Itookachairandsatdownbesideher。
Shewasnearherfiftiethyear，thoughsomemighthavedoubtedwhethershewouldeverseeitagain；hermannerwasgoodandhonest，andherfeaturesborethetracesofthebeautythattimehadruined。
AlthoughIamnotaprejudicedman，thepresenceofthetwoevil—smellingmonksannoyedmeextremely。Ithoughttheobstinatewayinwhichtheystayedlittlelessthananinsult。Truetheyweremenlikemyself，inspiteoftheirgoats’beardsanddirtyfrocks，andconsequentlywereliabletothesamedesiresasI；butforallthatIfoundthemwhollyintolerable。Icouldnotshamethemwithoutshamingthelady，andtheyknewit；monksareadeptsatsuchcalculations。
IhavetravelledalloverEurope，butFranceistheonlycountryinwhichIsawadecentandrespectableclergy。
AttheendofaquarterofanhourIcouldcontainmyselfnolonger，andtoldtheauntthatIwishedtosaysomethingtoherinprivate。I