human
A retreatant?
gpt
No; a curate from the neighbourhood of Lyons, he has come to see the abbot, who is ill.
human
But I thought the abbot of Notre Dame de l'Atre was the tall monk who led the office?
gpt
Oh no; that was the prior Father Maximin, you have not seen the abbot, and I doubt if you will see him, for I do not think he will leave his bed before you go.