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The next morning Marthe began by calling on her mother, to whom she explained the pious undertaking which she was contemplating. She became almost angry when the old lady smilingly shook her head, and she gave her to understand that she considered her lacking in charity.
'It is one of Abbé Faujas's ideas, isn't it? ' Félicité suddenly inquired.