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Classics of a fantasy

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The bishop Iov Weller got ready for a trip too. It should fly on

unknown planet. With this thought he, could reconcile in any way yet

to accustom.

Once on Saturday he peacefully sat, having gone deep into drawing up

the Sunday sermon, in the cozy apartment where lived two tens

years when the housekeeper reported that some person wants to see it.

Thinking that he is invited for execution of an occasional office, he told that

the visitor was let in.

The little restless person entered:

– I have honor to be presented. I am Henry Pinch. Representative of joint-stock

societies “Noah’s Ark” and personal secretary of the chairman of the board of Mr.

Samuel Stormer.

– This charitable society? – the bishop asked. He already forgot about

conversation in salon of lady Hinton.

– Not absolutely, – Pinch answered, taking seat in a chair and fidgeting in it. —

Though in some way it is possible to call it and charitable. Rescue

people from terrible death – whether this not good cause? You need to fly, the sir

bishop, as soon as possible.

– Where to fly? – Weller asked.

– On the sky.

The bishop was involuntarily removed to a chair back. That it, ridiculous joke

or ravings of a madman?

– I not absolutely understand you.

– I believed that you are rather prepared for this offer, —

Pinch answered, continuing to fidget in a chair. – Lady Hinton spoke…

The bishop remembered everything. But really it is serious?.

– I do not intend to fly on the sky! Perfect it intends! – the bishop told

such tone as if to it suggested to die. – To me to fly? Agree,

that it does not even match my dignity.

Пинч shrugged shoulders:

– I believe that it will not drop the advantage of your dignity. As

there were precedents… The prophet Ilya, for example, made flight to the sky.

Righteous person, prophet. On that time the prophet’s rank, I believe, meant not

it is less, than now the bishop.

– Yes, but., there was a God’s pleasure…

– And this pleasure of lady Hinton.

– I very much respect lady Hinton. This is the best sheep in my herd. But

it at me not one. I cannot leave the flock on eating up predatory

to wolves.

– And if the flock leaves you?.

The bishop sighed:

– I agree with you. Temples are visited less. But, as it is told in

the writing, “where one or two are brought together in my name, there and I in the middle of them”.

– In “ark” there will be twenty people. And when we will land on

some planet, to Mars or Venus, you will undertake a role

the apostle, announcing Christ’s doctrine to Martians or educating light

Gospel of inhabitants of Venus. Think only, you the first which will be with

the sermon of Christianity on other planets of solar system! And to be

can, god elects you for this mission.

– The almighty Lord, if finds necessary, can make it and other
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