“Jesuit!“exclaimedoldMinoret,laughing,“Ididnotaskyouforproofs;Iaskedyouifyoubelievedinapparitions。“
“Ithinkanapparitiondependsagooddealonwhoseesit,“saidtheabbe,stillfencingwithhissceptic。
“Myfriend,“saidthedoctor,seriously,“Iamnotsettingatrapforyou。Whatdoyoureallybelieveaboutit?“
“IbelievethatthepowerofGodisinfinite,“repliedtheabbe。
“WhenIamdead,ifIamreconciledtoGod,IwillaskHimtoletmeappeartoyou,“saidthedoctor,smiling。