Sterne, L. (2001) A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick , London: Penguin Books.

EXCERPT 1 Volume I. Calais (p. 6) [...] - Now, was I King of France, cried I--what a moment for an orphan to have begg d his father s portmantea! of me" Volume I. The Monk. Calais. (pp. #-$) I had scarce !tter d the words, when a poor mon% of the order of &t. Francis came into the room to beg something for his convent. No man cares to have his virt!es the sport of contingencies -- or one man ma' be genero!s, as another is p!issant( -- sed non quo ad hanc -- or be it as it ma', -- for there is no reg!)ar reasoning !pon the ebbs and f)ows of o!r h!mo!rs( the' ma' depend !pon the same ca!ses, for o!ght I %now, which inf)!ence the tides themse)ves -- *two!)d oft be no discredit to !s, to s!ppose it was so+ I m s!re at )east for m'se)f, that in man' a case I sho!)d be more high)' satisfied, to have it said b' the wor)d, ,I had had an affair with the moon, in which there was neither sin nor shame,- than have it pass a)together as m' own act and deed, wherein there was so m!ch of both. - .!t, be this as it ma'. /he moment I cast m' e'es !pon him, I was predetermined not to give him a sing)e so!s( and, according)', I p!t m' p!rse into m' poc%et 0 b!tton d it !p -- set m'se)f a )itt)e more !pon m' centre, and advanced !p grave)' to him+ there was something, I fear, forbidding in m' )oo%+ I have his fig!re this moment before m' e'es, and thin% there was that in it which deserved better. /he mon%, as I 1!dged b' the brea% in his tons!re, a few scatter d white hairs !pon his temp)es, being a)) that remained of it, might be abo!t sevent' -- b!t from his e'es, and that sort of fire which was in them, which seemed more temper d b' co!rtes' than 'ears, co!)d be no more than si2t' -- /r!th might )ie between -- 3e was certain)' si2t'-five( and the genera) air of his co!ntenance, notwithstanding something seem d to have been p)anting wrin%)es in it before their time, agreed to the acco!nt. It was one of those heads which 4!ido has often painted -- mi)d, pa)e -- penetrating, free from a)) commonp)ace ideas of fat contented ignorance )oo%ing downwards !pon the earth -- it )oo% d forwards( b!t )oo% d as if it )oo% d at something be'ond this wor)d. 3ow one of his order came b' it, heaven above, who )et it fa)) !pon a mon% s sho!)ders best %nows+ b!t it wo!)d have s!ited a .ramin, and had I met it !pon the p)ains of Indostan, I had reverenced it. /he rest of his o!t)ine ma' be given in a few stro%es( one might p!t it into the hands of an' one to design, for *twas neither e)egant nor otherwise, b!t as character and e2pression made it so+ it was a thin, spare form, something above the common si5e, if it )ost not the distinction b' a bend forward in the fig!re -- b!t it was the attit!de of Intreat'( and, as it now stands presented to m' imagination, it gained more than it )ost b' it. 6hen he had enter d the room three paces, he stood sti))( and )a'ing his )eft hand !pon his breast, (a s)ender white staff with which he 1o!rne' d being in his right) -- when I had got c)ose !p to him, he introd!ced himse)f with the )itt)e stor' of the wants of his convent, and the povert' of his order -- and did it with so simp)e a grace -- and s!ch an air of deprecation was there in the who)e cast of his )oo% and fig!re -- I was bewitch d not to have been str!c% with it. - 7 better reason was, I had predetermined not to give him a sing)e so!s. Volume I. The Monk. Calais. (pp. $-8) - */is ver' tr!e, said I, rep)'ing to a cast !pwards with his e'es, with which he had conc)!ded his address(-- tis ver' tr!e,--and heaven be their reso!rce who have no other b!t the charit' of the wor)d, the stoc% of which, I fear, is no wa' s!fficient for the man' great claims which are ho!r)' made !pon it.

7s I prono!nced the words great claims, he gave a s)ight g)ance with his e'e downwards !pon the s)eeve of his t!nic+ --I fe)t the f!)) force of the appea)--I ac%now)edge it, said I+ --a coarse habit, and that b!t once in three 'ears with meagre diet,--are no great matters( and the tr!e point of pit' is, as the' can be earn d in the wor)d with so )itt)e ind!str', that 'o!r order sho!)d wish to proc!re them b' pressing !pon a f!nd which is the propert' of the )ame, the b)ind, the aged and the infirm(--the captive who )ies down co!nting over and over again the da's of his aff)ictions, )ang!ishes a)so for his share of it( and had 'o! been of the order of mercy, instead of the order of &t. Francis, poor as I am, contin!ed I, pointing at m' portmantea!, f!)) cheerf!))' sho!)d it have been open d to 'o!, for the ransom of the !nfort!nate.9/he mon% made me a bow.--.!t of a)) others, res!med I, the !nfort!nate of o!r own co!ntr', s!re)', have the first rights( and I have )eft tho!sands in distress !pon o!r own shore.--/he mon% gave a cordia) wave with his head,--as m!ch as to sa', No do!bt there is miser' eno!gh in ever' corner of the wor)d, as we)) as within o!r convent- -.!t we disting!ish, said I, )a'ing m' hand !pon the s)eeve of his t!nic, in ret!rn for his appea)--we disting!ish, m' good father" betwi2t those who wish on)' to eat the bread of their own )abo!r-- and those who eat the bread of other peop)e s, and have no other p)an in )ife, b!t to get thro!gh it in s)oth and ignorance, for the love of God. /he poor Franciscan made no rep)'+ a hectic of a moment pass d across his chee%, b!t co!)d not tarr'--Nat!re seemed to have done with her resentments in him( he showed none --b!t )etting his staff fa)) within his arms, he pressed both his hands with resignation !pon his breast, and retired. EXCERPT 2 Volume I. The Monk. Calais (pp. 8-:;). <' heart smote me the moment he sh!t the door--=sha" said I, with an air of care)essness, three severa) times--b!t it wo!)d not do+ ever' !ngracio!s s'))ab)e I had !tter d crowded bac% into m' imagination+ I ref)ected, I had no right over the poor Franciscan, b!t to den' him( and that the p!nishment of that was eno!gh to the disappointed, witho!t the addition of !n%ind )ang!age.9I consider d his gra' hairs--his co!rteo!s fig!re seem d to re-enter and gent)' as% me what in1!r' he had done me>--and wh' I co!)d !se him th!s>--I wo!)d have given twent' )ivres for an advocate.9 I have behaved ver' i)), said I within m'se)f( b!t I have on)' 1!st set o!t !pon m' trave)s( and sha)) )earn better manners as I get a)ong. [...] Volume I. The Snuff o!. Calais. (pp. ?;-??) /he good o)d mon% was within si2 paces of !s, as the idea of him crossed m' mind( and was advancing towards !s a )itt)e o!t of the )ine, as if !ncertain whether he sho!)d brea% in !pon !s or no.93e stopp d, however, as soon as he came !p to !s, with a wor)d of fran%ness+ and having a horn sn!ff bo2 in his hand, he presented it open to me.--@o! sha)) taste mine--said I, p!))ing o!t m' bo2 (which was a sma)) tortoise one) and p!tting it into his hand.-- */is most e2ce))ent, said the mon%. /hen do me the favo!r, I rep)ied, to accept of the bo2 and a)), and when 'o! ta%e a pinch o!t of it, sometimes reco))ect it was the peace offering of a man who once !sed 'o! !n%ind)', b!t not from his heart. /he poor mon% b)!sh d as red as scar)et. Mon Dieu" said he, pressing his hands together-'o! never !sed me !n%ind)'.--I sho!)d thin%, said the )ad', he is not )i%e)'. I b)!sh d in m' t!rn( b!t from what movements, I )eave to the few who fee), to ana)'5e.-- A2c!se me, <adame, rep)ied I,--I treated him most !n%ind)'( and from no provocations.-- /is impossib)e, said the )ad'.--<' 4od" cried the mon%, with a warmth of asseveration which seem d not to be)ong to him--the fa!)t was in me, and in the indiscretion of m' 5ea).--/he )ad' opposed it, and I 1oined with her in maintaining it was impossib)e, that a spirit so reg!)ated as his, co!)d give offence to an'. I %new not that contention co!)d be rendered so sweet and p)eas!rab)e a thing to the nerves as I then fe)t it.--6e remained si)ent, witho!t an' sensation of that foo)ish pain which ta%es p)ace, when, in s!ch a circ)e, 'o! )oo% for ten min!tes in one another s faces witho!t sa'ing a word.

6hi)st this )asted, the mon% r!bbed his horn bo2 !pon the s)eeve of his t!nic( and as soon as it had acB!ired a )itt)e air of brightness b' the friction9he made me a )ow bow, and said, *twas too )ate to sa' whether it was the wea%ness or goodness of o!r tempers which had invo)ved !s in this contest-b!t be it as it wo!)d,--he begg d we might e2change bo2es.--In sa'ing this, he presented his to me with one hand, as he too% mine from me in the other, and having %issed it,--with a stream of good nat!re in his e'es, he p!t it into his bosom,--and too% his )eave. I g!ard this bo2, as I wo!)d the instr!menta) parts of m' re)igion, to he)p m' mind on to something better+ in tr!th, I se)dom go abroad witho!t it( and oft and man' a time have I ca))ed !p b' it the co!rteo!s spirit of its owner to reg!)ate m' own, in the 1!st)ings of the wor)d+ the' had fo!nd f!)) emp)o'ment for his, as I )earnt from his stor', ti)) abo!t the fort'-fifth 'ear of his age, when !pon some mi)itar' services i)) reB!ited, and meeting at the same time with a disappointment in the tenderest of passions, he abandoned the sword and the se2 together, and too% sanct!ar' not so m!ch in his convent as in himse)f. I fee) a damp !pon m' spirits, as I am going to add, that in m' )ast ret!rn thro!gh Ca)ais, !pon enB!iring after Father Doren5o, I heard he had been dead near three months, and was b!ried, not in his convent, b!t, according to his desire, in a )itt)e cemeter' be)onging to it, abo!t two )eag!es off+ I had a strong desire to see where the' had )aid him,--when, !pon p!))ing o!t his )itt)e horn bo2, as I sat b' his grave, and p)!c%ing !p a nett)e or two at the head of it, which had no b!siness to grow there, the' a)) str!c% together so forcib)' !pon m' affections, that I b!rst into a f)ood of tears+ --b!t I am as wea% as a woman( and I beg the wor)d not to smi)e, b!t to pit' me.