The paralysed woman became of daily use to her. She served as a sort of praying-desk, as a piece of furniture in front of which Therese could fearlessly confess her faults and plead for forgiveness.
La paralytique lui devint d'un usage journalier; elle lui servait en quelque sorte de prie-Dieu, de meuble devant lequel elle pouvait sans crainte avouer ses fautes et en demander le pardon.