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Maximin
replied: "It's quite true, Madame, I didn't remember."

The Most Holy Virgin brought her speech to an end in French.

"AND SO, MY CHILDREN, YOU WILL PASS
THIS ON TO ALL MY PEOPLE."

The most beautiful Lady crossed the stream,
and after two more steps, without turning back
towards us, who were following Her (for we were drawn to her by her brilliance and even
more by her kindness which elated me, which
seemed to melt my heart), she repeated to us:

"AND SO, MY CHILDREN, YOU WILL PASS THIS ON TO ALL MY PEOPLE."

Then, She walked on up to the place where I
had gone to see our cows. Her feet touched
nothing but the tips of the grass and without bending them. Once on the top of the little mound,
the beautiful Lady stopped, and I hurried to stand in front of Her to look at Her so, so closely,
and try and see which path she was most inclined to take. For it was all over for me. I had
forgotten both my cows and the masters I worked for. I had linked myself forever and un­
conditionally to my Lady. Yes, I wanted never, never to leave Her. I followed Her with no other
motive and fully disposed to serve Her for the rest of my life.

In the presence of my Lady, I felt I had forgotten paradise. I thought of nothing more but to
serve Her in every way possible; and I felt I could have done everything she could have asked