He opens his heart to our cure, who finds the case very embarrassing, and not venturing to decide it, refers him to casuists and lawyers.

They all decide that he cannot, with a sure conscience, remain with his wife.

When the separation, which the wife opposed with all her might, was about to be legally effected--rather against the wishes of our cure--the husband fell dangerously ill.

When he knew that he could not recover, he said to the cure: 'My friend, I wish to make public amends for my backsliding, to receive the sacraments, and to die in the hospital; be kind enough to have me taken there.' 'I will take care to do no such thing,' the cure replied to him.

'This woman is innocent; she married you according to law; she knew nothing of the obstacles that existed.