dangerous man, who was quite capable of abusing her confidence, and
although she would not permit herself to believe such an assertion, she
experienced much interior trouble. In this perplexity of mind, she
sought advice from M. Carme, a holy priest who held her in great
veneration. To console her, he promised to procure her admission into
any Convent of the Carmelite Order in the province, that she should
select. It was human policy to attack her weak side, _if she had any_,
touching the Carmelites, and the temptation to abandon her original
design was so much the more pressing, as she still had a greater desire
to embrace and practise the austerities of Mt. Carmel, than any other
order of the Church. She had, moreover, time enough to deliberate, and
although she secured her seat in the coach from Paris to Orleans, which
was to start next day, she now gave it up, fearing exceedingly that by
refusing the offer made her, she would be refusing the will of God. This
fear threw her into an agony of doubt. It was only a temptation,
however, and in order to restore her peace of mind, she went to the
Jesuits of Saint Antoine, that she might discover more clearly, if
possible, the will of God by the decision of these wise directors. The
Father to whom she revealed the state of her conscience was the oracle
destined by heaven to decide her vocation for life. After hearing the
wonderful history of God's providence over her, he told her to go to
Canada without fear, and leave the result in the hands of Mary her
Mother. A great and blessed calm instantly succeeded to the storm that
agitated her soul, and leaving the Jesuit church, she went directly to
the Provincial of the Carmelites to thank him for the good will he had
shown her, and without more ado, again took her seat in the coach for
Orleans, which was to leave on the morrow. But this was not the least of
her trials. It seemed as if the contemplated voyage was to bring upon
her a series of the saddest and most insupportable humiliations. As
there was no female travelling with her, and as she evidently possessed