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"That's why youthe treasures Look, we have to hurry We don't kno hter, your trump card is her ambition

"She wanted the convent for her own female missionaries, her own Order, which was to teach love, of course, with the saht it; she would send her wohettoes and into the working districts, and they would hold forth on the i a movement of love froovernments in power, so that injustice would end "

"What would distinguish these women from other such orders or missionaries, from Franciscans or any sort of preachers?"

"Well, one that they would be wo women! Nuns have been nurses, teachers for little children, servants, or locked in the cloister to bray at God like sosheep Her women would be doctors of the church, you see! Preachers They would work up the croith personal fervor; they would turn to the women, the impoverished and the depotentiated women, and help them to reform the world "

"A feion "

"It had a chance It had as much of a chance as any such movement Who knohy one monk in the 1300s became a crazy? And another one a saint? Dora has ways to show people how to think I don't know! You have to figure this all out, you have to!"

"And meanwhile save the church decorations," I said

"Yes, until she will accept theet her Talk about good "

"That's how you get anybody," I said sadly "That's how you're getting me "

"Well, you'll do it, won't you? Dora thinks I was uided She said, 'Don't think you can save your soul after all you've done by passing on these church objects to me ' "

"She loves you," I affirmed "I saw that every time I saw her with you "

"I know I need no such assurances There's no tiuments But Dora's vision is immense, ree the entire world I mean, she isn't satisfied to have a cult the way I wanted it, you know, to be a guru with a retreat full of pliant followers She really wants to change the world She thinks soe the world "

"Doesn't every religious person believe that?"

"No They don't drea Mohammed or Zoroaster "

"And Dora does "