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Chapter 11

           Howmanyyearsisitsinceyouapproachedtheholytable?Iunderstandthatyourwork,thatthewhirloftheworldmayhavekeptyoufromcareforyoursalvation.Butnowisthetimetoreflect.Yetdon’tdespair.Ihaveknowngreatsinners,who,abouttoappearbeforeGod(youarenotyetatthispointIknow),hadimploredHismercy,andwhocertainlydiedinthebestframeofmind.Letushopethat,likethem,youwillsetusagoodexample.Thus,asaprecaution,whatistopreventyoufromsayingmorningandeveninga‘HailMary,fullofgrace,’and‘OurFatherwhichartinheaven’?Yes,dothat,formysake,toobligeme.Thatwon’tcostyouanything.Willyoupromiseme?"

           Thepoordevilpromised.Thecurecamebackdayafterday.Hechattedwiththelandlady;andeventoldanecdotesinterspersedwithjokesandpunsthatHippolytedidnotunderstand.Then,assoonashecould,hefellbackuponmattersofreligion,puttingonanappropriateexpressionofface.

           Hiszealseemedsuccessful,fortheclub-footsoonmanifestedadesiretogoonapilgrimagetoBon-Secoursifhewerecured;towhichMonsieurBournisienrepliedthathesawnoobjection;twoprecautionswerebetterthanone;itwasnoriskanyhow.

           Thedruggistwasindignantatwhathecalledthemanoeuvresofthepriest;theywereprejudicial,hesaid,toHippolyte’sconvalescence,andhekeptrepeatingtoMadameLefrancois,"Leavehimalone!leavehimalone!Youperturbhismoralswithyourmysticism."Butthegoodwomanwouldnolongerlistentohim;hewasthecauseofitall.

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