These might soon have been settled; but in proportion as I arranged them, he involved them afresh, so that after having served him four years with the utmost zeal and fidelity, I was obliged to leave him as much a beggar as when I first entered his service, and without even having received my wages." The Confessor listened to me with great attention; and surprised at hearing a man, whose dress did not much prepossess him in favour of his education, speak in such good terms, he asked me if I had ever studied. I told him that I had studied most assiduously with the intention of entering the Church; but that after having seriously reflected on a vocation which required so many virtues which I did not possess, I had given up such an idea. He was curious to ascertain how far I had gone in theology; and as all my lessons were still fresh in my memory, I answered his questions in a manner which astonished him. My interview with him lasted two hours, and he was so well pleased with me, that he assured me of his friendship, and, in taking leave, told me, that on the Sunday following he would advertise the purse I had found in his church, and that if I would call upon him on the Tuesday following, he hoped he might by that time hear of some place to suit me. 66 After having left his reverence I repaired to my mother's. "I have lost," said I, "the purse you gave me, in which were your ring and casket, together with eight pistoles and twenty crowns in gold of my own. Happily, however, it has fallen into the hands of a Dominican Father, who will advertise it in his church on Sunday. You must, therefore, go there, and claim it as your property, as I do not wish Inight soon have been schled; host to... I arran 1 them, he invob d that after having suvel hins for 4 tips. 7al and fly, I was obiled michal orar as when I first enc 2 a vit evca having rerdived my vo onfesser listened to me with ga sorpsed at heing a man, who ar touch prep soos bins in hour of bise ia snc gona teras, lasted me it I had that I had studied most ass luc... he in of catering the Caureb; bit thr naving shady reflected on a vocation quired had given up suen aa id a. it was em'oc tain bow far I had gone is theology; and lessons were al tresh it gy mode N. ad stions ma ma..ner which aston teikn Parvby wich hina lasted two ho...s, a . well and 'th me, that assa d me of -hip, and, ba the leave, told me, that eit following he would adre.tis- the pur der, and that if I wouli ei v the... ine „ore (sitr.. ach were You ring a of my ov I. You was, du operty as I co no |