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dress. but her age was in her eyes.
What is your life, Cnorna?n she asked
suddenly. We hear strange tales of il
sometimes, though we know also that you
do great works of charity. But we hear
strange tales and strange words
DO youE" Cnolna suppressed smile OF
seorn. What do people say of me? never
| asked
Strange things, strange things re.
peated the nun, with a shake of the head.
What are they Tell me one Of them. as
| an instance;
i should fear to offend you-indeed, am
sure should, though we were good friends
| once
And are still. The more reason why
! you should tell me what is said OF course,
am alone in the world, ana people will al.
ways tell vile tales OF women who have no
| one 10 protect them
| No, no. Sister Paul hastened to assure
her. As woman, no word has reached
| Us that touches 5vour fair name On the
| contrary, have heard worldly women say
! much more that IS good of YOU in that re
| spect than they Will say of each other But
| there are other things, Unorna-other
things which ill me with fear for you
| They call You by Z name that makes me
! shudder when ] hear it
A name, )" repeated Unorna in surprise
| ana with considerable curiosity
| A name-a wOrd-wh8t YOU will-no,
| cannot tell you, and besides, il must be I'M
| true. -
Unorna was silent for 4 moment, and
| then understood. She laughed aloud with
| perfect uncOncern.
| Il know she cried. How foolish of
me! They call me the Witch-of course ="
Sister Pau!'s face grew very grave. and
She Immediately crossed herself devoutIy,
looking askance at UnoIna as she did 50.
But tnorna only laughed again.
&c
nun, but | cannot bear 10 hear such u
thing said Of YOU
1t Is not SAID in earnest. Do YOU know
| why they call me the Witch: Il is very
simple. il is because / can make people
sleep-peOple who are suffering or mad. on.
IL great sorrow.and then they rest. That
is all my magic"
You can put people to sleep, Anybody"
Sister Paul opened her faded eyes very
wide. But that is not natural" she added
III perpleXed tone. And what is not
natural cannot be right"
And Is AL right that is natural" asked
Unorna thoughtfully.
1T Is not natural. repeated the other
"iow do you do it! Do you use strange
words and herbs and incautations?"
UnOrna laughed again, but the nun seemed
shocked by her levity, and she forced her
self to be grave
No, indeed" she answered. u look into
do. Poor Sister Paul. You are behind the
ace in the dear old convent here. The
tung IS done In hall the great hospitals of
Europe every day, and men and women are
cured III that way OF diseases that paralyze
them IN nody as well as in mind. Men study
20 learn how it IS done--it is as common to-
day as means OF healing as the medicines
You know by name and taste. 1t is called
hypuOtism."
Again the sister crossed herself
= have heard the word, | think" she
said, as though she thought there was
something diabolicaI in it. And do YOU
heal the sick in this way by means of this
thing"
sometimes. - Unorna answered. There
Is an old man, for instance. whom have
kept alive for many years by making him
sieep-a great deal Unorna smiled
liule
But have YOU no words with it? Moth
ing"
Nothing. II is my will That is all
But if it is of good. and not of the evil
one, there should be prayer with it,
Gould you not say prayer with it,
Unorna!'
! dare say could" replied the other,
trying not to laugh. But that would be
doing two things at once-my will would be
weakened
1t cannot be of good, said the nun. 1T
IS not natural, and it is not true that the
prayer can distract the will from the per-
Torrance of u good deed She shook her
head more energetically than usual. And
1t IS not good, either, that you should be
called witch, You who have lived here
amongst us"
1t is not my fault, " exclaimed Unorna.
somewhat annoyed by her persistence.
And besides, Sister Paul. even if the devil
is in it, it would be right all the same"
The nun held up her hands in holy horror,
and her jaw dropped.
My child! my child. How can YOU. say
such things TO me2''
1T is very true Unona answered,
quietly smiling at her amazemeut II
people who are i'll are made well, is il not Il
real good, even if the Evil One does it, Is
II not good to make him do good if one
can. even against his will"
No, nor cried Sister Paul in great dis
treSS. DO not talk like that-let US not
talk Of it at all. Whatever it is, il is bad,
and do not understand ii, and ! am sure
that none of us here could, no matter how |
vel! you explained it. But if YOU will do it, |
Unorna, my dear child, then say prayer |
each time, against temptation and the dey |
lis works.
With that the good nun crossed herself
third time, and mconsciously from force |
of habit began to tell her beads With one |
nand mechanically smoothing her broad |
stretched collar with the other Unorna |
W Is Sl-tul lOI q lew minutes, plucklnS al |
the sable lining of the cloak which lay be-
side her upon the sofa where she had |
dropped it.
Let us talk of other things she said at
last. Talk of the other lady who is here.
Who is She What brings her into retreat
al this time of YEAR,
Poor thing-yes. she is very unhappy"
Sister Paul 1t is a sad story.
so far as | have heard il Her father is
Just dead, and she is alone in the world
The abbess has received letter from car
dlnal archbishop, requesting that we would |
receive her, and this morning she came
His eminence knew her father il appears
She is only to be here for a short time. |
believe, until her relations come to take
her home to her own country. Her father |
was taken i'll in country place near the |
city, which he had hired for the shooting
ont there. The cardinal thought she would
be safer and perhaps less unhappy with us
while she is waiting"
OF course said Unorna, with faint
interest. How old is she. POOR child2''
She is not Il child-she must be five and
twenty years old, though perhaps her sor-
row makes her look older than she is
And what is her nameG'
Beatrice cannot remember the name |
Of her family;
Unorna started.
CHAPTER xix.
What Is it.' asked the nun, noticing
onorna 5 sudden movement
''NOthiug-the name of Reatrice il Fs-