Enough, perhaps, for the cloistered life.

But this life more abundant, demanded that grace should yet more abound.
A great apostolic injunction sounded, like a clarion call, from the stored chancel of her memory.

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." She flung wide her arms.

A sense of all-pervading liberty, a complete freedom from all bondage of spirit, soul, or body, leapt up responsive to the call.
"I will!" she said.

"Without any further fear or faltering, I will!" She passed to the couch, folded the robes she had worn so long, and laid them away in an empty chest.
This done, she took her cross of office, and went down to the terrace.
Her one thought was to reach Hugh with as little delay as possible.
She could not leave that noble heart in suspense, a moment longer than she need.
The sun was still high in the heavens.