Butupwardtheyreturnedinbriefertime,
And, onarriving, withtheotherswheeled
Tow'rdsus, liketroopsthatrunwithoutarein.
"Thisfolkthatpressesuntousisgreat,
Andcomethtoimplorethee," saidthePoet;
"Sostillgoonward, andingoinglisten."
"Osoulthatgoesttobeatitude
Withthesamememberswherewiththouwastborn,"
Shoutingtheycame, "alittlestaythysteps,
Look, ifthoue'erhastanyofusseen,
Sothato'eryonderthoubearnewsofhim;
Ah, whydostthougoon?
Ah, whynotstay?
Longsinceweallwereslainbyviolence,
Andsinnerseventothelatesthour;
Thendidalightfromheavenadmonishus,
Sothat, bothpenitentandpardoning, forth
FromlifeweissuedreconciledtoGod,
WhowithdesiretoseeHimstirsourhearts."
AndI: "AlthoughIgazeintoyourfaces,
NooneIrecognize; butifmaypleaseyou
AughtIhavepowertodo, yewell-bornspirits,
Speakye, andIwilldoit, bythatpeace
Which, followingthefeetofsuchaGuide,
Fromworldtoworldmakesitselfsoughtbyme."
Andonebegan: "Eachonehasconfidence
Inthygoodofficeswithoutanoath,
UnlesstheIcannotcutofftheIwill;
WhenceI, whospeakalonebeforetheothers,
Praythee, ifeverthoudostseetheland
That 'twixtRomagnaliesandthatofCharles,
Thoubesocourteoustomeofthyprayers
InFano, thattheyprayformedevoutly,
ThatImaypurgeawaymygraveoffences.
FromthencewasI; butthedeepwounds, throughwhich
IssuedthebloodwhereinIhadmyseat,
WeredealtmeinbosomoftheAntenori,
TherewhereIthoughttobethemostsecure;
'TwasheofEstehaditdone, whoheldme
Inhatredfarbeyondwhatjusticewilled.
