Crossword-Solution: HEGUMEN 7 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 13

They refuse to believe the age of miracles is past." The city monastics were a great host carrying banners with the name of their Brotherhoods inscribed in golden letters; and in every instance the Hegumen, or Abbot, preceded his fraternity torch in hand.

The Hegumen followed next, and because of his age and infirmities a young man carried the torch for him.

James'! His own Brotherhood! His own Hegumen! Could a wicked son have been born to that excellent man? Much easier to disbelieve the conspirator; still there were traditions of the appearance of monsters permitted for reasons clear at least to Providence.

Occasionally, however, the girlish Princess whom he was thus taking home with him gave place to wonder if the Greek he had saved from Nilo could be a son of the saintly Hegumen; and the reflection often as it returned brought a misgiving with it; for he saw to what intrigues he might be subjected, if the claim were true, and the claimant malicious in disposition.

Wherein is she a heretic?" Again, the gaunt fingers of the Hegumen worked nervously, while his eyes averted themselves.