e, solid women, and exemplary in piety.

I saw crosses in abundance likely to fall to my lot. At the same time
these words came, "Who for the joy that was set before him endured the
cross." Heb. 12:2. I prostrated myself for a long time with my face on
the ground, earnestly desiring to receive all thy strokes. Oh, Thou who
spared not thine own son! Thou couldst find none but Him worthy of
Thee, and thou still findest in Him hearts proper for thee.

A few days after my arrival at Gex, I saw in a sacred and mysterious
dream (for as such I very well distinguished it) Father La Combe
fastened up to an enormous cross, stripped in like manner as they paint
our Saviour. I saw around it a frightful crowd, which covered me with
confusion, and threw back on me the ignominy of his punishment. He
seemed to have most pain, but I more reproaches than he. I have since
beheld this fully accomplished.

The ecclesiastic won over to his party one of our sisters, who was the
house-steward and soon after the prioress. I was very delicate, the
good inclination which I had did not give strength to my body. I had
two maids to serve me; yet, as the community had need of one of them
for their cook, and the other to attend the door and other occasions, I
gave them up, not thinking but they would allow them to serve me
sometimes. Besides this, I let them still receive all my income, they
having had my first half of this year's annuity. Yet they would not
permit either of my maid-servants, to do anything for me. By my office
of sacristan I was obliged to sweep the church, which was large, and
they would not let anyone help me. I have several times fainted over
the broom and have been forced to rest in corners. This obliged me to
beg them, that they would suffer it sometimes to be swept by some of
the strong country girls, New Catholics, to which at last they had the
charity to consent. What most embarrassed me was that I never had
washed. I was now obliged to wash all the vestry linen. I took one of
my maids to help me, because in attempting it I had done up the linen
most awkwardly. These sisters pulled her by the arms out of my chamber,
telling her she should do her own work. I let it quietly pass, without
making any objection. The other good sister, the girl I just mentioned,
grew more and more fervent. By the practice of prayer in her dedication
of herself to the Lord she became more and more tender in her sympathy
with me. It irritated this