“Did you know what is confess? All right, I shall tell you. The box is inside for the priest behind the railings, and the other place that is open is for the man or the woman that have sinned. And the girl is coming and is saying:
“‘My father, I have sinned. I had the idea to rob my sister of a hen, but I would not do it. What is this?’
“The father was telling, ‘It is a very bad idea.’
“And the girl was repeating that she don’t be doing the wickedness, only the idea.
“‘Never mind,’ was telling the father, ‘it is the idea that is the thing, and you would be fined with five francs to the church to make the Messa and the church would give the Messa for the sin and the sin would be delivered after the Messa.’
“The girl takes from her pocket the five francs and put to the railings. The father is telling:
“‘It is not possible to touch. Please give me from the door.’
“The girl was answering:
“‘Never mind; you have the idea to take the money and it is the idea that is the thing.’
“Did you understand? All right, please take to eat. Some more fish?”