"And I for my part promise to make you happy, not in this world, but in the next."
To the child who accorded her a few days, she promised, in return, eternity.
Bernadette, without losing sight of the apparition, returned to her companions.
Following her glance, she noticed the eyes of the Blessed Virgin resting kindly and for some time on Antoinette Peyret, who was unmarried and a member of the Confraternity of the Children of Mary.
Bernadette told them what she had seen.
"She is looking at you now," said the child to Antoinette.
The latter was filled with pleasure by these words and always recalled them with joy.
"Ask," said they, "if she is willing to have us accompany you hither during the fortnight."
Bernadette addressed the apparition.
"They may come with you," answered the Blessed Virgin, "and also any other persons. I desire to see every body here."