All that I have set down in these few words would take many pages to relate; but those pages will never be read on earth. . . . ______________________________
[1] Nuns, in the spirit of poverty, avoid using the word my, as denoting private possessions; so, later on, "our lamp," "our handkerchief," will occur. [Ed.]
[2] John 18:36.
[3] Imit., I, ii. 3.
[4] Is. 53:3.
[5] Léonie, having entered an order too severe for her delicate health, had been obliged to return home to her Father. Later she became a Visitation nun at Caen, and took the name of Sister Frances Teresa.
[6] Cf. Wisdom 3:5,6.
[7] Ps. 89[90]:15.
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