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That daughter, after going with her new mother to present herself formally to God, in the little chapel, placing herself particularly under the protection of the Blessed Virgin, had had a long and tender discourse in private with Mother Superioress in her own room. Was there in Hammersmith, or all London, so happy a creature as was the elegant Jemima Neville when she laid her head on the little pillow of her hard bed that night. in the Convent of the Good Shepherd?

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"There is joy before the angels in Heaven over one sinner doing penance, more than over ninety and nine just persons who need not repentance."

"Ave Maria, most humble I hail thee,

Queen of the angels, look down upon me,

And oh! when temptation to sin shall assail me,
Refuge of sinners I fly unto thee.

HE next day, Saturday, Captain Ambrose introduced his daughter. She was kindly received by the Reverend Mother in the same small parlour, and her name and the day of her entrance being written in a book kept for that purpose, the father took his leave, with a lightened heart, and Rachel was left in her new abode. "Come this way, my child," said the Superioress, and Rachel followed to the Community Salle

There were eight or ten nuns present, it being the mid-day recreation, and they all rose as the Superioress entered.

The Salle was simply a large room, where those nuns whose duties in the other house with the penitents permitted it, assembled at stated times to work and converse, as a relief to the silence of the greater part of the day, and a very merry group they were. A few tables and chairs, and other neat but poor furniture, was all the room contained. There was no carpet. And the only costly ornaments the room could boast were a fine oil painting and a beautiful crucifix in ivory over the chimney piece. The talking and laughing stopped for a moment, and Rachel felt so abashed in their presence that she did not dare to raise her eyes, or she would have seen that no one stared at her; they all continued their needle-work. of the nuns gave her a chair near the Superioress, who beckoned her to come towards her. "Sister Mary St. Gervais, this is a new child for you; will you dress her and bring her to me after obedience to my room?" Oui, ma mère," was the prompt reply. Rachel ventured a hurried glance all round-how happy they all look! "And oh! how innocent they are," said

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the poor conscience-stricken girl to herself; "and oh! Rachel Rachel! you were once as guiltless, to what have you fallen!" The tears rushed into her eyes, and the nun nearest to her, making some kind remark on the weather to put her at her ease, she could restrain them no longer. No one oppressed her by noticing this, and the Superioress, who had been speaking with the assistants in an under tone, now turned to her and said, "My dear, your name will be Jemima while you are in the Asylum, and you will not tell your family name to any one. No tears either," added the Superioress gaily and kindly, "nobody ever cries in this house; you must thank God with a cheerful heart for bringing you here, and we will all pray for you. Now, go with Mother St. Gervais, and we shall have some talk by-and-bye." Comme, my schile, me dress you," said the merry looking little French nun, and they went off together.

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Shall we take our readers for a few minutes into the nun's recreation? Well, my dear mother," said one of the youngest sisters, laughing, "how proud Sister St. Gervais is when you send her to dress a new child. She carries her off as a sort of prize, and comes back quite glo

rious with her when she is once fairly equipped

in the cap and apron."

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soul, and you, sister, will do well to imitate her zeal for the salvation of souls."

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are a naughty child, we must pray for your conversion." "Thank you, ma mère, and, en attendant, may I tell Sister Postulant how Sister St. Gervais speaks English." "As you please," said the indulgent Superioress, happy to see her spiritual children amuse themselves innocently. There was much laughter during the above conversation, and then the young lady who arrived the day before was called upon to listen to Sister St. Gervais's first attempts at English. Amidst much gentle "espièglerie," various anecdotes followed of the French nuns then present, and how one made this blunder, and another that. They all stoutly defended themselves in very broken English, which greatly increased the merriment. When comparative silence was once more restored, the Reverend Mother informed the new Postulant that she had given her nom de baptême" to the Penitent, who was just entered. She will be called Jemima, my dear

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child, and you must daily pray for her conver

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