By now, I’m sure that your wondering why I have been using this title and still haven’t linked the title to anything I’ve written so far…well before I finish this tonight I will give you a little tease as to as to the title okay…
So where was I…ahh yes… Sandalwood and Brimstone
The rabbi tells Julien that the brimstone is usually associated with supernatural automata.
The more powerful the automaton, the stronger the odor of sulphur, and as far as the sandalwood, more than likely it is used to cover the smell of the sulfur.
After getting a bit more information from the rabbi he heads home to get some rest.
But there are other things being played out in the night…A short man in a white suit wearing some sort of a ring ( possibly a ring which is representative of a guild )heads for an unexpected rendezvous with a certain priest, of course unbenost to said priest… a murder made to look like an accident, because the priest had become a liability to another organization…
The next day Lucien finds out about the demise of his friend the priest, and involuntarily becomes involved with the inquisition during their investigation of the murder site, although at this point it is being looked at as an accident. And also his first encounter with brother Moricant and another unnamed priest, who gives Lucien an envelope that was from father Marin, and was to be delivered to Lucien, should anything happen to him…and what do we find in the envelope…more clues.. a note with the words Nicholas Poussin- Man in Iron Mask…The ” Shepherds of Arcadia “, find it in the Louvre, how’s your latin? And also a key to the vault below La Madeleine.
So Lucien makes a visit to the Louvre, and finds the Shepherds of Arcadia painting by Nicholas Poussin. Upon examining the painting he sees the words ET IN ARCADIA EGO, Latin for ” and I in Arcadia “.
Arcadia; Paradise in Greek Mythology…is this a Moral Lesson?
and now for your Headline Tie-In… Was the painting of the Last Supper, actually depicting Jesus’s last meal?
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