ict s at table, observed to tter all ts of t by distraction to divert  foods. But it o tification of touc t assiduous ingenuity of inventiveness. ion in bed, sat in t uncomfortable positions, suffered patiently every itc a at t part of  air miging t saying iffly at s or clasped behind him.

    emptations to sin mortally. It surprised o find t at tricate piety and self-restraint  tions. s availed tle for t  being disturbed in ions. It needed an immense effort of o master to give outlet to sucation. Images of tbursts of trivial anger ed among ers, tc lips and fluso ice of y, by to merge ide of oting or prayer and it  failure to do to isfaction  a sensation of spiritual dryness togets and scruples. raversed a period of desolation in o urned into dried-up sources. ed imperfections. ual reception of t did not bring s of virginal self-surrender as did tual communions made by imes at t to t. ts ed book ten by saint Alpers and sere foxpapered leaves. A faded  love and virginal responses seemed to be evoked for s pages in ers prayers. An inaudible voice seemed to caress telling ains of to anser ubera mea commorabitur.

    ttraction for

    once again by tent voices of to murmur to ations. It gave ense sense of poo kno  of consent, in a moment of t, undo all t o feel a flood slooo be ing for t faint timid noiseless  to touc at tant of t touc at t, anding far a of tion; and, seeing ts slooisfaction so kno  yielded nor undone all.

    emptation many times in troubled and  bei