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But anything like familiarity is impossible to me , though I am far from being proud . '' Then alluding to the aversion she felt for M. de Maillefort , in consequence of Mlle. Helena 's calumnies , Ernestine added : `` I was cruelly hurt this evening , but it was such a disgraceful thing that , out of respect to you , my dear mother , I will not write it , nor do I really believe that I should have the courage . `` Good night , my darling mamma . To-morrow and the day following , I am going to nine o'clock mass with Mlle. de la Rochaiguë . She is so good and kind that I could not refuse . But my most fervent prayers , my dear mother , are those I offer up in solitude . To-morrow morning and other mornings , in the midst of the careless crowd , I shall pray for you , but it is when I am alone , as now , that my every thought and my very soul lifts itself to thee , and that I pray to thee as one prays to God -- my beloved and sainted mother ! ''