"Mother superior" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... in this great creature," she said, patting the fat cushioned arms, "and the Mother Superior would be horribly shocked, but don't let's mind. Now, do tell me something about this plan. You see," gravely, "I really don't know the world very well yet—I have always been at the Convent near Tours until ...
— The Man and the Moment • Elinor Glyn
... fears and scruples. By means of his passes and his favor with the government he could reach the borders of the Venetian dominions without suspicion, from whence he would escort Marina to the nearest convent and place her in safety with the Mother Superior, to whom he would confide the story of her distinguished guest and secure for her the treatment due to a Venetian princess; which, under the circumstances, would be an easy matter, as no member of a noble Venetian house ...
— A Golden Book of Venice • Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
... an arrant coward. He hid in a cabbage garden, and is still believed to have made his temporary escape from the police in the habit of an Anglican sisterhood, of which his sister, Hon. Mrs. Monsell, was Mother Superior. ...
— The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent • S.M. Hussey
... loudly. No one came, and he knocked again and again. At last the door was opened by the Mother Superior, who was attended by two others. She started ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... noble patron's desire must be carried out!" and the Mother Superior without further lament went from the ...
— Mistress Penwick • Dutton Payne
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