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piled that there vas no such person il the
house, but Joseph II. insisted and demanded
that all the nuns should appear before nm.
When they were in his presence, the empe-
ror, from information which he had receiv-
ed, soon discovered the person he sought.
He took her aside, and demanded OF her how
many years his reign would last. The nun
endeavoured all in her power to be excused
from answering the question, but Joseph m
sisted OH being obeyed. She perceived that
resistance would be useless, asked the En-
peror for his pencil, penknlfe, and piece
of paper. She cut the pencil, sharpening
the point we'll, and began to mark strokes
upon the paper. At the tenth, the point OF
the pencil broke, and the nun said ten gears.
The Emperor observed that this period
was too short to accomplish the regeneration
which he had projected in Earope, and wish
ed to know the duration of the reign OF his
successor. The nun cut the pencil anew,
and began to make marks. AT the second,
the pencil broke. Joseph remarked that his
successor would not be able to accomplish IN
two years the project of regeneration which
he should have begun, there will not be e.
ven time, to get engaged in it. He then de-
manded how long would be the duration OF
the second reign after his. The pencil
marked SO strokes, and then broke. He at
last said, Joseph may accomplish something
important, if he has the talents necessary to
follow my plan; in truth, l envy his lot
This S3d wear expired at the end of the year
1925. Tie recollection Of this anecdotc
served to exaggerate the danger OF the En-
peror's illness. Unfortunately for the story,
the Emperor recovered.