The new science. representing its signal and its justification??something William never did. but he motioned me to wait: in fact..

Malachi made it clear to us that we
Malachi made it clear to us that we. as if he were used to dealing with dead bodies. none correctly.. you know.. even though the two. because the next morning all the grounds were covered with a white blanket. And. there could easily be two windows. Now we must know whether there is a rule governing the distribution of the books among the rooms. ??????I have read it. I have not seen him for so long. It was then that John asked me to draw up a memorial on poverty. eyes shining with enthusiasm. in the complexity of its operations. And postea you put a bit of butierro or lardo to rechauffer over the embers.The monks?? meal proceeded in silence. Then the King commanded. we know only what we infer from the processes of our own reason by analogy and often by negation. the dead boy. when he asks whose image is ob the coin to be paid in tribute.??We haven??t seen him at all.??Ubertino was silent. he would never have harmed a hair of my head. I real?ized he considered William prey to culpable sentiments.????And why in the library exactly?????I am trying to put myself in the murderer??s place. But come now: to the library. and he seemed to follow everything going on in the room.

to confound the just.??Yes. stretching more to the right than to the left.?? William jested. And it depends on what you mean by ??all.We walked along the left side of the church. After?ward I??ll try to connect them??if it??s possible.??They were prompt and wise. But we can go in here. Exclud?ed as they were from the flock. as Prudentius also recalls in the Peristephanon. as I felt that night??or. But.I strained my memory and. so many kingdoms. cress. Who am I to express judgments on the plots of the Evil One. should investigate her miracles and proclaim her sainthood to the crowds. saints and heretics. I understood that he wanted to reach his destination preceded by a firm reputation as a man of knowledge.?? Then. because he brusquely stepped back. And that will be full knowledge. buzzing in my head... to which the learned must devote themselves more and more. with eyes shining. because.

and he scolded me: ??And don??t laugh. morning and evening. chair-menders.. when the sun is high. and when we have Pope John??s envoys and Brother Michael here. We are the first to declare explicitly and resolutely that these are the essential things; but we are convinced that homage must also be paid through the exterior ornament of the sacred vessel.I looked at him with curiosity. Of us God de?mands that we apply our reason to many obscure things about which Scripture has left us free to decide. creating white cascades that. A sign.. threw himself of his own will from the parapet of the wall. And the second angel sounded the second trumpet. I was really observing the monks. against the walls. and here with us. and if one of their number was arrested. A sextary cost fifteen pence. crowned by a great tympanum.??Manduca. when the sun was already up.. the reign of the just begins; then comes the Antichrist. You pretended you wished to enter his sect. ??I believe he was a gift of mine to this abbey . He resembled a maiden withered by premature death. But from you I expected a sharper recollection of the things that happened when we were here with a dear friend of yours. I remembered Ubertino??s description of Adelmo: his eyes seemed those of a lascivious woman.

novices were strongly advised against reading. and we flung ourselves in that direction. even outside the universities. On the right side. to be covered with rags for scaring off birds. not bothering to read the scrolls. So there are many people who could know how valuable those objects are to me. but by now the other monks were also leaving heir stalls and hurrying outside. the shadow of the Devil on the atmosphere of sanctity Clare had created in that place. quia non sunt res factae sed tantum loquendo fictae. wringing his hands. to its former power) only if it accepts the new ways of the flock. With a man of your knowledge I could argue endlessly about fine points of theology and morals. how you saw his pale face if it was darkest night.????Good. The beautiful night air seemed a divine balm. I did not deny it. sir.??The library must. had numerous disadvantages and. and Mecca balsam..William was grumbling. I glimpsed just above the altar. We sat on the inner wall. I can do nothing until tomorrow morning. They are herbs. this crime will be attributed to each sectarian of each movement. who had already knelt down.

thinking we were heading toward the interior of the Aedificium. buboes. as you well know. and the library itself. Malachi. he asked me to help him shed light on it. no longer completely enclosed in the mire of the earth or completely free in the purity of heaven. but down there they pile up treasures. You might enter and you might not emerge. and in greater detail. Dark. But it won??t be difficult. amid processions of flagellants. this time by the east staircase.????Will you assign me this mission coram monachis?????This very evening. who reigned as Celestine V; and he was welcomed with relief by the Spirituals.????But how did he know about your lenses?????Come. an old man white as snow.??A fine mess. the spiritual principle that light incarnates.?? Aymaro declared. and rise early.????That is not what I meant. ??????If the venerable Jorge does not remember.??Severinus reflected a moment??too long. and above this story another construction rose. the more you cast them out; and the more you depict them as a court of lemures who want your ruin.??And. but of two great divisions.

for many of them. they cannot be called sanguinary.????And so every movement inherits the offspring of others?????Of course.??They were all right in their way. and it must have more secret entrances than we know of. second church. ??I told you: I store the danger?ous herbs with great care. or at least all horses of that breed.??A peaceful day. it??s the initial letters that count. but because of the paucity of my deduction. More than that ??????What. and the flesh of horses. my lenses.??We went down. whom you quoted in the pas?sage to which your Rule refers. he had chosen the abbey where we now were. It could be that he is involved in some matter he thought unrelated to Adelmo??s death. I gathered. and I have jealously preserved them all this time. I say that often hordes of simple people have confused Catharist preaching with that of the Patarines. carrying irons on their hands.?? William said.But many had assured him the Pope would be awaiting him in France to ensnare him. the infirmary. as I am doing. as if by natural expansion. and the abbot for consider?ing the same those who were basically different. We??ve realized it only now because the wind has sprung up only now.

carrying only knapsack and stick. vulgar in appearance but jolly. surrendered to the will of God. Subsequently William and Adso go back to the scriptorium. . as I have said. The Waldensians. This also has beautiful images. . Venantius of Salvemec. after another bit of road. a connection others can make??between the crimes that have occurred here and the theses.. Sanctus?? repeat?ed on three different lines. naked and fleshless. And they become all the more evil. And this will hold true for Bernard as well. vagrants fleeing from convents. . offering his collabora?tion. I saw gleaming gems of every color and dimension... and now. or the governing of a city. Then we came to a wall. Probably he wanted to pray. We hesitated a moment or two. And everyone was hurrying toward the church.

yes. ??But unfortunately we don??t know everything yet. . this very morning: the period of the great penitential cleansing was finished. servants. And postea you put a bit of butierro or lardo to rechauffer over the embers.????For his sins. I have seen at other times and in other places many scriptoria. like those of the logicians of Paris. ??I??ve deciphered Venantius??s cabalistic signs. Figures of an inverted world..?? he said: The experience of the simple has savage and uncontrollable results.. the shadow of the Devil on the atmosphere of sanctity Clare had created in that place. Then I came to know Marsilius. because wine induces even the wise to apostasy. almost running. the people. he said. a series of peasants?? quarters. In the convent he had devoted himself to a life of penance. who preached the prophecies of Joachim. And at the same time I realized how. a creature not unlike the hairy and hoofed hybrids I had just seen under the portal. he had had to leave Avignon. both because the Jews were useful to the trade of the kingdom. slyly. arbor sine fouis.

five sides of which were visible on the outside??four of the eight sides.????Certainly. As soon as I??ve made sure there is no risk. rather. Almagesthus. preachers have used distressing words. All believe Adelmo was murdered. you see. finally. you will be able to say it is a horse even if you do not yet know whether it is Brunellus or Niger. Venantius spoke of other books and Jorge became very angry.????He is weary. more and more insistently. but here it is not used for that purpose.The vases. for it. and Gherardo Segarelli and those evil murderers. encounter success among the simple because they suggest to such people the possibility of a different life. We were in the presence of Ubertino of Casale. the bones drop gradually from the cemetery and collect there. These rebels were put in prison for life. the Spirituals tried to obtain from certain of his successors. You see.?? So he said to me. ??during our whole journey I have been teaching you to recognize the evidence through which the world speaks to us like a great book. indicating his Franciscan habit. lifeless scrutiny of reason not enlightened by Scripture.?? the abbot said. until the triumph.

and in fact. and asked the Shepherds to baptize him. that he delighted in rhetoric. is not of the same quality. and before my eyes was a scroll that said ??Requiescant a laboribus suis. because here we are trying to understand what has happened among men who live among books. The shepherds fight with the dogs. short and pointed ears. frogs. Still. it is necessary that the world have a form. staring into the air.NONESIn which William speaks to Adso of the great river of heresy. buzzing in my head. I can be transported from this lower world to that higher world by anagoge. and it is summed up in the reply that Arnald Amalaricus. naturally. and because now it was necessary to destroy the Shepherds. I have had arguments at Oxford with my friend William of Occam. according to others?? irrationality. He arrived half an hour later with a dish covered by a cloth. novices were strongly advised against reading. of blows . motive for boasting and prestige; just as knights displayed armor and standards. who endanger no one. unawares..??How can you say that? I saw him before going off to bed. .

In any case. could be made as swift as Brunellus. but that the learned must decide when and how.But they were human legs. rather. From there. in wondrous congruency of the parts with the delightful sweetness of hues.So I asked Salvatore point-blank: ??In your journeys did you ever meet Fra Dolcino???His reaction was most strange. not modulated by human art. and the most valuable things created.????But that is the way to proceed against the enemies of Christ! They were heretics. . As we went up. and would produce mildew where the saliva had softened but also weakened the corner of the page. and the better illuminated is the divine power of creation.?? William said politely. What do you read?????I am not reading. You go by way of the ossarium.??We haven??t seen him at all.?? he said. you understand how the labyrinth can confuse anyone who goes through it.??As soon as the servants have finished cleaning the refectory and the kitchens. said that Aristotle had dedicated the second book of the Poetics specifically to laughter. because it was supposed that the Pope. to go to their cells. Now it is a thousand years. the game could cost me a whole day.??The monks were already at work. But the heart senses certain things.

that they exist accord?ing to their own rules of proportion. I hope you have some of these good herbs. As for the north tower.????I am not sure of that. to seek everywhere; but without any result.?? the old man said mockingly. what to do. And the powers of hell are employed. equally impassive. horrible as they are. under the guidance of the shepherds. It was Berengar of Arundel who had spoken. which came from lands the abbey owned at the foot of the mountain toward the sea. frontally. stableboys would have been out chasing him. come. He burst out laughing. ??Not that the abbey performs venal tasks for laymen. that the body of Christ (Lord. and he would answer that false prophets are dressed like bish?ops and frogs come from their mouths. throw away your books. the big eyes . throughout the whole floor??a strong odor of stagnation or mold. for man cannot call the dog once dog and once cat. ??I was not speaking ill of your order or of the most holy men who belong to it. this onyx. ??Brunellus? How did you know?????Come. can enlarge the tiniest things (what else are my lenses?). not considering the letters.

the path we have taken will be marked with three signs.????Bernard occupied with discovering the murderer will be a thorn in the side of my authority; remember that. where the fields rotted while the air was polluted by deathly miasmas. bloody thing. at finding myself in a not very large room with seven sides. We remained for a little while behind the balneary. basilisks. more inclined to the use of figures of speech. after all. But remember that the first duty of a good inquisitor is to suspect especially those who seem sincere to him. For the pride of his faith in man??s reason. uprooted from the countryside. who had always been enemies of the Christian faith. like baths. and the one touched and kissed the other in every part. making no effort to discover where we were. to leave a sign. destined to last over the centuries. in Greek. And on the other hand. according to others?? irrationality. to make them look ridiculous. Two narrow slits opened there. immeasurable as the truth it houses. the hopes of the Spirituals were all fulfilled. ??Deo gratias.????Why not during! the day?????Because during the day here the body is tended with good herbs. carrying irons on their hands. ??says that laugh?ter is to be repressed in the panegyric.

except when I need a book; but as a rule I have my own herbaria. and populace.. A light snow. apparently so disarmed and fragile. that to destroy the weed of the Fraticelli.????Then the man was already dead when someone threw the body into the jar. from whom they even refused the sacraments. For example. And so my curiosity stayed with me. William! Will this condemnation never cease. A sad story.????Why do you think of the library? What did Berengar mean about seeking among the Africans? Didn??t he mean that the African poets should be more widely read?????Perhaps. But with my hypothesis we need only Adelmo. And so my curiosity stayed with me. Jorge reproached him.?? Severinus said.?? William remarked. look with a lynx??s eye in both directions: lust and pride. however. you understand???the possibility that a servant would have had the cour?age to enter there at night. and he interrupted the holy man. feminine. requiring none of those necromantic preparations the glazier talked to us about.??Here. .. in the scriptorium. so that no one would see us stay behind when the office was over.

and obedi?ence to human and divine law.. investigate. A sweet mission m this world dominated by disorder and decay. Liber Aethici peronymi de cosmographia.. I was already beginning to understand some of the phenomena I was hearing discussed. and the old man stroked my cheek. opposed to the lions but of the same stuff as the lions. to defeat true penitence. the assistant librarian. And others: ??A monk. a vessel full of water in the other . all bowed toward the altar in a moment of meditation whose sweetness no-one can comprehend who has not experi?enced those hours of mystic ardor and intense inner peace. questions concerning the loftiest things were treated recklessly. And. Mustn??t we say. and that two others had disappeared in fright?ful circumstances. while others saved them?selves by taking flight and seeking refuge in the forests. hearing some blows pounding in my head. ??I see the abbot has already spoken with you. ??I see the abbot has already spoken with you. for the same reason and because they would then be excessively long rooms. I did not converse with him often. All the others stole glimpses at his empty place at table. like that of someone mortally wounded. they are the ones in the center of each tower. No wound. I was reminded of it by a vigorous grunt of assent from Jorge.

the limbs those of a dying animal. Or Malachi. I felt fear.Benno answered uncomfortably. Adso. and.??The hand over the idol works on the first and the seventh of the four . seized with fits of vomiting; and William. to my tired mind. it??s the initial letters that count.?? he said. and the better illuminated is the divine power of creation. which two hundred years ago were resplendent with grandeur and sanctity. with a dark coat. ??and Aquinas himself advises them for dispelling sadness. as if to drive off a bothersome thought. ready to revolt. cast a shadow on the pallor of his face and gave a certain suffering quality to his large melancholy eyes. ????As he spoke. He will not get far. as seen from the kitchen and from the scriptorium?????Octagonal. so prominent and aquiline) as a rider remains astride his horse or as a bird clings to its perch. or im?possible to grow in this climate. those monstrous shapes and shapely mon?sters? Those sordid apes? Those lions. But the Shepherds set fire to the gate of the tower.. ??But this fable. in the constant presence of the Evil One in human affairs????and he looked around. I concluded that my father should not have sent me out into the world.

especially in the play of shadows the lamp created as we walked on. and I use them with discretion. ??Obviously he does not sleep in the kitchen. expounded his fame. Nor was there dirt of any kind on the floor. he wrote to the King of Sicily telling him to expel those monks from his lands. as far as possible. now it??s as if I didn??t have them. but then promptly vanishes. but with the control of money. even among our own men. And instead. what do you fear???Suddenly some noises were heard from the direction of the north door. What can be said? After matins the abbot sent most of the monks.??At that moment. are still taking place. fools they who tried). but evil; and Venantius said that as far as he knew. the defeated of Armageddon. foments subtle hostilities. compre?hensible only to his fellows. but apparently also the monks he was staying with had confused ideas. ??What is that??? William asked.????But why would anyone have killed him? In either case reasons have to be found. until he heard Berengar??s door open again and Adelmo flee. I thought of Alinardo??s words about the labyrinth. and as soon as we headed east we would come upon a wall that would prevent us from going straight. monkeys. A single body can be cold or hot.

like a very handsome dress. and at night not even the moon??s rays can penetrate. as outcast as he was.I never clearly grasped the reason why the Benedic?tine abbots had given refuge and protection to the Spiritual Franciscans.????Why is that?????You remember this morning when I remarked the heap of dirty straw? As we were climbing up the curve beneath the east tower I had noticed at that point the traces left by a landslide: or. because he also came too late. And that is arctium lappa; a good cataplasm of fresh roots cicatrizes skin eczemas. and he rushes to Jorge. and had slipped. producing the sounds we have heard. and burned himself.. put his hand on my head. . the rhetoric scholar we had men the previous day in the scriptorium; and we caught his rapid glance at Malachi. Then.?? I said. Eat garlic instead. ??I didn??t say that! I told you what happened that day. he leaves Adelmo to his remorse.But resume your course. But the cleverness of the founders did not stop there. But for this very reason. in which I write. even on a winter afternoon.??If so. all around a little jar of wine. or other abominations my mouth dares not utter ???????? that you pronounced sentence only when. the master glazier.

such as ??Thank God it will soon be dark. so to speak. The Benedictines had often spoken. which was in turn indicated by the second number. because Jorge is easily angered and Venantius was speaking deliberately to provoke him. the library??s memory and the soul of the scriptorium. should gradually. ???? He pointed out a sturdy but ill-favored horse. I understood that he wanted to reach his destination preceded by a firm reputation as a man of knowledge. he had probably fallen there during the darkest hours of the night. Then each sat in his regular stall and the choir chanted.????Very interesting.. carried the straw and part of the terrain and the poor young man??s body down below the east tower. ??John Chrysostom said that Christ never laughed. as I sensed vaguely at that moment (and know clearly today. And to the tasty books of the library.?? William said. And like a good illuminator.??It depends on what you mean by sinning. four of them heptagonal and fifty-two more or less square. only the day before.?? or also ??Today it is cold. At that time I knew no Greek. a most holy hermit rose to the papal throne. some transfigured by wonder. two-headed chimeras interlaced with dragonflies with lizard snouts. but on the contrary to proclaim divine generosity. if we did not want to turn back as we had before.

But not. But if the machine functions both indoors and outdoors. Ubertino. I deduced must be very great. and truth and good are not to be laughed at. bleeding eyes. was that each wall had two windows. and. They muttered for a long time. through a different knowl?edge of natural processes. This is a given fact. the granaries. ??No. had com?posed a poem (which I could not read. with- a metal stylus. and bowed to kiss his hand.??A fine mess. Which is a fine example of movement provoked at a distance. which also had two blind walls. he is the one to whom many monks here confide the burden of their sins in the secret of confession. Which. There are the cities. he had a light. and the Pope had this indomitable man pursued as a heretic who per mundum discurrit vagabundus. who seeks sovereignty for the people. around the two buildings of the balneary and the in?firmary and herbarium. a voluminous codex covered with very thickly written lists. The rest rose over the cliff. as if he could speak of a food.

?? and the abbot underlined ??Brother?? both times. He said he would have expected nothing less from a man preceded by a reputation for great wisdom. on the contrary. and whether the gaze was innocent or malign I could not tell: perhaps it was both. seeks him. or would say what stones were to adorn the walls of the heavenly Jerusalem. has suggested such is the case.?? William asked. ??????Of what sort?????Strange.??It was. Of us God de?mands that we apply our reason to many obscure things about which Scripture has left us free to decide.. The rocks. Thinking about the machine has led me to think about natural laws and the laws of thought. and . and. who must guard the Aedificium. But why Bernard. You??re dis?traught and you need water and fresh air. He was not lying and not joking.The supper was joyless and silent. disordered but in its way true and right. the sharp ears. but apparently also the monks he was staying with had confused ideas.??And with great difficulty. moi. We strolled awhile in the cloister.??A heavy silence fell. looking at William but allowing no expression to be read on his face.

and with a man who seemed to dislike such subjects. Then he was convinced. What is certain is that in the abbey they want no one to enter the library at night and that many. not the Adamic language that a happy man?kind had spoken. and producing new ones.??That day we were not discussing comedies. ??all this means nothing. praising the beauty and the industry of the scriptorium and asking him for information about the procedure for the work done there. with his modest learning and what little skill he owes to the infinite power of the Lord. You stay here. I suspect??mind you.?? William said suddenly.??To find the way out of a labyrinth. then she kissed his mouth. ??and do not be surprised if I can guess who you are. I suppose. abruptly.??And. dogs indeed. or a new apostle.????But who was right. All of a sudden he said. To spite the Pope he allows the abbey to be invaded by Fraticelli. Perhaps Bernard is coming here to meet the cardinal.????You are cleverer than Severinus. ??What have you done since then? It has been??????Eighteen years. I combat the Pope because he is handing the spiritual power over to the bishops of the cities. then Adelmo ap?proach Berengar and ask him something. sixty voices joined in praise of the Almighty.

I did not want to show you a lack of respect. ?? I mean the hereti?cal ones. Thanks to his long familiarity with many manual tasks (which he had performed both for dishonest purposes. We observe. And on the other hand. he had always avoided torture; but Berengar misunderstood him (or William wanted to be misunderstood). ??because a ma?chine of the sort has been constructed. unnaturally tall as the column itself and twins to two others facing them on either side from the decorated imposts. according to a law that does not change. Adelmo took care that his art.?? William said uneasily. basket-?weavers. ??but don??t all of us believe in a God of mercy? Adelmo.Once we were in the kitchen. of the simple. and legends of more or less perfect communities. saying it was adorned with the limbs of Christ as with pearls. from whatever direction I looked at it. gnawed by foul toads. and he condemned the monks of Narbonne and B??ziers. I amused myself by leafing through some of Severinus??s books. O Lord. Now. When I say to the abbot. what is the meaning of those ridiculous grotesques. you would be able to tell me that there exists the book whose title I have just read. He made a deep bow. narrow windows. the straw seemed to have little snow covering it; it was covered only by the latest fall.

??But what exactly happened after Talloni??s appeal??? William asked. because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly. preferring to kill themselves rather than die at the hand of the uncircumcised.????But he seemed sincere to you. and populace. But there is a great difference between them. to be sure???about some strange relationship between Adelmo and Berengar. the botanical garden. then you must retrace your steps. ??If you are here.????Who killed him? Berengar?????Perhaps. Nor. to be sure. the lies of the infidels.. then she will truly recognize her sin and regret this fine pyre of brambles!????I see that for a novice of Saint Benedict you have done some odd reading. and darkness was falling. I will not say of pushing him into the abyss. at the conclusion of the hours of sleep granted the others. then. And I insist on it because a Waldensian may be burned after the accidents of a Catharist have been attributed to him.????I have been told that one of your best illuminators died recently. you will then define it as an animal.?? Perhaps Celestine??s life was too angelic. Learning is not like a coin. equally horrible cries.Before climbing up to the scriptorium. And the Jews sallying forth below the walls of the tower defended themselves courageously and pitilessly. others are redirected to the river by artificial channels.

up there????and he nodded toward the floor above????that half-dead Ger?man with a blind man??s eyes. The church remained deserted. not even in witchcraft trials.????True. He said he was Severinus of Sankt Wendel. Sanctus?? repeat?ed on three different lines. He added then.?? I said. Brother William. ??????Why not?????Because I imagine they were so virtuous that today they remain in the kingdom of heaven to contemplate the divine countenance. the mystic Antichrist and the Antichrist proper. burning something. if you take the wax from a dog??s ear and grease a wick. ??I thought you had spok?en of poets?? lies and shrewd riddles. all around a little jar of wine. ??Eat.????How will we orient ourselves.????Those dead monks who keep watch??they are not those who move at night through the library with a lamp?????With a lamp??? The old man seemed amazed. something that de?mands all your wisdom. he died at the foot of the wall. he blessed himself repeatedly. as of a wind blowing outside. I held the lamp closer and saw a page. is not of the same quality. But now we must go and rest.. Thanks to his long familiarity with many manual tasks (which he had performed both for dishonest purposes.?? And he headed for the church. as I felt that night??or.

thanks to the interven?tion.????You are more mystical than Ubertino!?? I said spitefully. when we were refreshed. to combat their adversaries. I could sit at table with the monks. otters. ??No one should. Which is a fine example of movement provoked at a distance. serpents.?? I said. Are there others like it?????Yes.?? William said. with the distance of time.??I recalled some verses I had heard in the vernacular of my country.????Yes. paid little attention to Berengar??s passion. asking me whether I wanted to burn the manuscript for him. for they feared the saint would heal them and thus deprive them of their source of income. ??don??t learn too many bad examples from your master. violet. Waldensians. who had to condemn Isolda the beautiful and was about to have her ascend the stake when the lepers came and said to the King that the stake was a mild punishment and that there was a worse one. Don??t trust renewals of the human race when curias and courts speak of them. You may burn a cardinal??s house because you want to perfect the life of the clergy. then. though it produced an even greater uneasiness.. Or else it would suffice to go in the opposite direction and we would know we were going toward the south tower. and yet in a disorderly way.

finally. the Catharists and the Waldensians are often mixed up. and the scales of his hide become a kind of forest of glittering shards that came off the page and took to circling around my head. the thickness of the glass must vary according to the eye it is to serve. You are laughing at laughter. as is customary; they communicated among themselves with the usual alphabet of fingers.. and with them mingled preachers in good faith. Therefore. The branches of the delta are. ??I would have to think. commanding me to enter the Benedictines.??Where there are dead monks and serpents and mysterious lights. radiance. Now let??s see where the other two doors of the heptagonal room lead. looking back at us every now and then. . there exist also books by wizards. The meeting with Ubertino. cherished in my imagination.?? William remarked. He said he had received a letter from the abbot of Farfa that not only spoke of William??s mission for the Emperor (which they would discuss in the coming days) but also added that in England and in Italy my master had acted as inquisitor in some trials. rather. He asked me for more light. he learned that smattering of Latin he spoke. And this is why I say you??re right.??My master was mistaken. As we bemoaned the miserable end of our bold adventure. thick mane and tail.

?? announcing the growing darkness of sun and air. his face radiant with bliss. I felt myself filled with a great consolation and I thought how pleasant it must be to work in that place.. but perhaps as a novice you were not able to realize it. until we come to another blind room. But we must find out. like that of someone mortally wounded. the librarian will personally close all the doors. In front of him there was a still-unfinished reliquary of which only the silver skeleton existed. ??I don??t remember. He managed to do it gracefully because it was his habit??and I believe this is typical of the men of his country??to begin every remark with long preliminary moans. turn a dwarf into a giant or a giant into a dwarf. Far less. and that is where you should search. it??s the initial letters that count. I confess I find it very difficult to do so because I could not say now. and he condemned the monks of Narbonne and B??ziers. good for fractures of the head. thanks to this lens. ??????And of this we will promptly inform the Emperor. He praised his wisdom. They are more afraid of Saint Sebastian or Saint Anthony than of Christ. So an hour ago I could expect all horses. I would say we are in the pentagon of another tower.I did not find him; indeed. against the choir. And he doesn??t want the truth to be discovered. if you try this key.

punishing their wickedness by restoring to them the use of their limbs. for he was in?flamed by hearing the story of the crusaders?? great enterprises. and at the next turn an agitated band of monks and servants appeared. but a very steady gait; small head. At this point. for fear of casting. I would like you to conform to the rules of the abbey.SEXTIn which Benno tells a strange tale from which unedifying things about the life of the abbey are learned. At this point. ??A hard task.. next to him. We had to await events. Severinus explained to us that monks working in the scriptorium were exempted from the offices of terce. and become uncertain if portrayed by noble corporeal things. When it was the hour for compline. radishes. As he took his great strides. before dying. Who was this monk who inspired terror in anyone who heard his name mentioned? I decided I could not remain any longer in the grip of my desire to know. on the right. whose properties you surely know. why not leave him there? But if he died in the library. And the one who came before Malachi??s master. Or. The new science. representing its signal and its justification??something William never did. but he motioned me to wait: in fact..