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On The Day, Therefore, When I Went To The Church To Be Confirmed, With A Number Of Others, I Suffered Extremely From The Reproaches Of My Conscience.

Standing Near The Door, We Dipped Our Fingers In The Holy Water, Crossed And Blessed Ourselves, And Proceeded Up To The Sleeping-room, In The Usual Order, Two By Two.

Some Of The Priests From The Seminary Were In The Nunnery Every Day And Night, And Often Several At A Time.

Unfortunately, I Was Not Wise Enough To Listen To Her Advice, And Hastily Married. In A Few Weeks, I Had Occasion To Repent Of The Step I Had Taken, As The Report Proved True - A Report Which I Thought Justified, And Indeed Required, Our Separation.

My Parents Were Both From Scotland, But Had Been Resident In Lower Canada Some Time Before Their Marriage, Which Took Place In Montreal; And In That City I Spent Most Of My Life.