Dear daughter, farewell." All in the room were weeping and lamenting; but he held without interruption the thread of his discourse, which was pretty long.

But when he had done, he directed us all to leave the room, except the women attendants, whom he styled his garrison.

But first, calling to him my brother, M.de Beauregard, he said to him: "M.

de Beauregard, you have my best thanks for all the care you have taken of me.

I have now a thing which I am very anxious indeed to mention to you, and with your permission I will do so." As my brother gave him encouragement to proceed, he added: "I assure you that I never knew any man who engaged in the reformation of our Church with greater sincerity, earnestness, and single-heartedness than yourself.