Si l’Institut vous avait chassé et qu’il vous refusât du pain, vous pourriez alors demander à ce qu’on levât vos vœux, afin que vous puissiez entrer dans une autre Communauté et y gagner votre vie.
If the Institute had dismissed you or refused you bread, you could then ask for a dispensation of your vows so that you could enter another community and earn a living.
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