"I should think so!" exclaimed Madame Magloire.

For the little seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 livres

Society of the mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 "

For the Lazarists of Montdidier . . . . . . . . . . 100 "

Seminary for foreign missions in Paris . . . . . . 200 "

Congregation of the Holy Spirit . . . . . . . . . . 150 "

Religious establishments of the Holy Land . . . . . 100 "

Charitable maternity societies . . . . . . . . . . 300 "

Extra, for that of Arles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 "

Work for the amelioration of prisons . . . . . . . 400 "

Work for the relief and delivery of prisoners . . . 500 "

To liberate fathers of families incarcerated for debt 1,000 "

Addition to the salary of the poor teachers of thediocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 "

Public granary of the Hautes-Alpes . . . . . . . . 100 "

Congregation of the ladies of D----, of Manosque, and of Sisteron, for the gratuitous instruction of poor girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 "

For the poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 "

My personal expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 "

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 "

　　 M. Myriel made no change in this arrangement during the entire period that he occupied the see of D---- As has been seen, he called it regulating his household expenses.

　　This arrangement was accepted with absolute submission by Mademoiselle Baptistine.

　　This holy woman regarded Monseigneur of D---- as at one and the same time her brother and her bishop, her friend according to the flesh and her superior according to the Church. She simply loved and venerated him.

　　When he spoke, she bowed; when he acted, she yielded her adherence.

　　Their only servant, Madame Magloire, grumbled a little.

　　It will be observed that Monsieur the Bishop had reserved for himself only one thousand livres, which, added to the pension of Mademoiselle Baptistine, made fifteen hundred francs a year.

　　On these fifteen hundred francs these two old women and the old man subsisted.

　　And when a village curate came to D----, the Bishop still found means to entertain him, thanks to the severe economy of Madame Magloire, and to the intelligent administration of Mademoiselle Baptistine.

　　One day, after he had been in D---- about three months, the Bishop said:--

　　"And still I am quite cramped with it all!"

　　"I should think so!" exclaimed Madame Magloire.

　　"Monseigneur has not even claimed the allowance which the department owes him for the expense of his carriage in town, and for his journeys about the diocese.

　　It was customary for bishops in former days."

　　"Hold!" cried the Bishop, "you are quite right, Madame Magloire."

　　And he made his demand.

　　Some time afterwards the General Council took this demand under consideration, and voted him an annual sum of three thousand francs, under this heading:

　　Allowance to M. the Bishop for expenses of carriage, expenses of posting, and expenses of pastoral visits.