Jack London · 1901 · B1 · ≈ 15 min
The God of His Fathers
Глава 4 — The missionary arrives
"So we meet again, Hay Stockard! Peace be with you. I know you are a sinner, but I, Sturges Owen, am Gods own servant. I will bring you back to our church.
"Listen to me," Stockard warned, "if you stay here youll bring trouble to yourself and your men. Youll all be killed and so will my wife, my child, and myself!"
Owen looked up to the sky. "The man who carries God in his heart and the Bible in his hand is protected."
Later that morning, the Indian chief Baptiste came back to Stockards camp. "Give me the priest," Baptiste demanded, "and I will let you go in peace. If you do not, you die."
Sturges Owen grabbed his Bible. "I am not afraid," he said. "God will protect me and hold me in his right hand. I am ready to go with Baptiste to his village. I will save his soul for God."