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"80 THE CUR OP ARS.you, or else at the Great He Chartreuse." never forgothis debt of gratitude to the good widow Fayot, and whenhe first became a priest used to write to her once a year.SheNor was her affection for him less warm and sincere.was overcome with joy at the news of his elevation to thepriesthood; and when, some weeks afterwards, she heardthat he was appointed Vicaire of Ecully, nothing couldrestrain her from setting forth to pay him a visit. M.Vianney used often to tell the tale of the good woman sarrival at the presbytery, which happened in the midstof a meeting of all the neighbouring clergy, the Vicar-General and other dignitaries being present. Not in thesmallest degree disconcerted at the appearance of theseaugust personages, she no sooner caught sight of her JeanMarie, her dear boy,"in his soutane, than she madeher way straight through them all, and throwing herarms round his neck, gave him a hearty and motherlyembrace.CHAPTER III.lie returns home Resumes his studies The Seminary of VerriereaOf Lyons He is ordained Sub-deacon Priest.PEACEFULLY and even happily as the days of his exilewent by, the thoughts of Jean Marie could not but oftenturn wistfully to that sacred vocation which seemed againto have eluded his grasp, and to the beloved home inwhich all his earthly affections were centred. The strengthand tenderness of these human affections formed a remarkable feature in a character so entirely detached fromself,so wholly consecrated to God.It is a quality not always discernible in Saints, but