At the Corpus-Christi Day they both decorated an altar.
She worried in advance over Virginia's first communion.

She fussed about the shoes, the rosary, the book and the gloves.

With what nervousness she helped the mother dress the child! During the entire ceremony, she felt anguished.

Monsieur Bourais hid part of the choir from view, but directly in front of her, the flock of maidens, wearing white wreaths over their lowered veils, formed a snow-white field, and she recognised her darling by the slenderness of her neck and her devout attitude.

The bell tinkled.
All the heads bent and there was a silence.