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CHAPTER IV.

MADEMOISELLE JOSÉPHINE ZOÉ DU ROSCOÄT. — EXILE OF COUNT ROLLAND DU ROSCOÄT. — REVOLT OF THE NEGROES IN SAN DOMINGO. — THE COUNTESS, MADAME DU ROSCOÄT, OPENS A BOARDING-SCHOOL. — THE COUNT'S RESTORATION. — MADEMOISELLE JOSÉPHINE ZOÉ DU ROSCOÄT AT SAINT-BRIEUC. — AIMÉE LECOR. — MADEMOISELLE DU ROSCOÄT AT RUILLÉ-SUR-LOIR. — SHE IS ELECTED FIRST MOTHER-GENERAL. — HER DEATH AT THE CHÂTEAU DU ROSCOAT. — AIMÉE LECOR AS SUPERIOR-GENERAL.

The time had come when Abbé Dujarié's society was to have a solid foundation. On the stones of failure a temple of triumph was to arise; for, in the words of Cardinal Newman, "He who is One, who is sovereign over, and operative amidst, and independent of the appointments He has made, has a purpose in every event, and it shall not fail." The line of demarcation may not clearly appear to our warped vision, but faith descries it, and in the perception hope is engendered which awakens a love that confidently rests, and, in resting, adores the providence of God, hope of our salvation.

It was from the depths of Brittany, from the midst of that people so loving in their piety and so remarkable for the firmness of their faith, so accustomed to self-

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