Theycouldonlyplaceathisdisposalawretchedvillagesacristy，withafewancientchasublesofthreadbaredamaskadornedwithimitationlace。
\"Bah！\"saidtheBishop。\"LetusannounceourTeDeumfromthepulpit，nevertheless，MonsieurleCure。Thingswillarrangethemselves。\"
Theyinstitutedasearchinthechurchesoftheneighborhood。
Allthemagnificenceofthesehumbleparishescombinedwouldnothavesufficedtoclothethechoristerofacathedralproperly。
Whiletheywerethusembarrassed，alargechestwasbroughtanddepositedinthepresbyteryfortheBishop，bytwounknownhorsemen，whodepartedontheinstant。Thechestwasopened；itcontainedacopeofclothofgold，amitreornamentedwithdiamonds，anarchbishop’scross，amagnificentcrosier，——allthepontificalvestmentswhichhadbeenstolenamonthpreviouslyfromthetreasuryofNotreDamed’Embrun。Inthechestwasapaper，onwhichthesewordswerewritten，\"FromCravattetoMonseigneurBienvenu。\"