Letter 856. To Monseigneur Sébastien Zamet

My very honoured Father,—May the Holy Spirit shed in abundance His sacred gifts upon your soul!

They tell me that you are due at Dijon? at Pentecost. I beg of you, if your affairs allow of it, to make the canonical visitation of our house there, and then be so good as to let me know if you think I ought to visit it—for, having heard that I am going to Autun, our sisters are urging me to go to them; but to go back there would be somewhat troublesome to me, unless the service of God requires it; all the more would it be inconvenient to me as I am pressed for time. I left both monasteries of Paris in a very good state; the change of superiors passed off happily enough. But, my very dear Father, I must tell you that I find our dear grande fille always more and more to my mind. She is a noble soul who allows herself to govern strongly by grace. The liberty of her spirit and the force of her courage are admirable. If God maintains her where she is, she will bring about a great increase of fervour in His service, not

I see our good Mother of Port Royal,¹ and we speak with our usual confidence: hers is a soul of great merit before God. I revere her more than I can tell you. She is very much pleased with our grande fille. Pray to our good Lord, I beg of you, for whatever He will inspire you to ask for me. I remain in Him with all respect, though very unworthily, my Lord, yrs. etc.