As you will understand, life was returning into her body since the Blessed Virgin was concerning herself in the case.

She no longer had anything the matter with her when she came out, but walked about, ate the whole of a pigeon for her dinner, and slept all night long like the happy woman she was.

Glory to the Blessed Virgin, eternal gratitude to the most Powerful Mother and her Divine Son!" Elise Rouquet would also have liked to bring forward a miracle which she was acquainted with.

Only she spoke with so much difficulty owing to the deformity of her mouth, that she had not yet been able to secure a turn.
Just then, however, there was a pause, and drawing the wrap, which concealed the horror of her sore, slightly on one side, she profited by the opportunity to begin.
"For my part, I wasn't told anything about a great illness, but it was a very funny case at all events," she said.

"It was about a woman, Celestine Dubois, as she was called, who had run a needle right into her hand while she was washing.