Quiet As a Nun

Authors: Antonia Fraser

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“'The last thing I remember is watching some rotten play on television in St Joseph's Sitting Room.'I got the distinct impression that Sister Agnes relaxed. I added: 'I really think I should go to the infirmary.''You wait here and I'll go and wake up Sister Lucy,' was all Sister Agnes said by way of reply.Sister Agnes deposited me on my own bed and departed, almost noiselessly. While she was away, I wondered rather groggily why she hadn't called Sister Lucy in the first place.Time passed, or per...haps I dozed.But it did seem an age before Sister Agnes returned. There was a frown, or something as near a frown as I had yet seen on that marble face.'Sister Lucy wasn't there,' was all she said. 'I'll take you to the infirmary myself.' She lifted me up by my elbow, cushioning it, setting me on my feet again.'You're surprisingly strong, Sister,' I said, 'I'm sure I'm no light weight.''It's not a question of strength, Miss Shore. Just how you use your body. I learnt that of course in my profession in the world.'She made it sound extremely mysterious.MoreLess Read More Read Less