Rancey

The pious perception of Trappist life, penaance, hairshirtss, silence, etc. - the de Rancey Spelling? style Trappist is really what I was referring to as being dead.

St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, MA Terry Nelson 2006

Rancey could not, would not believe that she was dead.

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

But this love, though successful, was kept secret, and every evening Rancey visited his mistress by means of a private staircase.

The Wandering Jew — Complete Eug��ne Sue 1830

"And Rancey?" said he, at last, in an agitated voice, whilst he wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

The Wandering Jew — Complete Eug��ne Sue 1830

But this love, though successful, was kept secret, and every evening Rancey visited his mistress by means of a private staircase.

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

"Do you remember the life of Rancey?" said Rodin, abruptly, as he darted

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

Many times, after a day of fasting, and a night passed in prayers and macerations, Rancey sank down exhausted on the floor of his cell!

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

"And Rancey?" said he, at last, in an agitated voice, whilst he wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

Rancey, obliged to go to the wars, quitted the girl; but, after a short campaign, he returned, more in love than ever.

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830

How many monks, how many hermits, like Rancey, have, by prayers, and austerity, and macerations, attained a divine ecstasy! and if you only knew the celestial pleasures of such ecstasies!

The Wandering Jew — Volume 10 Eug��ne Sue 1830