When the Mother Superior replied, "Yes, " Raymond exclaimed: "Sister Denise, your house is on fire!"

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The doctors and corpsmen teased us about it and wanted us to ask Mother Superior when their turn would be.

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Perhaps it was the chador, or the stilted words she chose, but when she spoke I felt like a Catholic schoolgirl being reprimanded by Mother Superior.

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Suddenly, the old but very spry Mother Superior dashed across the altar, evicting the soundman, who had to drag all his gear out of that holy zone.

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It was a wonderful and strange little Christmas party, with us speaking no Dutch and the nuns speaking no English, except for the tiny bit Mother Superior knew.

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Other gems were when phoning the mother superior of a convent school Phinn was shocked with the reply of "This is the head of St John the Baptist speaking!"

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This time, when he arrived in early May 1996, he was greeted by his sister and Mother Superior Denise Rodrigue, who told him of their stake in March Central.

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In the case of A38, he stayed with his mother until she died, relying on her superior fishing skills for sustenance.

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