Profound tranquillity settled down upon her soul.

Her cheeks took on a soft color; and she became the beautiful and noble image of Germany, such as we have lately seen her, the glory of the Chalet, the pride of Madame Latournelle and the Dumays.

Modeste was living a double existence.

She performed with humble, loving care all the minute duties of the homely life at the Chalet, using them as a rein to guide the poetry of her ideal life, like the Carthusian monks who labor methodically on material things to leave their souls the freer to develop in prayer.

All great minds have bound themselves to some form of mechanical toil to obtain greater mastery of thought.