain of La
Salette upon the level, or terrace, called Sousles
Bawses. The day was serene, the sky
cloudless, the sun shone brilliantly. It wus
ahout mid-d~y, for they heard the distant
sound of' the Angelus bell. They took their