AfterthispoemofourpacificRestorationhadbeensung，andthecontractsandleasessigned，weleftthatravishingland，allflowery，gay，solemn，lonelybyturns，andcameheretokneelwithourhappinessatthefeetofherwhogaveittous。
CalysteandIbothfelttheneedofthankingthesisteroftheVisitation。InmemoryofherhehasquarteredhisownarmswiththoseofDesTouches，whichare:partycouped，trancheandtailleorandsinople，onthelattertwoeaglesargent。Hemeanstotakeoneoftheeaglesargentforhisownsupporterandputthismottoinitsbeak:/Souviegne-vous/。
YesterdaywewenttotheconventoftheladiesoftheVisitation，towhichweweretakenbytheAbbeGrimont，afriendoftheduGuenicfamily，whotoldusthatyourdearFelicite，mamma，wasindeedasaint。Shecouldnotverywellbeanythingelsetohim，forherconversion，whichwasthoughttobehisdoing，hasledtohisappointmentasvicar-generalofthediocese。MademoiselledesTouchesdeclinedtoreceiveCalyste，andwouldonlyseeme。I
foundherslightlychanged，thinnerandpaler；butsheseemedmuchpleasedatmyvisit。”TellCalyste，”shesaid，inalowvoice，”thatitisamatterofconsciencewithmenottoseehim，forIampermittedtodoso。I
prefernottobuythathappinessbymonthsofsuffering。Ah，youdonotknowwhatitcostsmetoreplytothequestion，’Ofwhatareyouthinking？’Certainlythemotherofthenoviceshasnoconceptionofthenumberandextentoftheideaswhicharerushingthroughmymindwhensheasksthatquestion。SometimesIamseeingItalyorParis，withallitssights；alwaysthinking，however，ofCalyste，whois”——shesaidthisinthatpoeticwayyouknowandadmiresomuch——”whoisthesunofmemorytome。Ifound，”shecontinued，”thatIwastoooldtobereceivedamongtheCarmelites，andIhaveenteredtheorderofSaint-FrancoisdeSalessolelybecausehesaid，’Iwillbareyourheadsinsteadofyourfeet，’——objecting，ashedid，toausteritieswhichmortifiedthebodyonly。Itis，intruth，theheadthatsins。Thesaintlybishopwasrighttomakehisruleausteretowardtheintellect，andterribleagainstthewill。ThatiswhatIsought；formyheadwastheguiltypartofme。ItdeceivedmeastomyheartuntilI