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`` And now , my daughter , have you relieved your conscience of its burden ? Remember , one sin withheld at confession will curse you on your death-bed , and send you , unshriven , to perdition ! '' A sort of shudder ran through the bowed form of Inez , and in a low tone , she replied , `` I also accuse myself of all the sins that may have escaped my memory , and by which , as well as those I have confessed , I have offended Almighty God , through my most grievous fault . '' `` I enjoin upon you , as penance for the omission of the holy ordinances of our most holy church , five Credos when you hear the matin bell , twelve Paters when noon comes round , and five Aves at vespers . These shall you repeat , kneeling upon the hard floor , with the crucifix before you , and your rosary in your hand . In addition , you must repair to a cell of San Jose , and there remain one month . Moreover , you shall see and speak to none , save the holy sisters .