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IV
The old village Doctor, worn out by his long
watch, had consented to let his young
colleague take his place for the night, and
Josephine had also been persuaded to go
home for a little rest. The two nuns
sat already huddled together in their usual
place fingering their rosaries, and Anatole
was to share the night watch with the Doctor
and call the Curé in case of need. The
Doctor had noticed that a mattress had been
brought over from the Presbytery and placed
in a corner of the sacristy, and he had seen
Anne, the Curé’s old cook, come and put
bread, cheese, and grapes, and a flask of wine
on the table under the ominous cupboard.
The nuns lit the candles on the altar and
a couple of oil lamps in the side aisles.
Kneeling before the Madonna’s shrine Sœur
Philippine read out the prayer for the night:
Priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs
maintenant et à l’heure de notre mort!
It grew darker and darker in the church.
With a small oil lamp in his hand the
Doctor went his round. Now and then a
shrill shriek of pain or a deep sigh pierced
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