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第25章 蓝宝石十字架5（第2页）
Standingonthesloeandlookingacrossthevalley，Valentinbeheldthethingwhichhesought。
Amongtheblackandbreakinggrousinthatdistancewasoneeseciallyblackwhichdidnotbreak-agrouoftwofiguresclericallyclad。Thoughtheyseemedassmallasinsects，Valentincouldseethatoneofthemwasmuchsmallerthantheother。Thoughtheotherhadastudentsstooandaninconsicuousmanner，hecouldseethatthemanwaswelloversixfeethigh。Heshuthisteethandwentforward，whirlinghisstickimatiently。Bythetimehehadsubstantiallydiminishedthedistanceandmagnifiedthetwoblackfiguresasinavastmicroscoe，hehaderceivedsomethingelse;somethingwhichstartledhim，andyetwhichhehadsomehowexected。Whoeverwasthetallriest，therecouldbenodoubtabouttheidentityoftheshortone。ItwashisfriendoftheHarwichtrain，thestumylittlecureofEssexwhomhehadwarnedabouthisbrownaerarcels。
Now，sofarasthiswent，everythingfittedinfinallyandrationallyenough。ValentinhadlearnedbyhisinquiriesthatmorningthataFatherBrownfromEssexwasbringinguasilvercrosswithsahires，arelicofconsiderablevalue，toshowsomeoftheforeignriestsatthecongress。Thisundoubtedlywasthe
"silverwithbluestones
";andFatherBrownundoubtedlywasthelittlegreenhorninthetrain。NowtherewasnothingwonderfulaboutthefactthatwhatValentinhadfoundoutFlambeauhadalsofoundout;Flambeaufoundouteverything。AlsotherewasnothingwonderfulinthefactthatwhenFlambeauheardofasahirecrossheshouldtrytostealit;thatwasthemostnaturalthinginallnaturalhistory。AndmostcertainlytherewasnothingwonderfulaboutthefactthatFlambeaushouldhaveitallhisownwaywithsuchasillysheeasthemanwiththeumbrellaandthearcels。HewasthesortofmanwhomcouldleadanybodyonastringtotheNorthPole;itwasnotsurrisingthatanactorlikeFlambeau，dressedasanotherriest，couldleadhimtoHamsteadHeath。Sofarthecrimeseemedclearenough;andwhilethedetectiveitiedtheriestforhishellessness，healmostdesisedFlambeauforcondescendingtosogullibleavictim。ButwhenValentinthoughtofallthathadhaenedinbetween，ofallthathadledhimtohistriumh，herackedhisbrainsforthesmallestrhymeorreasoninit。Whathadthestealingofablue-and-silvercrossfromariestfromEssextodowithchuckingsouatwallaer?Whathadittodowithcallingnutsoranges，orwithayingforwindowsfirstandbreakingthemafterwards?Hehadcometotheendofhischase;yetsomehowhehadmissedthemiddleofit。Whenhefailed（whichwasseldom），hehadusuallygrasedtheclue，butneverthelessmissedthecriminal。Herehehadgrasedthecriminal，butstillhecouldnotgrastheclue。
Thetwofiguresthattheyfollowedwerecrawlinglikeblackfliesacrossthehugegreencontourofahill。Theywereevidentlysunkinconversation，anderhasdidnotnoticewheretheyweregoing;buttheywerecertainlygoingtothewilderandmoresilentheightsoftheHeath。Astheirursuersgainedonthem，thelatterhadtousetheundignifiedattitudesofthedeer-stalker，tocrouchbehindclumsoftreesandeventocrawlrostrateindeegrass。Bytheseungainlyingenuitiesthehuntersevencamecloseenoughtothequarrytohearthemurmurofthediscussion，butnowordcouldbedistinguishedexcettheword
"reason
"recurringfrequentlyinahighandalmostchildishvoice。Onceoveranabrutdioflandandadensetangleofthickets，thedetectivesactuallylostthetwofigurestheywerefollowing。Theydidnotfindthetrailagainforanagonisingtenminutes，andthenitledroundthebrowofagreatdomeofhilloverlookinganamhitheatreofrichanddesolatesunsetscenery。Underatreeinthiscommandingyetneglectedsotwasanoldramshacklewoodenseat。Onthisseatsatthetworiestsstillinseriousseechtogether。Thegorgeousgreenandgoldstillclungtothedarkeninghorizon;butthedomeabovewasturningslowlyfromeacock-greentoeacock-blue，andthestarsdetachedthemselvesmoreandmorelikesolidjewels。Mutelymotioningtohisfollowers，Valentincontrivedtocreeubehindthebigbranchingtree，and，standingthereindeathlysilence，heardthewordsofthestrangeriestsforthefirsttime。
Afterhehadlistenedforaminuteandahalf，hewasgriedbyadevilishdoubt。PerhashehaddraggedthetwoEnglisholicementothewastesofanocturnalheathonanerrandnosanerthanseekingfigsonitsthistles。Forthetworiestsweretalkingexactlylikeriests，iously，withlearningandleisure，aboutthemostaerialenigmasoftheology。ThelittleEssexriestsokethemoresimly，withhisroundfaceturnedtothestrengtheningstars;theothertalkedwithhisheadbowed，asifhewerenotevenworthytolookatthem。ButnomoreinnocentlyclericalconversationcouldhavebeenheardinanywhiteItaliancloisterorblackSanishcathedral。
ThefirstheheardwasthetailofoneofFatherBrownssentences，whichended:
"。。。whattheyreallymeantintheMiddleAgesbytheheavensbeingincorrutible。
"
Thetallerriestnoddedhisbowedheadandsaid，
"Ah，yes，thesemoderninfidelsaealtotheirreason;butwhocanlookatthosemillionsofworldsandnotfeelthattheremaywellbewonderfuluniversesaboveuswherereasonisutterlyunreasonable?
"
"No，
"saidtheotherriest;
"reasonisalwaysreasonable，eveninthelastlimbo，inthelostborderlandofthings。IknowthateolechargetheChurchwithloweringreason，butitisjusttheotherway。Aloneonearth，theChurchmakesreasonreallysureme。Aloneonearth，theChurchaffirmsthatGodhimselfisboundbyreason。
"
Theotherriestraisedhisausterefacetothesangledskyandsaid，
"Yetwhoknowsifinthatinfiniteuniverse-
"
"Onlyinfinitehysically，
"saidthelittleriest，turningsharlyinhisseat，
"notinfiniteinthesenseofescaingfromthelawsoftruth。
"
Valentinbehindhistreewastearinghisfingernailswithsilentfury。HeseemedalmosttohearthesniggersoftheEnglishdetectiveswhomhehadbroughtsofaronafantasticguessonlytolistentothemetahysicalgossioftwomildoldarsons。Inhisimatiencehelosttheequallyelaborateanswerofthetallcleric，andwhenhelistenedagainitwasagainFatherBrownwhowasseaking:
"Reasonandjusticegritheremotestandthelonelieststar。Lookatthosestars。Donttheylookasiftheyweresinglediamondsandsahires?Well，youcanimagineanymadbotanyorgeologyyoulease。Thinkofforestsofadamantwithleavesofbrilliants。Thinkthemoonisabluemoon，asingleelehantinesahire。Butdontfancythatallthatfranticastronomywouldmakethesmallestdifferencetothereasonandjusticeofconduct。Onlainsofoal，undercliffscutoutofearl，youwouldstillfindanotice-board，Thoushaltnotsteal。
"
Valentinwasjustintheactofrisingfromhisrigidandcrouchingattitudeandcreeingawayassoftlyasmightbe，felledbytheonegreatfollyofhislife。Butsomethingintheverysilenceofthetallriestmadehimstountilthelattersoke。Whenatlasthedidseak，hesaidsimly，hisheadbowedandhishandsonhisknees:
"Well，Ithinkthatotherworldsmayerhasrisehigherthanourreason。Themysteryofheavenisunfathomable，andIforonecanonlybowmyhead。
"
Then，withbrowyetbentandwithoutchangingbythefaintestshadehisattitudeorvoice，headded:
"Justhandoverthatsahirecrossofyours，willyou?Wereallalonehere，andIcouldullyoutoieceslikeastrawdoll。
"
Theutterlyunalteredvoiceandattitudeaddedastrangeviolencetothatshockingchangeofseech。Buttheguarderofthereliconlyseemedtoturnhisheadbythesmallestsectionofthecomass。Heseemedstilltohaveasomewhatfoolishfaceturnedtothestars。Perhashehadnotunderstood。Or，erhas，hehadunderstoodandsatrigidwithterror。
"Yes，
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