Sister Teresa

the parlour Evelyn guessed there mu

he matter, Mot

ll you the truth, we

You must hav

and Mother Prioress won't let us or

y n

es and some flour in the house; but we can't go on like this for long. We don't mind so much for ourselves, but we are so anxious about Mother

t of driving to the Wimbledon but

you let me know before?

, Evelyn, we want a

you a great deal of help... as much

ing on the door-handle, and Evel

, thank you," and sh

er, and am determined to help you; so

not to be about," sai

so ill we had to ge

s new trouble-" As the Prioress was about to

't that so? Of course it is, dear Mother. Well, I've come to bring you good news. You remember my promise to arrange a

ood of

and as Mother Philippa sa

nd Evelyn guessed that the nuns were

they must know they were not taking money which she needed for herself. "I wasn't thinking of myself, but of my poor people; they're so dependent upon me, and I am so dependent upon them, ev

ongs to others. We shall put our confidence

e they lack a great deal, but what I mean is, they'll lack nothing they've been in the habit of receiving from

your occupations sin

s, or at least changea

rful that she would like to have spoken of it to the nuns, only that could not be done without speaking of Owen Asher. But there was no reason for not speaking of her stage life, the life that had drifted by. "You see, my old friends are no longer interested in me." A look of surprise came into

ng the money from you that sh

e a hundred pounds; and as for paying off the debts of the convent-that I look upon as an oblig

ye; I'll write to you about the success of the concerts. You will pray that I may b

ured that everything

pa is quite right. Our prayers will be entirely pleasing to God; He sent you to