英语词汇“Father Brown”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Father Brown stories, by GK Chesterton Chesterton's priestly sleuth – a holy man who solves unholy mysteries – wears baggy clerical garb, a broad black hat, and always carries an umbrella. Ten of the best brolleys in literature 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z

Finally, at about 16, Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Agatha Christie and, suddenly, books about humanism! John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

To read all the Father Brown short stories at one sitting would be richly indigestible; taken singly they remain an irresistible feast. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z

After reading the Father Brown stories, it's their atmospheres that linger, long after the details of the cases themselves are forgotten. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

The 1974 ATV series with Kenneth More as Father Brown was happier with this aesthetic of displacement, and the hero's entrance was sometimes delayed for more than a third of a programme's length. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

But for me GK Chesterton's Father Brown has never lost his appeal. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z

Chesterton’s Father Brown and his own father’s experiences, preoccupations and priestly dilemmas. Sidney Chambers is again on the case 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

The early Father Brown stories begin with a picture; the early Holmes short stories begin with a debate about the nature of the stories themselves, a consideration of methodology. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

For Father Brown does have a method and, late on in the stories, in "The Secret of Father Brown", he reveals it. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

Chesterton's conscious aim in writing the Father Brown stories was to subvert the misconception that priests must be unworldly innocents ignorant of the world. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

Chesterton’s first Father Brown story, “The Blue Cross”: “There was one thing which Flambeau, with all his dexterity of disguise, could not cover, and that was his singular height.” Review | Beyond the bestsellers: Lesser-known literary delights make perfect holiday gifts 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Father Brown was the hero of a series of mysteries British author/philosopher G.K. 5 plot-twisting tales in 'Sidney Chambers' collection 2012-07-25T21:47:06Z

Chesterton’s fictional detective, Father Brown, and converted to Catholicism. Why isn’t David Jones famous? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

In a late story, it is said that Father Brown dislikes the telephone, as he prefers "to watch people's faces, and feel social atmospheres". Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

I'm taking a different tack — I think this shadow is the shade of Father Brown. 5 plot-twisting tales in 'Sidney Chambers' collection 2012-07-25T21:47:06Z

Like Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin, Father Brown doubles himself with the killer, but does so in a spirit of humility and charity. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

Eco's characters may verge on the dry, but the plot is as neat as Conan Doyle or Christie, with ironic undertow echoing Chesterton's Father Brown series. The Times' 1983 review of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose:' An intriguing detective story 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

An uncanny figure: Mark Williams as Father Brown in the new BBC1 series. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

There's no denying the influence of other shows, from "The Mentalist" to "Father Brown" with bits of "Foyle's War" as well. 'Grantchester' on PBS splendidly combines crime and contemplation 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z

And the most popular drama shows are Call the Midwife, Father Brown and Parade's End. What the world thinks of British TV 2014-02-25T09:00:11Z

Mark Williams as the eponymous Father Brown, currently showing on BBC1. Six to watch: TV priests and vicars 2013-01-24T15:00:00Z

Chesterton was emphatically an artist, and in the Father Brown stories he sought to investigate the foundations of his art. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z

Father Brown is a BBC detective series based on the short stories by GK Chesterton, while the Twilight Zone is a science fiction anthology. Bob Dylan: Coronation Street offers singer a cameo 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

Chesterton’s “Father Brown” stories, twice adapted for television. Our TV critic picks 42 cozy mysteries to curl up with this summer 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

GK Chesterton, the creator of the clerical detective Father Brown, was dogged by links to fascism long before his death in 1936. Europe’s far-right leaders unite with a vow to ‘change history’ 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

“I thought I could trust Father Brown,” Mr. McGarvey, who is now 52, said in an emotional interview on Monday. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

He played Father Brown in a Radio 4 adaptation of GK Chesterton's detective priest stories, as well as radio versions of Sherlock Holmes and PG Wodehouse's The Code of the Woosters. Obituary: Andrew Sachs - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

They didn’t even know that PBS’“Father Brown” was based on the books by G.K. Your guide to discovering the best literary detectives on TV 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

In the small but mighty tradition of Father Brown, Cadfael and that show with Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson — you know the one. TV Picks: 'Honest Liar,' 'Grantchester,' 'Saudi Arabia Uncovered' 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

Mr Chesterton, who found fame through his Father Brown novels, converted to Roman Catholicism in the 1920s. Author's sainthood claims probed 2013-08-26T09:06:00Z

But because Father Brown had died in the mid-1990s, their lawyer replied by letter that it was “wholly impossible for the Diocese to investigate this claim at this juncture,” Mr. Garabedian said. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Metzler, who are devout Catholics, had Father Brown come to the house to exorcise the spirits which were tormenting them. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z

Possibly owing to some personal disinclination towards violent bodily exertion on the part of his creator, Father Brown, the criminal investigator of Mr. G. K. Chesterton's fancy, is not a fellow of panther-like physique. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914

Space does not permit us to more than mention Chesterton's two detective books, 'The Innocence of Father Brown' and 'The Wisdom of Father Brown.' Gilbert Keith Chesterton

They paused at our door; their feet began to shuffle, and they sang: “If I catch you bending, I'll turn you upside down, Knees up, knees up, Knees up, knees up, Knees up, Father Brown.” Waiting for Daylight

He expects to receive more, including from others who may have been victimized by Father Brown. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

It will, however, be more satisfactory to take the two Father Brown books together. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Author of “The Innocence of Father Brown,” “Heretics,” “Orthodoxy,” etc. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

"That's a splendid idea," declared Father Brown, rising from his seat by the fireplace. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

Those I have used in writing this book are Father Brown on Chesterton, Monsignor O'Connor. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

“It’s obvious that the supervisors turned their backs on Tom McGarvey when he was a child, and did not want him to stay away from the rectory and Father Brown,” he said. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

The transcendental type of detective, first sketched out in The Club of Queer Trades, is developed more fully in the two Father Brown books. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Now the figure in white, which was really Toad, asked the boys to follow him as he led them to Father Brown's study. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

"I'm glad we brought the sleigh," Father Brown remarked, as they were driving along at a fair pace, a little later, "as we never could have gotten through with a wagon in this deep snow." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

Gilbert's verses, summarizing the meeting as it must have sounded to a worthy Nottingham tradesman, are quoted in the Autobiography and completed in Father Brown on Chesterton. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

He said the diocese had no record of any other complaint against Father Brown. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

One might go right through the Father Brown stories in this manner. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Father Brown now went about, pinning a number on each boy's back. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

"The tree must be full and the top perfect," declared Father Brown, "so keep your eyes open for it." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

When he saw the film version of a Father Brown story I asked him what he thought of it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

"She gave us good light," said Father Brown. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour

One might almost interpret the Father Brown stories by suggesting that their author had written them in order to illustrate the sudden impetus given to murder and suicide by the appearance of a Roman priest. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Then Father Brown gave him a few quick turns and away he started. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

"Yes, that's a beauty," agreed Father Brown, "and easy to get at, too." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

He added as an afterthought, "It gave me an idea for a new Father Brown story." Gilbert Keith Chesterton

"Our Mr. Jones" is neither a Sherlock Holmes nor an Aristide Pujol, neither a Father Brown nor a Bob Pretty, but nevertheless he is an engaging soul and we could do with more of him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920

More recently, Chesterton has repeated the type in some of the Father Brown stories. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

"It means the evening before All Saints Day," answered Father Brown. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

"Stay where you are until it's down," called Father Brown to the boys. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

I remember going with the Chestertons to a pre-view of a Father Brown picture. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The little footpaths were marked out by Father Brown's feet; Margery and her mother laughed well at his actions, for it looked like some kind of dance. Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling

But in The Innocence of Father Brown these principles, almost the fundamental ones of literary decency, were put on the shelf. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Father Brown now took Hopie by the shoulders and slowly turned him around again and again. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

His hands were blue with the cold and as Father Brown picked him up in his arms he tried to speak, but couldn't. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

Did you receive your copy of the "Incredulity of Father Brown." Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The little footpaths were marked out by Father Brown's feet; Margery and her mother laughed well when they saw it, for it looked like some kind of dance. Stories to Tell to Children

Even the air of the place is decadent; Father Brown on entering the house learns instinctively from it that a crime is to be committed. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

"Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

Chuck, to whom Father Brown had handed the reins now started to drive the horse toward home. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

Two of the stories had been cleverly combined, the cast was first rate, including Una O'Connor and Walter Connolly, and I came out feeling convinced that Father Brown would become another Charlie Chan. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

But Father Brown had to tell himself sharply that one should be in charity even with those who wax their pointed beards, who have small gloved hands, and who speak with perfectly modulated voices. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown immediately concludes that the priest is guilty of the murder because, had he been unprepared, he would have started and looked round at the scream and the crash of the victim falling. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

"Yes, it was a cheery house," assented Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

"It's going to be a sad Christmas for them, I'm afraid, for both parents are ill and the three helpless children are waiting for Santa Claus to come," the boys heard Father Brown say. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

He carried out this idea in the story of "The Blue Cross," the first Father Brown detective story. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Father Brown, touching other people, was as sensitive as a barometer; but today he seemed about as sensitive as a rhinoceros. The Wisdom of Father Brown

As somebody says somewhere in The Wisdom of Father Brown, "If a miracle happened in your office, you'd have to hush it up, now so many bishops are atheists." G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

You see," said Father Brown, blinking modestly, "I'm not sure that the Armstrong cheerfulness is so very cheerful—for other people. The Innocence of Father Brown

At two o'clock the sleigh was ready, for Father Brown had willingly given the boys permission to use it that afternoon. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys

At the Steinthal dining table, an artist friend of the family made a sketch of Father O'Connor which later appeared on the wrapper of The Innocence of Father Brown. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Dust and other discolouring matter shook upwards as he did so; but Father Brown never observed his own appearance, whatever else he observed. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Innocence of Father Brown had a sequel, The Wisdom of Father Brown, distinctly less effective, as sequels always are, than the predecessor. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

Both detectives stared, and Father Brown added: "Won't you tell them about it, sir?" The Innocence of Father Brown

Who would expect to find "Father Brown" of G. K. Chesterton fame in a khaki drill uniform and a pith helmet? At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war.

And it used to amuse "Father Brown" to find that such touches of observation as noting where an ash-tray had got hidden behind a book seemed to Gilbert quasi miraculous. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

There was nothing in all this that could conceivably concern the tragedy in Miss Watson's face; and by a half conscious instinct, Father Brown turned again to the seeming lunatic grubbing about in the grass. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Father Brown of these stories—moon-faced little man—is a peculiar creation. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study

"I need not tell you more," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Cray paused; and Father Brown unaffectedly sat down on the lawn and began to pick daisies. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Father Brown" had first made his appearance in magazines and these detective stories became the most purely popular of Gilbert's books. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

"I won't keep you long from 'The Bloody Thumb' or any other catastrophic affairs," said Father Brown, smiling. The Wisdom of Father Brown

And indeed, Father Brown, for reasons best known to himself, had lingered much longer than politeness required; or even, in the ordinary sense, permitted. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Were you not prepared?" asked Father Brown gently. The Innocence of Father Brown

Real madmen," explained Father Brown, "always encourage their own morbidity. The Wisdom of Father Brown

In Father Brown on Chesterton we are told of the long time the poem took in the making. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

It had come under the Prussian hegemony quite late in history—hardly fifty years before the fine summer day when Flambeau and Father Brown found themselves sitting in its gardens and drinking its beer. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown," said the lady, "I am going to tell you all I know, but I want you to do me a favour first. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown turned his moon face up to the narrow facade of the house and blinked hopelessly up. The Innocence of Father Brown

"He died," said Father Brown, "for love of you?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yes," said Father Brown; "I think I begin to understand." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Despite his prosaic appearance and generally practical walk of life, Father Brown was not without a certain streak of romance in his composition, though he generally kept his daydreams to himself, as many children do. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I wasn't thinking of Dreyfus," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Ah," he cried, "you don't mean—" "Yes," said Father Brown in a deep, moving voice. The Innocence of Father Brown

What sentimentalists men of science are!" exclaimed Father Brown, "and how much more sentimental must American men of science be! The Wisdom of Father Brown

He liked Father Brown in a slightly patronizing way; and Father Brown liked him, though he heartily disliked his theories. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Why, what do you mean?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

While the bell was still strong and pealing, the voice of Father Brown fell soft but distinct. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown suddenly sprang erect, so that his chair fell over flat behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I say there will be one thousand nine-hundred and ninety-nine of them left alive when they have seen it," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yes," answered Father Brown; "I thought I had better look in, in case anything was the matter." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Which could be quite certain of discovering a toy pistol," said Father Brown with a smile. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"This is my friend Father Brown," he said. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Let us go in to him," said Father Brown shortly. The Innocence of Father Brown

I don't know how you know it, Father Brown," he said, "but you are right. The Wisdom of Father Brown

No one can calculate the turns of mood in convalescence: but Father Brown's depression must have had a great deal to do with his mere unfamiliarity with the sea. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Had the flowers got long stalks?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

She'd find a rum sort of thing in the garden," said Father Brown, "which would not please her Renaissance eye. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown knew that the once-celebrated Saradine had spent his last few years in almost ceaseless travel, but he had not guessed that the travels were so disreputable or so amusing. The Innocence of Father Brown

Here he swung round and fixed Father Brown with a face of frightful concentration. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown did not answer; indeed, he did not speak again, save for civilities, till they were all safe round a cigar-box in the cabin of the yacht. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I didn't say by his own wish," replied Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

He received no answer: Father Brown was asleep. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Well," added Father Brown, with a broad smile, "that fairy tale was the nearest thing to the real truth that has been said today." The Innocence of Father Brown

"I suppose," said Father Brown, turning up his coat-collar and drawing a woollen scarf rather closer round his neck, "that we are approaching a pleasure resort." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I'm afraid we can't wait to trouble your hospitality seriously," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown started and spun half round like an absurd teetotum. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Oh, there are sermons in a cruet-stand, too," said Father Brown, quite gravely. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown went on, noticing her as little as she noticed him. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, who was making the salad, tipped two spoonfuls of the mustard into the tumbler of water beside him; stood up and said in a new, loud and sudden voice—"Drink that!" The Wisdom of Father Brown

"That is true again," said Father Brown, nodding. The Wisdom of Father Brown

In the instant of time in which all this happened Father Brown stepped out into the top of the passage, looked down it, and at once walked briskly towards what he saw. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Is there so great a difference?" asked Father Brown, in the same strange, indulgent tone. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"She was alone when she fell," said Father Brown, "but it was not suicide." The Innocence of Father Brown

But Father Brown was not likely to notice either the laughter or the astonishment. The Wisdom of Father Brown

But you can't mean—" "I mean," said Father Brown, "that one of the Admiral's scientific predictions is coming true tonight. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown instantly ran across to him, taking no notice of Cutler and the colossal actor, though the room already rang with their blows and they began to struggle for the dagger. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"The sign of the flaming tower," said Father Brown, and sent the driving water from his hose into the heart of the red patch. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I am only looking for one word," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I don't think there will be any fight," replied Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I don't know who's going to be killed," replied Father Brown, with a reflective stare. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Therefore when Father Brown found her she could hardly have been dead for three. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I consulted a bandstand," said Father Brown, scratching his head. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yours is a clean story," cried Father Brown, deeply moved. The Innocence of Father Brown

I mean Man," said Father Brown, "the most unreliable machine I know of. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown had picked up one of the lemons and was eyeing it with an odd pleasure. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"It was a looking-glass on the other side," explained Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I don't want to force your confidence by a hair," said Father Brown, very quietly. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The next evidence," said Father Brown, "took some time to find, but it will not take long to tell. The Innocence of Father Brown

"We have come," said Father Brown politely, "to give back this coin to its owner." The Wisdom of Father Brown

The attendant observed that his lordship was very busy, as the fight was coming on soon, but Father Brown had a good-tempered tedium of reiteration for which the official mind is generally not prepared. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I think it very interesting," replied Father Brown; "it reminds me of that interesting idea in the Dark Ages that blood would flow from a corpse if the murderer touched it." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"You see, he is really a clever man," said Father Brown apologetically. The Wisdom of Father Brown

People like frequent laughter," answered Father Brown, "but I don't think they like a permanent smile. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I think," said Father Brown, "he would blacken his face." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown's hand went half-way to his head, with the gesture of a man remembering somebody's name. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Not so extraordinary as the answer," remarked Father Brown rather gloomily. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown was surprised to see the whole dining-table set out as for a festive meal, with napkins in their rings, and wine-glasses of some six unnecessary shapes set beside every plate. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown suddenly lifted a face so absurdly fresh that it looked somehow as if he had just washed it. The Innocence of Father Brown

Well," muttered Father Brown, blinking, "here is the legend of the Spaniard plain enough. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Oh!" said Father Brown, and jumped down from the little table. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"The Cross of Christ be between me and harm," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"He has been here for half an hour at least," thought Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I see," said Father Brown, with the same wooden civility. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown shook his head, like a murderer of much riper experience. The Wisdom of Father Brown

All this Father Brown absorbed in detail more at leisure. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Why, how do you know?" asked Father Brown, blinking. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown stood ruefully contemplating the decapitated plant. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"No, I don't think it would," remarked Father Brown, as he picked up his hat. The Innocence of Father Brown

"It was rather dark when I saw him," began Father Brown, "but he was—" As has been said, the hotel-keeper can be proved to have told the precise truth. The Wisdom of Father Brown

It had hardly been a dignified escape, in spite of the classic model of Anchises, but Father Brown's face only wore a broad grin. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The man whom Father Brown had seen pass the tavern was standing against the wall as if at bay; unchanged, save that he had taken off his black coat and was wearing a brown dressing-gown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Well," asked Father Brown rubbing his dusty hair up, "what do you think of Leonardo da Vinci? The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I've got to get back to the Deaf School," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

"What is that fire over there?" asked Father Brown with a gentle suddenness, pointing to the woods on the left river-bank. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown threw away a daisy-chain he was making, and rose with a wistful look. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Stop him!" shouted Father Brown, bounding and half falling over a chair; and, after a wrench or two, Flambeau had the door open. The Wisdom of Father Brown

He paused with an unpleasing smile; and Father Brown blinked repeatedly at him, and seemed suddenly to be listening with great attention. The Wisdom of Father Brown

But Father Brown still gazed steadily at the red crayon sketch; and Mrs. Anthony still gazed steadily at Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown and Parkinson were left alone, and they were neither of them men with a taste for superfluous conversation. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Before Father Brown could turn in his heavy boots Seymour was plunging about the room looking for the weapon. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yes," said Father Brown, "that is what he had to hide." The Wisdom of Father Brown

The judge was looking at Father Brown with level and piercing eyes. The Wisdom of Father Brown

First," said Father Brown quietly, "the thing is quite in your own province. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Why, she wants to marry him," cried Father Brown, sitting up eagerly. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, sir," she said, "but I had to follow Father Brown at once; it's nothing less than life or death." The Wisdom of Father Brown

The face of Father Brown was commonplace, but curiously contented; it could shine with ignorance as well as with knowledge. The Wisdom of Father Brown

No," said Father Brown, quite simply, but suddenly standing up, "for a very short journey. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown's face seemed to express nothing but extreme distress; he looked at the ground with one wrinkle of pain across his forehead. The Innocence of Father Brown

"You mean the information is wrong?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"The grey envelope—it was a white envelope really—was—" Father Brown put down the small silver fish and the fork and stared across at his companion. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown seemed quite unconscious of this cloud of witnesses, but followed Parkinson with an idly attentive eye till he took himself and his absurd spear into the farther room of Bruno. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"They are the opposite of each other," said Father Brown, with a queer kind of smile. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yes, I am," said Father Brown; "why is it such a small hammer?" The Innocence of Father Brown

When Father Brown began, in his simplicity, to say who he thought the man in the passage was, the barrister told him that he did not want his theories. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Why, words rather fail me," answered Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Therefore he took Father Brown up sharply whenever that proud pontiff tried to explain anything; and told him to answer yes or no, and tell the plain facts without any jesuitry. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown, I seriously ask you to compose your flock, for their sakes, not for mine. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I say, who saw his unbroken sword?" repeated Father Brown obstinately. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, who had been looking dully at the carpet, lifted his round face and said: "What do you mean?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I do not mean inside Mr Todhunter's clothes," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown blinked as under rebuke; but he had long known the literal nature of obedience. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The anger of the Italian policeman, which he expressed volubly to Father Brown, was largely mixed with admiration. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"You're quite right, sir," he said to Father Brown; "that is certainly one to you." The Innocence of Father Brown

"By the way," said Father Brown, "might it not be as well to untie Mr Todhunter?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Reverend Father Brown and the celebrated Signor Muscari I shall release tomorrow at dawn and escort to my outposts. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The moment before Greywood Usher had been coming to the conclusion that Father Brown might possibly be mad. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The third objection," said Father Brown, still in meditation, "is this bank we are sitting on. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown buttoned up his commonplace overcoat to the neck, for the night was stormy, and took his commonplace umbrella from the stand. The Innocence of Father Brown

Mr Todhunter," explained Father Brown placidly, "is learning to be a professional conjurer, as well as juggler, ventriloquist, and expert in the rope trick. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"He is escaping from everywhere," answered Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Don't talk so loud," said Father Brown, lowering his voice, "your cursed Colonel is just in front." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"A brilliant piece of rapid deduction," said Father Brown; "but had he got a gun?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Yes, yes; I know," replied Father Brown submissively. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown began to get to his feet in some disorder. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I mean he is absent from everywhere," answered Father Brown; "he is absent from the Nature of Things, so to speak." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Under the wall Father Brown was going on in heavy meditation, as if to himself. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown shook his head with ineffable mildness. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Because if it was any other coloured sack, the case must begin over again," said Father Brown; "but if it was a light brown sack, why, the case is finished." The Innocence of Father Brown

"Because," said Father Brown, "her Doom is coming up the road." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Have you never heard a ventriloquist?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown blinked even more painfully than before; then he stammered: "Really, my lord, I don't know unless it's because I don't look at it so often." The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Poor Leonard can get a little peace now," he added to Father Brown; "he's locked in all by himself for an hour or two." The Innocence of Father Brown

Unconsciously they were walking with quickening steps down the long sweep of road on the other side of the high crescent, Father Brown leading briskly, though in silence. The Innocence of Father Brown

"We have taken a wrong turning, and come to a wrong place," said Father Brown, looking out of the window at the grey-green sedges and the silver flood. The Innocence of Father Brown

Then Father Brown awoke tardily to a second truth. The Innocence of Father Brown

"No machine can lie," said Father Brown; "nor can it tell the truth." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown was mounting the first step to follow him when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and turned to behold the dark, thin figure of the doctor, his face darker yet with suspicion. The Innocence of Father Brown

At about this limit of mental anarchy Father Brown's view was obscured altogether; for the City magnate in front of him rose to his full height and thrust his hands savagely into all his pockets. The Innocence of Father Brown

Look at that blacksmith, for instance," went on Father Brown calmly; "a good man, but not a Christian—hard, imperious, unforgiving. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown had mounted ahead; for the woodland path grew smaller, steeper, and more twisted, till they felt as if they were ascending a winding staircase. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown seemed to cogitate; he lifted a little whitebait on his fork. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown read the words three times before he put down the paper. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown looked him full in his frowning face. The Innocence of Father Brown

Then Father Brown, still keeping the paper in his hand, strode towards the conservatory, only to meet his medical friend coming back with a face of assurance and collapse. The Innocence of Father Brown

Darkness full of thunder followed, and after the thunder Father Brown's voice said out of the dark: "Doctor, this paper is the wrong shape." The Innocence of Father Brown

Next morning Father Brown appeared with the same demure expression, carrying yet another piece of pink newspaper. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Good night," said Father Brown, as the doctor walked briskly to the gate. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown seemed rather to like the saturnine candour of the soldier. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, though commonly a silent, was an oddly sympathetic little man, and in those few but endless hours he unconsciously sank deeper into the secrets of Reed House than his professional friend. The Innocence of Father Brown

Why, it's like this," said Father Brown, in his frankly doubtful way: "We are taught that if a man has really bad first principles, that must be partly his fault. The Innocence of Father Brown

Mr Greenwood Usher lifted his eyes, but Father Brown was gone. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Mrs. Anthony," said Father Brown seriously, "there is no time for nonsense. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Which is turning out his pockets," said Father Brown, and proceeded to do so, displaying seven and sixpence, a return ticket, a small silver crucifix, a small breviary, and a stick of chocolate. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown lifted her to a sofa, flung a pot of water over her, shouted for help, and then rushed down to the landing-stage of the little island. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Come away," said Father Brown, who was quite white. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown," he said, "Doctor Mull informs me that you have come here to make a request. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I mean that we here are on the wrong side of the tapestry," answered Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown dropped his book and stood staring with a look of blank mental ruin. The Innocence of Father Brown

It was the first time Flambeau had ever seen Father Brown vanquished. The Innocence of Father Brown

I know nothing about English generals, Father Brown," answered the large man, laughing, "though a little about English policemen. The Innocence of Father Brown

"For what other reason," asked Father Brown, "do you mean that it has been rebuilt?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

Wilfred Bohun was staring at him with a sort of hypnotised horror, while Father Brown listened with his head a little on one side, really interested and attentive. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown got to his feet, putting his hands behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown

The Rev. Wilfred Bohun made a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know; but Father Brown, dusting off his sleeve some ashes blown from the furnace, spoke in his indifferent way. The Innocence of Father Brown

The shaken Wilfred was led away by Father Brown, who had an easy and friendly way with him. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown was, perhaps, a little fanciful in his fatigue, but he almost thought the whole place must be growing larger, as things do in a nightmare. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"What on earth is that?" asked Father Brown, and stood still. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Because," said Father Brown, "barring carrier-pigeons, somebody must have brought her the letter." The Innocence of Father Brown

"If a man were really healthy," said Father Brown, "he would not bother to stare at it." The Innocence of Father Brown

"Can it cure the one spiritual disease?" asked Father Brown, with a serious curiosity. The Innocence of Father Brown

Very good wine," said Father Brown, gravely lifting his glass, "but, as you see, a very bad wine-bibber. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown could not look at anything without blinking; but the priest of Apollo could look on the blaze at noon without a quiver of the eyelid. The Innocence of Father Brown

A stormy evening of olive and silver was closing in, as Father Brown, wrapped in a grey Scotch plaid, came to the end of a grey Scotch valley and beheld the strange castle of Glengyle. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Come, it's cold," cried Father Brown; "let's have some wine or beer." The Innocence of Father Brown

Both by calling and conviction Father Brown knew better than most of us, that every man is dignified when he is dead. The Innocence of Father Brown

All were staring at him thunderstruck and still, except Father Brown, who heaved a huge sigh as of relief and fingered the little phial in his pocket. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown also quickened his stride; but he seemed merely absorbed in his tale. The Innocence of Father Brown

As Father Brown passed through the dim garden and came under the shadow of the chateau, the clouds were thick and the whole air damp and thundery. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Silly way of putting it, I know," said Father Brown apologetically. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown's figure remained quite dark and still; but in that instant he had lost his head. The Innocence of Father Brown

They took leave of Father Brown at the corner of the road, with some random apologies for any rudeness they might have shown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

I am perfectly sure it isn't," answered Father Brown, "only you said that nobody could connect snuff and diamonds and clockwork and candles. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown followed them with his finger on the edge of the table, like a man trying to learn a tune on the piano. The Innocence of Father Brown

The heady tempest without drove a dreadful wrack of clouds across Glengyle and threw the long room into darkness as Father Brown picked up the little illuminated pages to examine them. The Innocence of Father Brown

"What Hindoo?" asked Father Brown, still staring at the dagger in his hand. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Will you understand my motives," asked Father Brown quietly, "if I say you have done all you can to hurt?" The Wisdom of Father Brown

"You don't believe in magic?" asked Father Brown, without looking up. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown flung down his paper, and, knowing the office door to be locked, went at once into the cloak room on the other side. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Why, look at it," cried Father Brown, holding out the crooked knife at arm's length, as if it were some glittering snake. The Innocence of Father Brown

Flambeau looked at a Persian illumination on the wall; Father Brown, who seemed in a sort of daze, dully eyed the door. The Innocence of Father Brown

Before either could make sufficient sense of it even to answer, Father Brown had politely excused himself and gone stumping up the road with his stumpy old umbrella. The Wisdom of Father Brown

But Father Brown walked those snow-covered hills under the stars for many hours with a murderer, and what they said to each other will never be known. The Innocence of Father Brown

It threw little illumination on Father Brown himself, who seemed a mere dark outline against the dim sunset window behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown

You see," said Father Brown in low but easy tone, "Scotch people before Scotland existed were a curious lot. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Nor was that piece of paper, you know," said Father Brown quietly, "and we survived even that piece of paper." The Innocence of Father Brown

As to what you've done for him," replied Father Brown, rising and shaking himself in a floppy way, "you've saved him from the electrical chair. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"He's a valuable man, that," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown took the paper without a word, and obediently went to look for the coat; it was not the first menial work he had done in his life. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown's pipe fell out of his mouth and broke into three pieces on the gravel path. The Innocence of Father Brown

"What is this?" asked Father Brown, regarding it with some disfavour. The Innocence of Father Brown

"The wax always spots like that just a little in this weather," answered Father Brown with entire simplicity. The Wisdom of Father Brown

One hope remained, the summoning of the household; and Father Brown ran back into the house. The Innocence of Father Brown

"A real policeman," said Father Brown, and ran away into the dark. The Innocence of Father Brown

Mr. Quinton is in, I believe," said Father Brown, cleaning his pipe, "but I do not know if you can see him. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown was still leaning back and staring at the roof, but he took his cigar out of his mouth and said: "Quinton never did commit suicide." The Innocence of Father Brown

I rather wonder," said Father Brown, "that there are so few people about the beach, when this big fight is coming on after all. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"There are three headless men," said Father Brown, "standing round this open grave." The Innocence of Father Brown

"This is my friend Father Brown," said Flambeau. The Innocence of Father Brown

Were taken away," continued Father Brown; "were taken away—but not stolen. The Innocence of Father Brown

"The Christian is more modest," muttered Father Brown; "he wants something." The Innocence of Father Brown

I am never surprised," said Father Brown, "at any work of hell. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"That woman's over-driven," said Father Brown; "that's the kind of woman that does her duty for twenty years, and then does something dreadful." The Innocence of Father Brown

Following them into an inner room, Father Brown found that the allies had been seated at a long oak table, of which their end was covered with scribbled papers, flanked with whisky and cigars. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown and Flambeau, however, kept this weird contradiction to themselves, and Dr. Harris was not a man to waste his thoughts on the impossible. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown seemed to be studying the paper more than the corpse; he held it close to his eyes; and seemed trying to read it in the twilight. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown had his back to him, and in that flash might have fallen dead on his face. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Without another word he turned and dashed up the stairs, with Flambeau following; but Father Brown still stood looking about him in the snow-clad street as if he had lost interest in his query. The Innocence of Father Brown

I beg your pardon," said Father Brown; "that is my fault. The Innocence of Father Brown

Meanwhile Father Brown had made his way into the house, and now went to break the news to the wife of the dead man. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown sat bolt upright in the boat and crossed himself. The Innocence of Father Brown

Why, look here, Mr Usher," said Father Brown quietly, "you said the machine couldn't make a mistake; and in one sense it didn't. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"You don't understand," said Father Brown, shaking his head. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown had stopped for a moment, and picked up out of the long grass, where it had almost been wholly hidden, a queer, crooked Oriental knife, inlaid exquisitely in coloured stones and metals. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown looked up, and frowningly scrutinised a dark outline at the gas-lit window. The Innocence of Father Brown

Then, as Atkinson rose somewhat doubtfully and gathered his hat and stick and went towards the garden gate, Father Brown said in a more serious voice: "Where is that Indian?" The Innocence of Father Brown

"To see you take off your wig," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I thought you didn't believe in magic," said Father Brown quietly. The Innocence of Father Brown

Flambeau," said Father Brown, "there is a long seat there under the veranda, where we can smoke out of the rain. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown had fixed his eyes on the speaker so long and steadily as to prove that his large grey, ox-like eyes were not quite so insignificant as the rest of his face. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Might be the map of the world, mightn't it?" said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

If Father Brown ever attached any importance to either of these, he certainly forgot them at the next turn of the river which brought in sight a singular object. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"I think there is something rather dangerous about standing on these high places even to pray," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I mean the paper on which Quinton wrote, 'I die by my own hand,'" answered Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Rooks cawed round the corners of the belfry; but there was no other sound till Father Brown went on. The Innocence of Father Brown

I am a man," answered Father Brown gravely; "and therefore have all devils in my heart. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, even when he was mystified, was clever in analysing his own mystification. The Wisdom of Father Brown

"Who is that?" cried Father Brown, stepping back with a hissing intake of his breath. The Innocence of Father Brown

"No; let him pass," said Father Brown, with a strange deep sigh that seemed to come from the depths of the universe. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I should like to talk to you later," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown went up to it and held up a sheet. The Innocence of Father Brown

For some reason or other the platform had given way under Father Brown, and the unfortunate little man had dropped through to the level of the parade. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown had also sprung forward, striving to compose the dispute; but he soon found his personal presence made matters worse. The Innocence of Father Brown

"The truth is one word, and a short one," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown could do nothing but gaze after the boat as it struggled up-stream and pray that the old man might waken the little town in time. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown ran as hard as he could, his little legs going like a wheel. The Innocence of Father Brown

"There is only one enemy," said Father Brown, "whom it is easier to kill with a dagger than a sword." The Wisdom of Father Brown

He put a paper donkey's head unexpectedly on Father Brown, who bore it patiently, and even found some private manner of moving his ears. The Innocence of Father Brown

"No," cried Father Brown, with a sharp voice like a pistol shot; "but who saw his unbroken sword?" The Innocence of Father Brown

"This is a very painful matter, Father Brown," said Adams. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Oh, one's little flock, you know!" said Father Brown, arching his eyebrows rather blankly. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown only nodded, and seemed still to be listening; he differed from most detectives in fact and fiction in a small point—he never pretended not to understand when he understood perfectly well. The Wisdom of Father Brown

Behind that tree," said Father Brown, pointing, "are two strong policemen and the greatest detective alive. The Innocence of Father Brown

"I don't understand you," said Father Brown, and began to move away. The Innocence of Father Brown

The detective, who had been regarding the priest with steady and glittering eyes, opened his clenched mouth and said sharply: "You seem to know a lot about him, Father Brown." The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, therefore, with a meek impudence which he would have shown equally in Buckingham Palace, asked to be provided with a room and writing materials. The Innocence of Father Brown

"And remembered that there were emetics in the cruet-stand," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown

When Father Brown's hands fell they showed a face quite fresh and serious, like a child's. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, who was looking at the birds outside, jumped as if he were shot, and put in at the window a pale face like a turnip. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown began to ask himself with more exactness what the steps suggested. The Innocence of Father Brown

"Yes," said Father Brown, and passed his hand through his hair with the same strange vagueness of manner. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown returned her gaze with a long, grave stare, and then nodded, yet more gravely. The Wisdom of Father Brown

He saw Father Brown, of Cobhole, in Essex, whom he had recently met in England. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown regarded her for some time with an odd little smile, and then, without taking his eyes off her, addressed himself to somebody else. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown, who did not seem to share O'Brien's sensibilities in the least, went up to the second head and examined it with his blinking care. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown was still bending over the head with white hair, and he said, without looking up: "I suppose it is quite certain that Brayne cut off this head, too." The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown looked honestly embarrassed, and passed his hand across his forehead. The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Commandant and the doctor were both staring at Father Brown, who had sprung stiffly to his feet, and was holding his temples tight like a man in sudden and violent pain. The Innocence of Father Brown

Madly, in order to make conversation, the curate said to the Catholic priest: "You seem very much interested in that hammer, Father Brown." The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown suddenly shouted with laughter, then stopped, and only struggled with it for instants during the rest of his speech. The Innocence of Father Brown

This undoubtedly was the "silver with blue stones"; and Father Brown undoubtedly was the little greenhorn in the train. The Innocence of Father Brown

"How very dreadful!" said Father Brown, looking round in a sort of wonder. The Wisdom of Father Brown

No," said Father Brown simply, and stood up also, "you won't take it by force. The Innocence of Father Brown

Father Brown found Flambeau and some six other people standing round the enclosed space into which the lift commonly descended. The Innocence of Father Brown

Well," went on Father Brown, with lumbering lucidity, "as you wouldn't leave any tracks for the police, of course somebody had to. The Innocence of Father Brown

I mean," said little Father Brown, from the corner of the room, "I mean that cigar Mr. Brayne is finishing. The Innocence of Father Brown

"This is rather a curious kind of tower," observed Father Brown, "when it takes to killing people, it always kills people who are somewhere else." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown had turned round at last, and stood against the window, with his face in dense shadow; but even in that shadow they could see it was pale as ashes. The Innocence of Father Brown

Well," resumed Father Brown, "it's not fair to say that the public impression is just what I've said, without adding that two things have happened since. The Innocence of Father Brown

No," said Father Brown huskily, and looking at his boots; "there is only one place where they grow. The Innocence of Father Brown

The story which Father Brown was writing down was very likely a much better story than this one, only it will never be known. The Innocence of Father Brown

"A burglar with a bad cold," observed Father Brown, "that might assist you to trace him in the neighbourhood." The Wisdom of Father Brown

Father Brown had the kind of head that cannot help asking questions; and on this apparently trivial question his head almost split. The Innocence of Father Brown

It was out of this artistic household that Father Brown and his friend stepped on to the door-step; and to judge from their faces, they stepped out of it with much relief. The Innocence of Father Brown

The first he heard was the tail of one of Father Brown's sentences, which ended: "... what they really meant in the Middle Ages by the heavens being incorruptible." The Innocence of Father Brown

"Well, I did think you'd know the Spots," said Father Brown, agreeably surprised. The Innocence of Father Brown

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例句	Father Brown Father Brown stories, by GK Chesterton Chesterton's priestly sleuth – a holy man who solves unholy mysteries – wears baggy clerical garb, a broad black hat, and always carries an umbrella. Ten of the best brolleys in literature 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z Finally, at about 16, Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Agatha Christie and, suddenly, books about humanism! John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z To read all the Father Brown short stories at one sitting would be richly indigestible; taken singly they remain an irresistible feast. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z After reading the Father Brown stories, it's their atmospheres that linger, long after the details of the cases themselves are forgotten. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z The 1974 ATV series with Kenneth More as Father Brown was happier with this aesthetic of displacement, and the hero's entrance was sometimes delayed for more than a third of a programme's length. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z But for me GK Chesterton's Father Brown has never lost his appeal. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z Chesterton’s Father Brown and his own father’s experiences, preoccupations and priestly dilemmas. Sidney Chambers is again on the case 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The early Father Brown stories begin with a picture; the early Holmes short stories begin with a debate about the nature of the stories themselves, a consideration of methodology. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z For Father Brown does have a method and, late on in the stories, in "The Secret of Father Brown", he reveals it. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z Chesterton's conscious aim in writing the Father Brown stories was to subvert the misconception that priests must be unworldly innocents ignorant of the world. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z Chesterton’s first Father Brown story, “The Blue Cross”: “There was one thing which Flambeau, with all his dexterity of disguise, could not cover, and that was his singular height.” Review \| Beyond the bestsellers: Lesser-known literary delights make perfect holiday gifts 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Father Brown was the hero of a series of mysteries British author/philosopher G.K. 5 plot-twisting tales in 'Sidney Chambers' collection 2012-07-25T21:47:06Z Chesterton’s fictional detective, Father Brown, and converted to Catholicism. Why isn’t David Jones famous? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z In a late story, it is said that Father Brown dislikes the telephone, as he prefers "to watch people's faces, and feel social atmospheres". Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z I'm taking a different tack — I think this shadow is the shade of Father Brown. 5 plot-twisting tales in 'Sidney Chambers' collection 2012-07-25T21:47:06Z Like Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin, Father Brown doubles himself with the killer, but does so in a spirit of humility and charity. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z Eco's characters may verge on the dry, but the plot is as neat as Conan Doyle or Christie, with ironic undertow echoing Chesterton's Father Brown series. The Times' 1983 review of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose:' An intriguing detective story 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z An uncanny figure: Mark Williams as Father Brown in the new BBC1 series. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z There's no denying the influence of other shows, from "The Mentalist" to "Father Brown" with bits of "Foyle's War" as well. 'Grantchester' on PBS splendidly combines crime and contemplation 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z And the most popular drama shows are Call the Midwife, Father Brown and Parade's End. What the world thinks of British TV 2014-02-25T09:00:11Z Mark Williams as the eponymous Father Brown, currently showing on BBC1. Six to watch: TV priests and vicars 2013-01-24T15:00:00Z Chesterton was emphatically an artist, and in the Father Brown stories he sought to investigate the foundations of his art. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z Father Brown is a BBC detective series based on the short stories by GK Chesterton, while the Twilight Zone is a science fiction anthology. Bob Dylan: Coronation Street offers singer a cameo 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Chesterton’s “Father Brown” stories, twice adapted for television. Our TV critic picks 42 cozy mysteries to curl up with this summer 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z GK Chesterton, the creator of the clerical detective Father Brown, was dogged by links to fascism long before his death in 1936. Europe’s far-right leaders unite with a vow to ‘change history’ 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “I thought I could trust Father Brown,” Mr. McGarvey, who is now 52, said in an emotional interview on Monday. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z He played Father Brown in a Radio 4 adaptation of GK Chesterton's detective priest stories, as well as radio versions of Sherlock Holmes and PG Wodehouse's The Code of the Woosters. Obituary: Andrew Sachs - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z They didn’t even know that PBS’“Father Brown” was based on the books by G.K. Your guide to discovering the best literary detectives on TV 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In the small but mighty tradition of Father Brown, Cadfael and that show with Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson — you know the one. TV Picks: 'Honest Liar,' 'Grantchester,' 'Saudi Arabia Uncovered' 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr Chesterton, who found fame through his Father Brown novels, converted to Roman Catholicism in the 1920s. Author's sainthood claims probed 2013-08-26T09:06:00Z But because Father Brown had died in the mid-1990s, their lawyer replied by letter that it was “wholly impossible for the Diocese to investigate this claim at this juncture,” Mr. Garabedian said. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Metzler, who are devout Catholics, had Father Brown come to the house to exorcise the spirits which were tormenting them. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Possibly owing to some personal disinclination towards violent bodily exertion on the part of his creator, Father Brown, the criminal investigator of Mr. G. K. Chesterton's fancy, is not a fellow of panther-like physique. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 Space does not permit us to more than mention Chesterton's two detective books, 'The Innocence of Father Brown' and 'The Wisdom of Father Brown.' Gilbert Keith Chesterton They paused at our door; their feet began to shuffle, and they sang: “If I catch you bending, I'll turn you upside down, Knees up, knees up, Knees up, knees up, Knees up, Father Brown.” Waiting for Daylight He expects to receive more, including from others who may have been victimized by Father Brown. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z It will, however, be more satisfactory to take the two Father Brown books together. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Author of “The Innocence of Father Brown,” “Heretics,” “Orthodoxy,” etc. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol "That's a splendid idea," declared Father Brown, rising from his seat by the fireplace. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys Those I have used in writing this book are Father Brown on Chesterton, Monsignor O'Connor. Gilbert Keith Chesterton “It’s obvious that the supervisors turned their backs on Tom McGarvey when he was a child, and did not want him to stay away from the rectory and Father Brown,” he said. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The transcendental type of detective, first sketched out in The Club of Queer Trades, is developed more fully in the two Father Brown books. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Now the figure in white, which was really Toad, asked the boys to follow him as he led them to Father Brown's study. Hallowe'en at Merryvale "I'm glad we brought the sleigh," Father Brown remarked, as they were driving along at a fair pace, a little later, "as we never could have gotten through with a wagon in this deep snow." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys Gilbert's verses, summarizing the meeting as it must have sounded to a worthy Nottingham tradesman, are quoted in the Autobiography and completed in Father Brown on Chesterton. Gilbert Keith Chesterton He said the diocese had no record of any other complaint against Father Brown. Long Island Diocese Creates Fund for Victims of Clergy Abuse 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z One might go right through the Father Brown stories in this manner. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Father Brown now went about, pinning a number on each boy's back. Hallowe'en at Merryvale "The tree must be full and the top perfect," declared Father Brown, "so keep your eyes open for it." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys When he saw the film version of a Father Brown story I asked him what he thought of it. Gilbert Keith Chesterton "She gave us good light," said Father Brown. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour One might almost interpret the Father Brown stories by suggesting that their author had written them in order to illustrate the sudden impetus given to murder and suicide by the appearance of a Roman priest. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Then Father Brown gave him a few quick turns and away he started. Hallowe'en at Merryvale "Yes, that's a beauty," agreed Father Brown, "and easy to get at, too." Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys He added as an afterthought, "It gave me an idea for a new Father Brown story." Gilbert Keith Chesterton "Our Mr. Jones" is neither a Sherlock Holmes nor an Aristide Pujol, neither a Father Brown nor a Bob Pretty, but nevertheless he is an engaging soul and we could do with more of him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 More recently, Chesterton has repeated the type in some of the Father Brown stories. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study "It means the evening before All Saints Day," answered Father Brown. Hallowe'en at Merryvale "Stay where you are until it's down," called Father Brown to the boys. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys I remember going with the Chestertons to a pre-view of a Father Brown picture. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The little footpaths were marked out by Father Brown's feet; Margery and her mother laughed well at his actions, for it looked like some kind of dance. Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling But in The Innocence of Father Brown these principles, almost the fundamental ones of literary decency, were put on the shelf. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Father Brown now took Hopie by the shoulders and slowly turned him around again and again. Hallowe'en at Merryvale His hands were blue with the cold and as Father Brown picked him up in his arms he tried to speak, but couldn't. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys Did you receive your copy of the "Incredulity of Father Brown." Gilbert Keith Chesterton The little footpaths were marked out by Father Brown's feet; Margery and her mother laughed well when they saw it, for it looked like some kind of dance. Stories to Tell to Children Even the air of the place is decadent; Father Brown on entering the house learns instinctively from it that a crime is to be committed. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study "Shall we try to find the dime in the flour now?" asked Toad of Father Brown, after the boys had all tried some of Fat's candy and found it very much to their liking. Hallowe'en at Merryvale Chuck, to whom Father Brown had handed the reins now started to drive the horse toward home. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys Two of the stories had been cleverly combined, the cast was first rate, including Una O'Connor and Walter Connolly, and I came out feeling convinced that Father Brown would become another Charlie Chan. Gilbert Keith Chesterton But Father Brown had to tell himself sharply that one should be in charity even with those who wax their pointed beards, who have small gloved hands, and who speak with perfectly modulated voices. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown immediately concludes that the priest is guilty of the murder because, had he been unprepared, he would have started and looked round at the scream and the crash of the victim falling. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study "Yes, it was a cheery house," assented Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown "It's going to be a sad Christmas for them, I'm afraid, for both parents are ill and the three helpless children are waiting for Santa Claus to come," the boys heard Father Brown say. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys He carried out this idea in the story of "The Blue Cross," the first Father Brown detective story. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Father Brown, touching other people, was as sensitive as a barometer; but today he seemed about as sensitive as a rhinoceros. The Wisdom of Father Brown As somebody says somewhere in The Wisdom of Father Brown, "If a miracle happened in your office, you'd have to hush it up, now so many bishops are atheists." G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study You see," said Father Brown, blinking modestly, "I'm not sure that the Armstrong cheerfulness is so very cheerful—for other people. The Innocence of Father Brown At two o'clock the sleigh was ready, for Father Brown had willingly given the boys permission to use it that afternoon. Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys At the Steinthal dining table, an artist friend of the family made a sketch of Father O'Connor which later appeared on the wrapper of The Innocence of Father Brown. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Dust and other discolouring matter shook upwards as he did so; but Father Brown never observed his own appearance, whatever else he observed. The Wisdom of Father Brown The Innocence of Father Brown had a sequel, The Wisdom of Father Brown, distinctly less effective, as sequels always are, than the predecessor. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study Both detectives stared, and Father Brown added: "Won't you tell them about it, sir?" The Innocence of Father Brown Who would expect to find "Father Brown" of G. K. Chesterton fame in a khaki drill uniform and a pith helmet? At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. And it used to amuse "Father Brown" to find that such touches of observation as noting where an ash-tray had got hidden behind a book seemed to Gilbert quasi miraculous. Gilbert Keith Chesterton There was nothing in all this that could conceivably concern the tragedy in Miss Watson's face; and by a half conscious instinct, Father Brown turned again to the seeming lunatic grubbing about in the grass. The Wisdom of Father Brown The Father Brown of these stories—moon-faced little man—is a peculiar creation. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study "I need not tell you more," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Cray paused; and Father Brown unaffectedly sat down on the lawn and began to pick daisies. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Father Brown" had first made his appearance in magazines and these detective stories became the most purely popular of Gilbert's books. Gilbert Keith Chesterton "I won't keep you long from 'The Bloody Thumb' or any other catastrophic affairs," said Father Brown, smiling. The Wisdom of Father Brown And indeed, Father Brown, for reasons best known to himself, had lingered much longer than politeness required; or even, in the ordinary sense, permitted. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Were you not prepared?" asked Father Brown gently. The Innocence of Father Brown Real madmen," explained Father Brown, "always encourage their own morbidity. The Wisdom of Father Brown In Father Brown on Chesterton we are told of the long time the poem took in the making. Gilbert Keith Chesterton It had come under the Prussian hegemony quite late in history—hardly fifty years before the fine summer day when Flambeau and Father Brown found themselves sitting in its gardens and drinking its beer. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown," said the lady, "I am going to tell you all I know, but I want you to do me a favour first. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown turned his moon face up to the narrow facade of the house and blinked hopelessly up. The Innocence of Father Brown "He died," said Father Brown, "for love of you?" The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yes," said Father Brown; "I think I begin to understand." The Wisdom of Father Brown Despite his prosaic appearance and generally practical walk of life, Father Brown was not without a certain streak of romance in his composition, though he generally kept his daydreams to himself, as many children do. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I wasn't thinking of Dreyfus," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Ah," he cried, "you don't mean—" "Yes," said Father Brown in a deep, moving voice. The Innocence of Father Brown What sentimentalists men of science are!" exclaimed Father Brown, "and how much more sentimental must American men of science be! The Wisdom of Father Brown He liked Father Brown in a slightly patronizing way; and Father Brown liked him, though he heartily disliked his theories. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Why, what do you mean?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown While the bell was still strong and pealing, the voice of Father Brown fell soft but distinct. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown suddenly sprang erect, so that his chair fell over flat behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown "I say there will be one thousand nine-hundred and ninety-nine of them left alive when they have seen it," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yes," answered Father Brown; "I thought I had better look in, in case anything was the matter." The Wisdom of Father Brown "Which could be quite certain of discovering a toy pistol," said Father Brown with a smile. The Wisdom of Father Brown "This is my friend Father Brown," he said. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Let us go in to him," said Father Brown shortly. The Innocence of Father Brown I don't know how you know it, Father Brown," he said, "but you are right. The Wisdom of Father Brown No one can calculate the turns of mood in convalescence: but Father Brown's depression must have had a great deal to do with his mere unfamiliarity with the sea. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Had the flowers got long stalks?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown She'd find a rum sort of thing in the garden," said Father Brown, "which would not please her Renaissance eye. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown knew that the once-celebrated Saradine had spent his last few years in almost ceaseless travel, but he had not guessed that the travels were so disreputable or so amusing. The Innocence of Father Brown Here he swung round and fixed Father Brown with a face of frightful concentration. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown did not answer; indeed, he did not speak again, save for civilities, till they were all safe round a cigar-box in the cabin of the yacht. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I didn't say by his own wish," replied Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown He received no answer: Father Brown was asleep. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Well," added Father Brown, with a broad smile, "that fairy tale was the nearest thing to the real truth that has been said today." The Innocence of Father Brown "I suppose," said Father Brown, turning up his coat-collar and drawing a woollen scarf rather closer round his neck, "that we are approaching a pleasure resort." The Wisdom of Father Brown "I'm afraid we can't wait to trouble your hospitality seriously," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown started and spun half round like an absurd teetotum. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Oh, there are sermons in a cruet-stand, too," said Father Brown, quite gravely. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown went on, noticing her as little as she noticed him. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, who was making the salad, tipped two spoonfuls of the mustard into the tumbler of water beside him; stood up and said in a new, loud and sudden voice—"Drink that!" The Wisdom of Father Brown "That is true again," said Father Brown, nodding. The Wisdom of Father Brown In the instant of time in which all this happened Father Brown stepped out into the top of the passage, looked down it, and at once walked briskly towards what he saw. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Is there so great a difference?" asked Father Brown, in the same strange, indulgent tone. The Wisdom of Father Brown "She was alone when she fell," said Father Brown, "but it was not suicide." The Innocence of Father Brown But Father Brown was not likely to notice either the laughter or the astonishment. The Wisdom of Father Brown But you can't mean—" "I mean," said Father Brown, "that one of the Admiral's scientific predictions is coming true tonight. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown instantly ran across to him, taking no notice of Cutler and the colossal actor, though the room already rang with their blows and they began to struggle for the dagger. The Wisdom of Father Brown "The sign of the flaming tower," said Father Brown, and sent the driving water from his hose into the heart of the red patch. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I am only looking for one word," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown "I don't think there will be any fight," replied Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I don't know who's going to be killed," replied Father Brown, with a reflective stare. The Wisdom of Father Brown Therefore when Father Brown found her she could hardly have been dead for three. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I consulted a bandstand," said Father Brown, scratching his head. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yours is a clean story," cried Father Brown, deeply moved. The Innocence of Father Brown I mean Man," said Father Brown, "the most unreliable machine I know of. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown had picked up one of the lemons and was eyeing it with an odd pleasure. The Wisdom of Father Brown "It was a looking-glass on the other side," explained Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I don't want to force your confidence by a hair," said Father Brown, very quietly. The Wisdom of Father Brown The next evidence," said Father Brown, "took some time to find, but it will not take long to tell. The Innocence of Father Brown "We have come," said Father Brown politely, "to give back this coin to its owner." The Wisdom of Father Brown The attendant observed that his lordship was very busy, as the fight was coming on soon, but Father Brown had a good-tempered tedium of reiteration for which the official mind is generally not prepared. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I think it very interesting," replied Father Brown; "it reminds me of that interesting idea in the Dark Ages that blood would flow from a corpse if the murderer touched it." The Wisdom of Father Brown "You see, he is really a clever man," said Father Brown apologetically. The Wisdom of Father Brown People like frequent laughter," answered Father Brown, "but I don't think they like a permanent smile. The Innocence of Father Brown "I think," said Father Brown, "he would blacken his face." The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown's hand went half-way to his head, with the gesture of a man remembering somebody's name. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Not so extraordinary as the answer," remarked Father Brown rather gloomily. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown was surprised to see the whole dining-table set out as for a festive meal, with napkins in their rings, and wine-glasses of some six unnecessary shapes set beside every plate. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown suddenly lifted a face so absurdly fresh that it looked somehow as if he had just washed it. The Innocence of Father Brown Well," muttered Father Brown, blinking, "here is the legend of the Spaniard plain enough. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Oh!" said Father Brown, and jumped down from the little table. The Wisdom of Father Brown "The Cross of Christ be between me and harm," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "He has been here for half an hour at least," thought Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I see," said Father Brown, with the same wooden civility. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown shook his head, like a murderer of much riper experience. The Wisdom of Father Brown All this Father Brown absorbed in detail more at leisure. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Why, how do you know?" asked Father Brown, blinking. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown stood ruefully contemplating the decapitated plant. The Wisdom of Father Brown "No, I don't think it would," remarked Father Brown, as he picked up his hat. The Innocence of Father Brown "It was rather dark when I saw him," began Father Brown, "but he was—" As has been said, the hotel-keeper can be proved to have told the precise truth. The Wisdom of Father Brown It had hardly been a dignified escape, in spite of the classic model of Anchises, but Father Brown's face only wore a broad grin. The Wisdom of Father Brown The man whom Father Brown had seen pass the tavern was standing against the wall as if at bay; unchanged, save that he had taken off his black coat and was wearing a brown dressing-gown. The Wisdom of Father Brown Well," asked Father Brown rubbing his dusty hair up, "what do you think of Leonardo da Vinci? The Wisdom of Father Brown "I've got to get back to the Deaf School," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown "What is that fire over there?" asked Father Brown with a gentle suddenness, pointing to the woods on the left river-bank. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown threw away a daisy-chain he was making, and rose with a wistful look. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Stop him!" shouted Father Brown, bounding and half falling over a chair; and, after a wrench or two, Flambeau had the door open. The Wisdom of Father Brown He paused with an unpleasing smile; and Father Brown blinked repeatedly at him, and seemed suddenly to be listening with great attention. The Wisdom of Father Brown But Father Brown still gazed steadily at the red crayon sketch; and Mrs. Anthony still gazed steadily at Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown and Parkinson were left alone, and they were neither of them men with a taste for superfluous conversation. The Wisdom of Father Brown Before Father Brown could turn in his heavy boots Seymour was plunging about the room looking for the weapon. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yes," said Father Brown, "that is what he had to hide." The Wisdom of Father Brown The judge was looking at Father Brown with level and piercing eyes. The Wisdom of Father Brown First," said Father Brown quietly, "the thing is quite in your own province. The Innocence of Father Brown "Why, she wants to marry him," cried Father Brown, sitting up eagerly. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I'm sorry to interrupt you, sir," she said, "but I had to follow Father Brown at once; it's nothing less than life or death." The Wisdom of Father Brown The face of Father Brown was commonplace, but curiously contented; it could shine with ignorance as well as with knowledge. The Wisdom of Father Brown No," said Father Brown, quite simply, but suddenly standing up, "for a very short journey. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown's face seemed to express nothing but extreme distress; he looked at the ground with one wrinkle of pain across his forehead. The Innocence of Father Brown "You mean the information is wrong?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "The grey envelope—it was a white envelope really—was—" Father Brown put down the small silver fish and the fork and stared across at his companion. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown seemed quite unconscious of this cloud of witnesses, but followed Parkinson with an idly attentive eye till he took himself and his absurd spear into the farther room of Bruno. The Wisdom of Father Brown "They are the opposite of each other," said Father Brown, with a queer kind of smile. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yes, I am," said Father Brown; "why is it such a small hammer?" The Innocence of Father Brown When Father Brown began, in his simplicity, to say who he thought the man in the passage was, the barrister told him that he did not want his theories. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Why, words rather fail me," answered Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown Therefore he took Father Brown up sharply whenever that proud pontiff tried to explain anything; and told him to answer yes or no, and tell the plain facts without any jesuitry. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown, I seriously ask you to compose your flock, for their sakes, not for mine. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I say, who saw his unbroken sword?" repeated Father Brown obstinately. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, who had been looking dully at the carpet, lifted his round face and said: "What do you mean?" The Wisdom of Father Brown "I do not mean inside Mr Todhunter's clothes," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown blinked as under rebuke; but he had long known the literal nature of obedience. The Wisdom of Father Brown The anger of the Italian policeman, which he expressed volubly to Father Brown, was largely mixed with admiration. The Wisdom of Father Brown "You're quite right, sir," he said to Father Brown; "that is certainly one to you." The Innocence of Father Brown "By the way," said Father Brown, "might it not be as well to untie Mr Todhunter?" The Wisdom of Father Brown The Reverend Father Brown and the celebrated Signor Muscari I shall release tomorrow at dawn and escort to my outposts. The Wisdom of Father Brown The moment before Greywood Usher had been coming to the conclusion that Father Brown might possibly be mad. The Wisdom of Father Brown The third objection," said Father Brown, still in meditation, "is this bank we are sitting on. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown buttoned up his commonplace overcoat to the neck, for the night was stormy, and took his commonplace umbrella from the stand. The Innocence of Father Brown Mr Todhunter," explained Father Brown placidly, "is learning to be a professional conjurer, as well as juggler, ventriloquist, and expert in the rope trick. The Wisdom of Father Brown "He is escaping from everywhere," answered Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Don't talk so loud," said Father Brown, lowering his voice, "your cursed Colonel is just in front." The Wisdom of Father Brown "A brilliant piece of rapid deduction," said Father Brown; "but had he got a gun?" The Wisdom of Father Brown "Yes, yes; I know," replied Father Brown submissively. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown began to get to his feet in some disorder. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I mean he is absent from everywhere," answered Father Brown; "he is absent from the Nature of Things, so to speak." The Wisdom of Father Brown Under the wall Father Brown was going on in heavy meditation, as if to himself. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown shook his head with ineffable mildness. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Because if it was any other coloured sack, the case must begin over again," said Father Brown; "but if it was a light brown sack, why, the case is finished." The Innocence of Father Brown "Because," said Father Brown, "her Doom is coming up the road." The Wisdom of Father Brown "Have you never heard a ventriloquist?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown blinked even more painfully than before; then he stammered: "Really, my lord, I don't know unless it's because I don't look at it so often." The Wisdom of Father Brown "Poor Leonard can get a little peace now," he added to Father Brown; "he's locked in all by himself for an hour or two." The Innocence of Father Brown Unconsciously they were walking with quickening steps down the long sweep of road on the other side of the high crescent, Father Brown leading briskly, though in silence. The Innocence of Father Brown "We have taken a wrong turning, and come to a wrong place," said Father Brown, looking out of the window at the grey-green sedges and the silver flood. The Innocence of Father Brown Then Father Brown awoke tardily to a second truth. The Innocence of Father Brown "No machine can lie," said Father Brown; "nor can it tell the truth." The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown was mounting the first step to follow him when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and turned to behold the dark, thin figure of the doctor, his face darker yet with suspicion. The Innocence of Father Brown At about this limit of mental anarchy Father Brown's view was obscured altogether; for the City magnate in front of him rose to his full height and thrust his hands savagely into all his pockets. The Innocence of Father Brown Look at that blacksmith, for instance," went on Father Brown calmly; "a good man, but not a Christian—hard, imperious, unforgiving. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown had mounted ahead; for the woodland path grew smaller, steeper, and more twisted, till they felt as if they were ascending a winding staircase. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown seemed to cogitate; he lifted a little whitebait on his fork. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown read the words three times before he put down the paper. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown looked him full in his frowning face. The Innocence of Father Brown Then Father Brown, still keeping the paper in his hand, strode towards the conservatory, only to meet his medical friend coming back with a face of assurance and collapse. The Innocence of Father Brown Darkness full of thunder followed, and after the thunder Father Brown's voice said out of the dark: "Doctor, this paper is the wrong shape." The Innocence of Father Brown Next morning Father Brown appeared with the same demure expression, carrying yet another piece of pink newspaper. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Good night," said Father Brown, as the doctor walked briskly to the gate. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown seemed rather to like the saturnine candour of the soldier. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, though commonly a silent, was an oddly sympathetic little man, and in those few but endless hours he unconsciously sank deeper into the secrets of Reed House than his professional friend. The Innocence of Father Brown Why, it's like this," said Father Brown, in his frankly doubtful way: "We are taught that if a man has really bad first principles, that must be partly his fault. The Innocence of Father Brown Mr Greenwood Usher lifted his eyes, but Father Brown was gone. The Wisdom of Father Brown Mrs. Anthony," said Father Brown seriously, "there is no time for nonsense. The Innocence of Father Brown "Which is turning out his pockets," said Father Brown, and proceeded to do so, displaying seven and sixpence, a return ticket, a small silver crucifix, a small breviary, and a stick of chocolate. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown lifted her to a sofa, flung a pot of water over her, shouted for help, and then rushed down to the landing-stage of the little island. The Innocence of Father Brown "Come away," said Father Brown, who was quite white. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown," he said, "Doctor Mull informs me that you have come here to make a request. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I mean that we here are on the wrong side of the tapestry," answered Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown dropped his book and stood staring with a look of blank mental ruin. The Innocence of Father Brown It was the first time Flambeau had ever seen Father Brown vanquished. The Innocence of Father Brown I know nothing about English generals, Father Brown," answered the large man, laughing, "though a little about English policemen. The Innocence of Father Brown "For what other reason," asked Father Brown, "do you mean that it has been rebuilt?" The Wisdom of Father Brown Wilfred Bohun was staring at him with a sort of hypnotised horror, while Father Brown listened with his head a little on one side, really interested and attentive. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown got to his feet, putting his hands behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown The Rev. Wilfred Bohun made a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know; but Father Brown, dusting off his sleeve some ashes blown from the furnace, spoke in his indifferent way. The Innocence of Father Brown The shaken Wilfred was led away by Father Brown, who had an easy and friendly way with him. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown was, perhaps, a little fanciful in his fatigue, but he almost thought the whole place must be growing larger, as things do in a nightmare. The Wisdom of Father Brown "What on earth is that?" asked Father Brown, and stood still. The Innocence of Father Brown "Because," said Father Brown, "barring carrier-pigeons, somebody must have brought her the letter." The Innocence of Father Brown "If a man were really healthy," said Father Brown, "he would not bother to stare at it." The Innocence of Father Brown "Can it cure the one spiritual disease?" asked Father Brown, with a serious curiosity. The Innocence of Father Brown Very good wine," said Father Brown, gravely lifting his glass, "but, as you see, a very bad wine-bibber. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown could not look at anything without blinking; but the priest of Apollo could look on the blaze at noon without a quiver of the eyelid. The Innocence of Father Brown A stormy evening of olive and silver was closing in, as Father Brown, wrapped in a grey Scotch plaid, came to the end of a grey Scotch valley and beheld the strange castle of Glengyle. The Innocence of Father Brown "Come, it's cold," cried Father Brown; "let's have some wine or beer." The Innocence of Father Brown Both by calling and conviction Father Brown knew better than most of us, that every man is dignified when he is dead. The Innocence of Father Brown All were staring at him thunderstruck and still, except Father Brown, who heaved a huge sigh as of relief and fingered the little phial in his pocket. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown also quickened his stride; but he seemed merely absorbed in his tale. The Innocence of Father Brown As Father Brown passed through the dim garden and came under the shadow of the chateau, the clouds were thick and the whole air damp and thundery. The Innocence of Father Brown "Silly way of putting it, I know," said Father Brown apologetically. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown's figure remained quite dark and still; but in that instant he had lost his head. The Innocence of Father Brown They took leave of Father Brown at the corner of the road, with some random apologies for any rudeness they might have shown. The Wisdom of Father Brown I am perfectly sure it isn't," answered Father Brown, "only you said that nobody could connect snuff and diamonds and clockwork and candles. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown followed them with his finger on the edge of the table, like a man trying to learn a tune on the piano. The Innocence of Father Brown The heady tempest without drove a dreadful wrack of clouds across Glengyle and threw the long room into darkness as Father Brown picked up the little illuminated pages to examine them. The Innocence of Father Brown "What Hindoo?" asked Father Brown, still staring at the dagger in his hand. The Innocence of Father Brown "Will you understand my motives," asked Father Brown quietly, "if I say you have done all you can to hurt?" The Wisdom of Father Brown "You don't believe in magic?" asked Father Brown, without looking up. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown flung down his paper, and, knowing the office door to be locked, went at once into the cloak room on the other side. The Innocence of Father Brown "Why, look at it," cried Father Brown, holding out the crooked knife at arm's length, as if it were some glittering snake. The Innocence of Father Brown Flambeau looked at a Persian illumination on the wall; Father Brown, who seemed in a sort of daze, dully eyed the door. The Innocence of Father Brown Before either could make sufficient sense of it even to answer, Father Brown had politely excused himself and gone stumping up the road with his stumpy old umbrella. The Wisdom of Father Brown But Father Brown walked those snow-covered hills under the stars for many hours with a murderer, and what they said to each other will never be known. The Innocence of Father Brown It threw little illumination on Father Brown himself, who seemed a mere dark outline against the dim sunset window behind him. The Innocence of Father Brown You see," said Father Brown in low but easy tone, "Scotch people before Scotland existed were a curious lot. The Innocence of Father Brown "Nor was that piece of paper, you know," said Father Brown quietly, "and we survived even that piece of paper." The Innocence of Father Brown As to what you've done for him," replied Father Brown, rising and shaking himself in a floppy way, "you've saved him from the electrical chair. The Wisdom of Father Brown "He's a valuable man, that," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown took the paper without a word, and obediently went to look for the coat; it was not the first menial work he had done in his life. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown's pipe fell out of his mouth and broke into three pieces on the gravel path. The Innocence of Father Brown "What is this?" asked Father Brown, regarding it with some disfavour. The Innocence of Father Brown "The wax always spots like that just a little in this weather," answered Father Brown with entire simplicity. The Wisdom of Father Brown One hope remained, the summoning of the household; and Father Brown ran back into the house. The Innocence of Father Brown "A real policeman," said Father Brown, and ran away into the dark. The Innocence of Father Brown Mr. Quinton is in, I believe," said Father Brown, cleaning his pipe, "but I do not know if you can see him. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown was still leaning back and staring at the roof, but he took his cigar out of his mouth and said: "Quinton never did commit suicide." The Innocence of Father Brown I rather wonder," said Father Brown, "that there are so few people about the beach, when this big fight is coming on after all. The Wisdom of Father Brown "There are three headless men," said Father Brown, "standing round this open grave." The Innocence of Father Brown "This is my friend Father Brown," said Flambeau. The Innocence of Father Brown Were taken away," continued Father Brown; "were taken away—but not stolen. The Innocence of Father Brown "The Christian is more modest," muttered Father Brown; "he wants something." The Innocence of Father Brown I am never surprised," said Father Brown, "at any work of hell. The Wisdom of Father Brown "That woman's over-driven," said Father Brown; "that's the kind of woman that does her duty for twenty years, and then does something dreadful." The Innocence of Father Brown Following them into an inner room, Father Brown found that the allies had been seated at a long oak table, of which their end was covered with scribbled papers, flanked with whisky and cigars. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown and Flambeau, however, kept this weird contradiction to themselves, and Dr. Harris was not a man to waste his thoughts on the impossible. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown seemed to be studying the paper more than the corpse; he held it close to his eyes; and seemed trying to read it in the twilight. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown had his back to him, and in that flash might have fallen dead on his face. The Wisdom of Father Brown Without another word he turned and dashed up the stairs, with Flambeau following; but Father Brown still stood looking about him in the snow-clad street as if he had lost interest in his query. The Innocence of Father Brown I beg your pardon," said Father Brown; "that is my fault. The Innocence of Father Brown Meanwhile Father Brown had made his way into the house, and now went to break the news to the wife of the dead man. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown sat bolt upright in the boat and crossed himself. The Innocence of Father Brown Why, look here, Mr Usher," said Father Brown quietly, "you said the machine couldn't make a mistake; and in one sense it didn't. The Wisdom of Father Brown "You don't understand," said Father Brown, shaking his head. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown had stopped for a moment, and picked up out of the long grass, where it had almost been wholly hidden, a queer, crooked Oriental knife, inlaid exquisitely in coloured stones and metals. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown looked up, and frowningly scrutinised a dark outline at the gas-lit window. The Innocence of Father Brown Then, as Atkinson rose somewhat doubtfully and gathered his hat and stick and went towards the garden gate, Father Brown said in a more serious voice: "Where is that Indian?" The Innocence of Father Brown "To see you take off your wig," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I thought you didn't believe in magic," said Father Brown quietly. The Innocence of Father Brown Flambeau," said Father Brown, "there is a long seat there under the veranda, where we can smoke out of the rain. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown had fixed his eyes on the speaker so long and steadily as to prove that his large grey, ox-like eyes were not quite so insignificant as the rest of his face. The Innocence of Father Brown "Might be the map of the world, mightn't it?" said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown If Father Brown ever attached any importance to either of these, he certainly forgot them at the next turn of the river which brought in sight a singular object. The Wisdom of Father Brown "I think there is something rather dangerous about standing on these high places even to pray," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown "I mean the paper on which Quinton wrote, 'I die by my own hand,'" answered Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Rooks cawed round the corners of the belfry; but there was no other sound till Father Brown went on. The Innocence of Father Brown I am a man," answered Father Brown gravely; "and therefore have all devils in my heart. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, even when he was mystified, was clever in analysing his own mystification. The Wisdom of Father Brown "Who is that?" cried Father Brown, stepping back with a hissing intake of his breath. The Innocence of Father Brown "No; let him pass," said Father Brown, with a strange deep sigh that seemed to come from the depths of the universe. The Innocence of Father Brown "I should like to talk to you later," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown went up to it and held up a sheet. The Innocence of Father Brown For some reason or other the platform had given way under Father Brown, and the unfortunate little man had dropped through to the level of the parade. The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown had also sprung forward, striving to compose the dispute; but he soon found his personal presence made matters worse. The Innocence of Father Brown "The truth is one word, and a short one," said Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown could do nothing but gaze after the boat as it struggled up-stream and pray that the old man might waken the little town in time. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown ran as hard as he could, his little legs going like a wheel. The Innocence of Father Brown "There is only one enemy," said Father Brown, "whom it is easier to kill with a dagger than a sword." The Wisdom of Father Brown He put a paper donkey's head unexpectedly on Father Brown, who bore it patiently, and even found some private manner of moving his ears. The Innocence of Father Brown "No," cried Father Brown, with a sharp voice like a pistol shot; "but who saw his unbroken sword?" The Innocence of Father Brown "This is a very painful matter, Father Brown," said Adams. The Innocence of Father Brown "Oh, one's little flock, you know!" said Father Brown, arching his eyebrows rather blankly. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown only nodded, and seemed still to be listening; he differed from most detectives in fact and fiction in a small point—he never pretended not to understand when he understood perfectly well. The Wisdom of Father Brown Behind that tree," said Father Brown, pointing, "are two strong policemen and the greatest detective alive. The Innocence of Father Brown "I don't understand you," said Father Brown, and began to move away. The Innocence of Father Brown The detective, who had been regarding the priest with steady and glittering eyes, opened his clenched mouth and said sharply: "You seem to know a lot about him, Father Brown." The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, therefore, with a meek impudence which he would have shown equally in Buckingham Palace, asked to be provided with a room and writing materials. The Innocence of Father Brown "And remembered that there were emetics in the cruet-stand," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown When Father Brown's hands fell they showed a face quite fresh and serious, like a child's. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, who was looking at the birds outside, jumped as if he were shot, and put in at the window a pale face like a turnip. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown began to ask himself with more exactness what the steps suggested. The Innocence of Father Brown "Yes," said Father Brown, and passed his hand through his hair with the same strange vagueness of manner. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown returned her gaze with a long, grave stare, and then nodded, yet more gravely. The Wisdom of Father Brown He saw Father Brown, of Cobhole, in Essex, whom he had recently met in England. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown regarded her for some time with an odd little smile, and then, without taking his eyes off her, addressed himself to somebody else. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown, who did not seem to share O'Brien's sensibilities in the least, went up to the second head and examined it with his blinking care. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown was still bending over the head with white hair, and he said, without looking up: "I suppose it is quite certain that Brayne cut off this head, too." The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown looked honestly embarrassed, and passed his hand across his forehead. The Wisdom of Father Brown The Commandant and the doctor were both staring at Father Brown, who had sprung stiffly to his feet, and was holding his temples tight like a man in sudden and violent pain. The Innocence of Father Brown Madly, in order to make conversation, the curate said to the Catholic priest: "You seem very much interested in that hammer, Father Brown." The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown suddenly shouted with laughter, then stopped, and only struggled with it for instants during the rest of his speech. The Innocence of Father Brown This undoubtedly was the "silver with blue stones"; and Father Brown undoubtedly was the little greenhorn in the train. The Innocence of Father Brown "How very dreadful!" said Father Brown, looking round in a sort of wonder. The Wisdom of Father Brown No," said Father Brown simply, and stood up also, "you won't take it by force. The Innocence of Father Brown Father Brown found Flambeau and some six other people standing round the enclosed space into which the lift commonly descended. The Innocence of Father Brown Well," went on Father Brown, with lumbering lucidity, "as you wouldn't leave any tracks for the police, of course somebody had to. The Innocence of Father Brown I mean," said little Father Brown, from the corner of the room, "I mean that cigar Mr. Brayne is finishing. The Innocence of Father Brown "This is rather a curious kind of tower," observed Father Brown, "when it takes to killing people, it always kills people who are somewhere else." The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown had turned round at last, and stood against the window, with his face in dense shadow; but even in that shadow they could see it was pale as ashes. The Innocence of Father Brown Well," resumed Father Brown, "it's not fair to say that the public impression is just what I've said, without adding that two things have happened since. The Innocence of Father Brown No," said Father Brown huskily, and looking at his boots; "there is only one place where they grow. The Innocence of Father Brown The story which Father Brown was writing down was very likely a much better story than this one, only it will never be known. The Innocence of Father Brown "A burglar with a bad cold," observed Father Brown, "that might assist you to trace him in the neighbourhood." The Wisdom of Father Brown Father Brown had the kind of head that cannot help asking questions; and on this apparently trivial question his head almost split. The Innocence of Father Brown It was out of this artistic household that Father Brown and his friend stepped on to the door-step; and to judge from their faces, they stepped out of it with much relief. The Innocence of Father Brown The first he heard was the tail of one of Father Brown's sentences, which ended: "... what they really meant in the Middle Ages by the heavens being incorruptible." The Innocence of Father Brown "Well, I did think you'd know the Spots," said Father Brown, agreeably surprised. The Innocence of Father Brown
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