I BEGIN MY CONVENT LIFE
Grandchamps Convent—My terror of the cloister—The lovely Mother
Superior—The dormitory—The garden—Farewell to my father—My
new schoolmates—Compulsory soup—The despised and the beloved
Sister—Pets and playthings—I rescue a playmate—Preparations
for the archbishop’s visit—The play in which I was not given
a part—My failure as a costumer—How I got a
part—Monseigneur’s arrival—The performance—The tragedy of
Monseigneur Sibour—My father dies—I am baptized and confirmed 17–38