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"The168 Irufi CURJ& OF ARS.ever faithful to its iuspim.tions, to a miraculous power oiaction. He had answered ray questions in as short a timeas it had taken me to ask them. When he had finishedI said, I have one more favour, father, to ask : I am goingto Rome, to pray at the tomb of the Apostles ; give meyour blessing, that it may go with me throughout allmy journey. At the name of Rome, the Abbe Vianneysmiled ;the eyes, which had been cast down, were raised ;the recollected andinteriorexpressionchanged in a momentcO a glance of bright and vivid interest. Hisas he said, And you are going to Rome ; youeyes sparkledwii !see ourHoly Father. *Well, added he after a slight pause, I begof you to pray for me at the tomb of the Apostles."After this last reply, and an exchange of words, whichcertainly did not occupy more than five minutes, I knelt ;he blessed me ; I kissed his hand, and withdrew, full ofjoy, strength, and veneration. Iwas glad to be once moreat liberty. I made the best of my way into the open air,and took a turn through the village of Ars, which I hadnot yet seen. Almost all the houses have been turnedeither into inns for the reception of the pilgrims, or shopsfor the sale of rosaries and other objects of piety. Manylikenesses of the Cur of Ars were to be seen among them.I bought one which seemed to me the best. I then took awalk in the direction of the castle ; and returned at the endof half an hour, to be present at the catechetical instructionwhich M. Vianney, after all the labours of the confessional,gives daily for half an hour before the mid-day Augelus.church was again filled, and I had difficulty inregaining a place in the choir. Assuredly the eloquenceof the Cure of Ars was not in his speech. Though at avery short distance, I could hardly hear him ; for besidesthe feebleness of his exhausted voice, the total loss of Ma