Isabel Hapgood

"The least possible sin is the law of man. No sin at all is the dream of the angel. All which is terrestrial is subject to sin. Sin is a gravitation."

"Promise me!"

"I promise."

"Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.—I shall feel it."

"And by the way, Monsieur Marius, I believe that I was a little bit in love with you."

This holy woman regarded Monseigneur of D—— as at one and the same time her brother and her bishop, her friend according to the flesh and her superior according to the Church. She simply loved and venerated him. When he spoke, she bowed; when he acted, she yielded her adherence.

"Examine the road over which the fault has passed."

Although this detail has no connection wha

he is obeyed, because he is a just man among simple men.

Your Grace [Votre Grandeur]

As he spoke all tongues, he entered into all hearts.

To dare; that is the price of progress.