human
Well, said he,
gpt
I have had every chance; I came herewith my stomach out of order, my body ill, and the simple Trappist meals have cured me.
human
That is nothing in regard to demoniacal attacks; we have had here true cases of possession.
gpt
And Brother Simeon discovered them!
human
Ah! you know that....
gpt
You are right, sir; if you could talk with these peasants and illiterate men, you would be surprised at the often profound answers which these people give you; then they alone at the monastery are really courageous; we, the Fathers, when we think ourselves too weak, accept willingly the authorized addition of an egg; they never; they pray more, and it must be admitted that our Lord listens to them, since they get well again, and indeed are never ill.
human
They consist in keeping the accounts, in being the commercial agent, in travelling, in managing, alas! everything which does not concern the life of the cloister; but we are so few in number at Notre Dame de l'Atre, that we become necessarily Jacks-of-all-trades. For instance, Father Etienne is cellarer of the Abbey and guest-master, he is also sacristan and bell-ringer. I too, am first cantor and professor of plain song.