CHAPTER 26
BOOK 6: The Clause in Mr. Calverley's will
Teresa's Confession
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Alone with the dying Teresa. "Take comfort," said the good chaplain, regarding her with tenderness and compassion. "Ease your breast by a full confession, and then, if your repentance is sincere, doubt not Heaven's goodness and mercy. Our blessed Saviour will not desert you."
On this, Teresa knelt down before him, and, though he strove to raise her, she would not quit the humble posture.