“Upon my word, Antonia, you argue very closely! Your conclusions are infallible! I did not suspect you of being so able a logician.”

“Ah! You are mocking me! But so much the better. It delights me to see you in spirits: besides you seem tranquil and easy, and I hope that you will have no more convulsions. Oh! I was sure the abbot’s visit would do you good!”

“It has indeed done me good, my child. He has quieted my mind upon some points which agitated me, and I already feel the effects of his attention. My eyes grow heavy, and I think I can sleep a little. Draw the curtains, my Antonia: but if I should not wake before midnight, do not sit up with me, I charge you.”