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![]() Her eyes were dull and vacant and there was no recognition on her face. ![]() She turned around slowly and looked at him. Hayretay."ĭemiris watched Sister Theresa start back toward the nunnery, then he walked down the path to where the woman stood. A path wound down to a promontory where the woman stood, staring out at the calm, emerald lake below. They had reached the end of the cemetery. Demiris had asked Sister Theresa to keep the woman here within these walls, sheltered and protected from the outside world for the rest of her life. True, something had happened to the woman's mind and she was like a child, but she would be cared for. She thanked Saint Dionysius again that the Sisters had been permitted to rescue the American friend of Demiris' from the waters of the lake on that terrible night of the storm. And surely it was a sign from Heaven that now she had been able to repay him in some measure. "It is nothing, Sister."īut Sister Theresa knew that without this savior the nunnery would have had to close down years ago. ![]() I do not know what we would have done without you."Ĭonstantin Demiris waved a deprecating hand. Sister Theresa said, "I wish to tell you again how grateful we are for your generosity. They walked slowly in the shimmering heat of the noonday sun. The man and woman moved through the cemetery, their faces dappled by the shadows of the tall, graceful cypresses that lined the path. ![]()
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