Chapter 30

In 1879, a distinguished author who was engaged in writing a history of the Catholic Movement in England, begged Mr. Disraeli, then Earl of Beaconsfield, for some particulars, not generally known, of Robert Orange's life.

He replied as follows:--

HUGHENDEN MANOR, _Nov. 28, 1879_.

MY DEAR F.,--You ask me for an estimate of Monsignor Orange. Questions are always easy. Let me offer you facts in return. The Castrillon duel was a nine days' wonder--much discussed and soon forgotten. Castrillon left a letter with his second, M. de Lamoignon, to the effect that he had offered Orange "intolerable insults" which "no man of honour" could have suffered. Mrs. Parflete's name did not transpire, but Prince d'Alchingen and others gave speculation no industry on the matter. We were at no loss to know the real cause of the quarrel. Orange applied for the Chiltern Hundreds and went into strict retreat for six months. During that time he saw no friends, wrote no letters, read none. I remember his conduct was severely criticised, because the death of Parflete opened out other possibilities of action. He was not a man, however, whom one could order to be this, that, or the other; still less could one reproach him for not being this, that, or the other. It was his faith to believe that salvation rests on the negation and renunciation of personality. He pushed this to the complete suppression of his Will, tenderly considered. I need not detain you on the familiar dogmas of Christianity with regard to the reign of nature and the reign of grace. Your view may be expressed thus:--

"_Puis-qu'il aime a perir, je consens qu'il perisse,_"

and you will think that Orange said of Mrs. Parflete, as Polyeucte of his wife:--

_"Je ne regarde Pauline Que comme un obstacle a mon bien."_

This would be an injustice. Orange was, to me, a deeply interesting character. I saw little of him after he entered the priesthood, but his writings, his sermons, and the actual work he accomplished proved conclusively enough that he was right in following--and we were wrong in opposing--his true vocation. The Church received her own again. Rome did not smile at him at first. A de Hausee, however, never yet tapped long at any gate. The family--which had been stirred to fury by his father's trespass--welcomed the son as a prodigal manque. His aunt, the Princess Varese, left him half of her large fortune. He lived himself in great seclusion and simplicity, and died, as you are aware, of over-work last year. The one friend he corresponded with and occasionally saw was Lady Fitz Rewes. Sara de Treverell did not marry the Duke of Marshire, but three years before Orange's death she took the veil, and is now a Carmelite nun. Many people were amazed at this, but I was not. Mrs. Parflete, Orange never saw again after the night of her performance at Prince d'Alchingen's. Her career continues. From time to time a rumour reaches me that she is about to marry a nobleman, an author, her manager, or an American millionaire. Quite a mistake. She, too, is a visionary, and, I should say, respectable. If you have not seen her act, seize the first opportunity. If you think of writing more than the merest sketch of Orange's strange career, may I suggest the following motto from the _Purgatorio_?--

"_Cast down the seed of weeping and attend._"

Yours very sincerely, my dear F.,

BEACONSFIELD.

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BY FRANK HORRIDGE LIVES OF GREAT ITALIANS

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Transcriber's Notes:

* Inconsistency in hyphenation is as in the original.

* Three short footnotes have been moved into the main text, rendered as [Footnote: ...]

* The layout of the advertising material has been standardised somewhat, and dashes inserted consistently between reviews and their source. (In most but not all cases, a dash was present if the source was on the same line, but not if on a different line. This distinction is impossible to preserve in an e-text.)

* Two misprinted accents on the French have been moved onto the correct letter.

* Page 161: the first word on the page has been changed from "or" to "for" (there is a gap, and this best fits the context).

* Page 195: the name "Bevensey" has been changed to "Pevensey" to match other occurrences in the book.

* Page 201, first full paragraph: The comma after "masters" is possibly incorrect (a period or semi-colon would be more grammatically correct) but the original has been retained.

* Page 354: in the paragraph beginning "In that event", a colon after said has been changed to a semi-colon, in accordance with normal practice and all other occurrences in the book.

* Page 376: a reference to "De Hausee" has been changed to "de Hausee" to match every other occurrence.