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Excerpt: ...they asked me questions as to my sensations in the refectory, and I could not help feeling a little jarred by their familiarity. "Were you not frightened when you felt yourself at the head of the procession? I was, said Winifred. "But you didnt get through nearly so well as Sister Evelyn; you turned the wrong way at the end of the passage and Mother had to go after you, said Sister Angela. We all thought you were going to run away. And they went into the details as to how they had felt on their arrival, and various little incidents were recalled, illustrating the experience of previous postulants, and these were productive of much hilarity. "What did you all think of the cake? said Sister Barbara suddenly. "Was it Angelas cake? asked Mother Hilda. Angela, I really must congratulate you; you will be quite a distinguished chef in time. "Sister Angela blushed with delight, saying, Yes, I made it yesterday, Mother; but, of course, Sister Rufina stood over me to see that I didnt forget anything. "Ah, well, I dont think I cared very much for the flavouring, said Sister Barbara in pondering tones. "You seemed to me to be enjoying it very much at the time, I said, joining the conversation for the first time; and when I added that Sister Barbara had eaten four slices of bread and butter the laugh turned against Barbara, and every one was hilarious. It is evident that Sister Barbaras appetite is considered an excellent joke in the novitiate. "Of course I marvelled that grown-up women should be so easily amused, and then remembered a party at the Savoy Hotel (on leaving it I went to the presbytery to confess to you, Monsignor). I had to admit to myself that the talk at Louise Helbruns party did not move on a higher level; our conversation did not show us to be wiser than the novices, and our behaviour was certainly less exemplary. Everything is attitude of mind, and the convent attitude towards life is curiously sympathetic to me... at...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153687607 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153687607 |
| Weight | 0.67 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 In |
| List Price | $19.84 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 200 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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