1. Ah, yes, the lady prioress was also preparing herself.

2. In the new order, however, the prioress was the superior of both houses.

3. Praise be, the lady prioress had no light or candle there.

4. The prioress seemed to regard my master as her chief concern.

5. The lady prioress would deny the charge, and call in the sheriff or some local justice she has in her power.

6. The prioress, lips pursed tight, hurried out and we followed.

7. The lady prioress, a pure wool cloak wrapped around her, came down to bid us adieu.

8. The prioress may have been a lady but she welcomed my rough embraces with groans and shrieks of pleasure.

9. The prioress could do nothing; the archbishop had spoken.

10. The prioress passed Jean Valjean in review.

11. In 1847, the prioress was young,[/prioress.html] a sign that the circle of choice was restricted.

12. The prioress, that pronounced prognosticator, immediately took a fancy to Cosette and gave her a place in the school as a charity pupil.

13. The prioress said: " Why could I not at least have had able - bodied women? "

14. The prioress is elected for three years by the mothers, who are called meres vocales because they have a voice in the chapter.

15. The prioress, without adding a word, rose and entered the adjoining room, which was the hall of the chapter, and where the vocal mothers were probably assembled.

16. I took my place in the refectory at a separate table near the dais and watched the lady prioress sweep in.

17. In addition to these worthy mothers, some old society women had obtained permission of the prioress, like Madame Albertine, to retire into the Little Convent.

18. The goodman , with the assurance of a person who feels that he is appreciated, entered into a rather diffuse and very deep rustic harangue to the reverend prioress.