\"Lifeisherereduced，yousee，toitssimplestexpression，\"saidtherector，smiling，thoughhisfacedidnotlosethelookwhichthesadnessofhisheartconveyedtoit。\"Ifwehadknownofyourarrival（butwhocouldhaveforeseenyourerrand？）Ursulewouldhavehadsomemountaintroutforyou;there’sabrookintheforestwheretheyareexcellent。Iforget，however，thatthisisAugustandtheGabouisdry。Myheadisconfusedwithallthesetroubles。\"
\"Thenyoulikeyourlifehere？\"saidtheyoungabbe。
\"Yes，monsieur;ifGodwills，IshalldierectorofMontegnac。Icouldhavewishedthatmyexamplewerefollowedbycertaindistinguishedmenwhohavethoughttheydidbetterthingsinbecomingphilanthropists。
Butmodernphilanthropyisaneviltosociety;theprinciplesoftheCatholicreligioncanalonecurethediseaseswhichpermeatesocialbodies。Insteadofdescribingthosediseasesandextendingtheirravagesbycomplainingelegies，theyshouldputtheirhandtotheworkandentertheLord’svineyardassimplelaborers。Mytaskisfarfrombeingaccomplishedhere，monsieur。Itisnotenoughtoreformthepeople，whomIfoundinafrightfulconditionofimpietyandwickedness;Iwishtodieinthemidstofagenerationoftruebelievers。\"
\"Youhaveonlydoneyourduty，monsieur，\"saidtheyoungman，stillcoldly，forhisheartwasstirredwithenvy。