Thereuponthemonkwentthroughthissaidserviceforher,asitissungongreatfeastdays,withallthegrandeffectsusedinmonasteries,thepsalmswellchantedinfmajor,theflamingtapers,andthechoristers,andexplainedtoherthe/Introit/,andalsothe/itemissaest/,anddeparted,leavinghersosanctifiedthatthewrathofheavenwouldhavegreatdifficultyindiscoveringanyportionofthegirlthatwasnotthoroughlymonasticated。
Byhisorders,PerrotteconductedhimtoMademoiselledeCande,thelord\'ssister,towhomhewentinordertolearnifitwasherdesiretoconfesstohim,becausemonkscamesorarelytothecastle。Theladywasdelighted,aswouldanygoodChristianhavebeen,atsuchachanceofclearingoutherconscience。Amadorrequestedhertoshowhimherconscience,andshehavingallowedhimtoseethatwhichheconsideredtheconscienceofoldmaids,hefounditinabadstate,andtoldherthatthesinsofwomenwereaccomplishedthere;thattobeforthefuturewithoutsinitwasnecessarytohavetheconsciencecorkedupbyamonk\'sindulgence。Thepoorignorantladyhavingrepliedthatshedidnotknowwheretheseindulgencesweretobehad,themonkinformedherthathehadarelicwithhimwhichenabledhimtograntone,thatnothingwasmoreindulgentthanthisrelic,becausewithoutsayingaworditproducedinfinitepleasures,whichisthetrue,eternalandprimarycharacterofanindulgence。Thepoorladywassopleasedwiththisrelic,thevirtueofwhichshetriedinvariousways,thatherbrainbecamemuddled,andshehadsomuchfaithinitthatsheindulgedasdevoutlyinindulgencesastheLadyofCandehadindulgedinvengeances。ThisbusinessofconfessionwokeuptheyoungerDemoiselledeCande,whocametowatchtheproceedings。
Youmayimaginethatthemonkhadhopedforthisoccurrence,sincehismouthhadwateredatthesightofthisfairblossom,whomhealsoconfessed,becausetheelderladycouldnothinderhimfrombestowingupontheyoungerone,whowishedit,whatremainedoftheindulgences。
But,remember,thispleasurewasduetohimforthetroublehehadtaken。Themorninghavingdawned,thepigshavingeatentheirtripe,andthecatshavingbecomedisenchantedwithlove,andhavingwateredalltheplacesrubbedwithherbs,Amadorwenttoresthimselfinhisbed,whichPerrottehadputstraightagain。Everyoneslept,thankstothemonk,solong,thatnooneinthecastlewasupbeforenoon,whichwasthedinnerhour。Theservantsallbelievedthemonktobeadevilwhohadcarriedoffthecats,thepigs,andalsotheirmasters。Inspiteoftheseideashowever,everyonewasintheroomatmealtime。
“Come,myfather,“saidthechatelaine,givingherarmtothemonk,whomsheputathersideinthebaron\'schair,tothegreatastonishmentoftheattendants,becausetheSireofCandesaidnotaword。“Page,givesomeofthistoFatherAmador,“saidmadame。