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RESUME
BUZZ
WORDS
GET YOUR RESUME
TO THE TOP OF
THE PILE!
ERIK HERMAN & SARAH ROCHA
R ESUME
BUZZ WORDS
GET YOUR RESUME TO THE
TOP OF THE PILE!

Erik Herman
and Sarah Rocha

Adams Media
Avon, Massachusetts
 Copyright © 2005, F+W Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. This book, or
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Published by Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company

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ISBN 10: 1-59337-114-4

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Herman, Erik.
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ISBN 1-59337-114-4
1. Resumés (Employment)--Terminology. 2. Job hunting--Terminology.
I. Rocha, Sarah. II. Title.

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 CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .............................................................ix

PART ONE
Industry Buzz Words

CHAPTER ONE
Accounting and Finance ...............................................3

CHAPTER TWO
Administrative ............................................................15

CHAPTER THREE
Aerospace ....................................................................21

CHAPTER FOUR
Apparel, Fashion, and Textiles ...................................29

CHAPTER FIVE
Architecture, Construction, and Engineering ............37

CHAPTER SIX
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Recreation .............45

CHAPTER SEVEN
Automotive .................................................................51

CHAPTER EIGHT
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals ...........................59

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RESUME BUZZ WORDS

CHAPTER NINE
Communications ........................................................65

CHAPTER TEN
Computers and Mathematics ......................................73

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Education and Library Sciences ..................................79

CHAPTER TWELVE
Engineering ................................................................ 87

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Executive and Managerial...........................................95

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Food and Beverages/Agriculture ..............................101

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Government ..............................................................109

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Health and Medical ..................................................117

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Hotels and Restaurants .............................................125

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Human Resources .....................................................131

CHAPTER NINETEEN
Insurance...................................................................137

CHAPTER TWENTY
Legal and Protective Services....................................143

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 CONTENTS

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Marketing and Sales .................................................151

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Printing and Publishing ...........................................165

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Real Estate ................................................................173

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Retail .........................................................................181

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Science .......................................................................189

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Service .......................................................................197

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Social and Human Services ..................................... 205

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Technical ...................................................................211

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
Transportation and Travel ........................................219

CHAPTER THIRTY
Visual and Performing Arts ..................................... 227

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RESUME BUZZ WORDS

PART TWO
Powerful Words for Every Resume

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Effective Action Verbs and Adverbs ......................... 235
400 Action Verbs .........................................................235
400 Adverbs .................................................................240

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
Desirable Traits for Potential Employees ................ 245
60 Positive Job-Related Traits ......................................245

PART THREE
A Handbook for Jobseekers

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
Resumes and Cover Letters...................................... 249
Resume Format: The Mechanics of a
Good First Impression .........................................249
Electronic Resumes: An Increasingly Essential Tool ...254
Organizing Your Resume: Possible Formats ................257
Resume Content: Selling Yourself ...............................259
Professional Resume Writers: Getting Help ............... 264
Cover Letters: Quick, Clear, and Concise .................. 266
Thank-You Letters: Another Way to Stand Out ..........269

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
Launching a Successful Job Search .......................... 271
The Basics: Beginning a Job Search .............................271
Direct Contact: The Most Effective Method ...............275

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 CONTENTS

Interviewing: Be Prepared ...........................................279

The Balancing Act: Looking for a Job
While Currently Employed .................................287
When You’re Fired or Laid Off:
Picking Yourself Back Up ....................................289
The College Student: Conducting
Your First Job Search ...........................................290
Some Last Words:
Keep on Trying....................................................293

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 INTRODUCTION

RESUME BUZZ WORDS is a vital tool for anyone hop-

ing to craft a targeted, effective resume and land his or her
dream job. Using the tools and strategies presented here will
help you stand out in this very competitive job market. This
book is comprised of the following sections.

Part One: Industry Buzz Words

Industry-specific chapters containing buzz words that will

make your resume stand out to the hiring managers and
human resource professionals reviewing them. Each chap-
ter contains a list of commonly filled positions, a list of buzz
words, a list of regularly used action verbs, and example sen-
tences using the buzz words and action verbs in context.

Part Two: Powerful Words for Every Resume

The chapters in this section contain lists of action verbs and

adverbs (containing 400 of each) that you can employ to
make your resume more varied and effective, no matter what
field you are trying to get a job in. In addition, a list of 60 de-
sirable traits will help you decide what to highlight on your
resume. Whether you’re applying for a job in aerospace, re-
tail, or wholesaling, potential employers will be looking for
many of these professional and personal characteristics.

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RESUME BUZZ WORDS

Part Three: A Handbook for Jobseekers

The first chapter in this section covers all the nuts and bolts
of putting the buzz words throughout the book into well-
crafted and effective resumes and cover letters. Different
resume formats will be discussed, as well as what to put on
(and what to leave off) your resume. We review the benefits
and drawbacks of professional resume writers and the im-
portance of a follow-up letter and thank-you notes.
The final chapter of the book gives you a thorough
introduction into the process of conducting a job campaign
that will land you the position that’s right for you. You’ll
find sections on job-hunting techniques that work and
those that don’t; how to develop and approach contacts in
your field; how to research a prospective employer; and how
to use that information to get an interview. A section on in-
terviewing informs you about interview dress code and eti-
quette, the “do’s and don’ts” of interviewing, preparing for
an interview, and more. The chapter concludes by dealing
with some of the unique problems faced by those jobseekers
who are currently employed, those who have lost a job, and
college students conducting their first job search.
For every jobseeker daunted by the long odds of get-
ting noticed in a sea of applicants, Resume Buzz Words pro-
vides a way to convert your experience and skills into the
most powerful resume and job-search campaign possible. It
will give you the edge you need to get noticed, get an inter-
view, and get an offer for the job that you really want.

x
 PART ONE
INDUSTRY BUZZ WORDS
 CHAPTER ONE
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

buzz words highlight experience with accounting,
budgeting, treasury, auditing, and information systems
activities. This includes collection, documentation, and
analysis of financial data and the use of this data to make
strategic decisions and share pertinent information with
investors, regulators, and government entities. It also in-
cludes allocation of capital required for annual operations
as well as growth.

COMMON POSITIONS INCLUDE :

Accountant Administrative Marketing
Accounting Assistant Assistant
Accounting Clerk Assistant Portfolio Manager
Accounting Manager Audit Manager
Accounts Payable Clerk Auditor
Accounts Receivable Bank Administrator
Clerk Bank Treasurer
Actuarial Analyst Benefits Specialist
Administrative Assistant/ Billing Clerk
Program Assistant Billing Supervisor

3
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Bookkeeper Loan Processor
Bookkeeping Clerk Loan Servicer
Budget Analyst Management Accountant
Business Analyst Marketing Representative
Call Center Manager Mortgage Underwriter
Certified Public Accountant Payroll Manager
(CPA) Performance Measurement
Chief Financial Analyst Counsel
Client Technology Lead Project Manager
Developer Quantitative Analyst
Collections Officer Quantitative International Equity
Commercial Loan Specialist Trader
Commercial Operations Report Developer
Specialist Securities Lending Trader
Credit Analyst Senior Business Marketing
Credit Manager Analyst
Director of Research Senior Business Planning and
Equity Research Analyst Reporting Analyst
Equity Trading Researcher Senior Financial Services
Financial Analyst Associate
Financial Consultant Senior Organizational
Financial Manager Development Specialist
Financial Planner Senior Risk Analyst
Fund Accounting Manager Senior Systems Developer
Institutional Equity Sales Senior Systems Engineer
Insurance Underwriter Staff Auditor
Investment Broker Stock Broker
Junior Accountant Systems Developer
Legal Collector Tax Accountant
Loan Administrator Tax Inspector
Loan Executive Team Leader

4
 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Team Manager Vice President of Finance
Vice President of Administration
and Finance

R ESUME BUZZ WORDS :

1099 Tax Information Alternative Investment Market
A/P Analysis of Financial Data
A/R Analytical Services
Absorbing Cost Annual Budget Process
Abusive Tax Shelter Annual Budgets
Accommodative Monetary Policy Annual Capital Budgets
Account Aggregation Annual Operations
Accounting Annuity
Accounting Software Appropriation of Money
Accounting Systems Asset Management
Accounts Asset Reconciliation
Accounts Payable Asset Responsibility
Accounts Receivable Assets
Accredited Investor Audit Papers
Acid Test Audit Requests
Acquisitions Audit Schedules
Actual Reports Auditing
Actuarial Department Auditors
Actuarial Valuation Report Audits
Adjusted Gross Income Automated Transmission Process
Administrative Leadership Balance of Trade
ADP System Balance Sheets
Advances Bank Balances
Affiliate Bank Reconciliations
Affinity Investment Scheme Bank Training Program
Allotment Needs Bar Charts

5
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Bear Market Budgeting
Bellwether Stock Bull Market
Benefits Reports Bureau of Economic Research
Bids (BEA)
Big Five Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Big Three Burn Basket Execution
Bill Payment Business Administration
Billing Errors Business Cycle
Billing Systems Business Development
Black-Scholes Model Business Experience
Blue Chip Stock Business Model
Board of Directors Business Plan
Bond and Corporate Financial C.O.B.R.A.
Services Capital
Bond and Equity Transactions Capital Budget
Bond Market Association Capital Expenditure
Bonds Capital Gain
Bookkeeping Capital Growth
Boston Stock Exchange Capital Surplus Statement
Branch Office Cash
Bridge Financing Cash Account
Brokerage Firm Cash Availability
Brokerage License Cash Disbursement
Brokerage Services Cash Earnings
Brokers Cash Flow
Budget Cash Management
Budget Account CD’s
Budget and Investigated Check Cashing Center
Variances Check Disbursement
Budget Control Check Verification
Budget Projections Checkbook Maintenance

6
 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Check-Cashing Center Contract Negotiation
Checks Contract Proposals
Chicago Stock Exchange Contractors
Cincinnati Stock Exchange Contracts
(CIN) Conversion Parity
Claim Liabilities Convertible Debt
Claims Processing Coordinated Payments
Client Relations Corporate and Municipal
Client’s Asset Base Securities
Close the Books Corporate Banking Services
Closet Index Corporate Clients
Coding of Receipts Corporate Finance
Collections Corporate Financial Data
Commerce Department Corporate Financial Reporting
Commercial Credit Unions Corporate Lenders
Commercial Lending Corporate Securities
Commercial Loan Operations Corporation Account
Commissions Cost Estimators
Commodities Cost of Living Adjustment
Commodity Futures (COLA)
Commodity Options Credit Analysis
Composite Index Credit Balance
Composite Table Credit Bureau
Composite Yield Credit Reporting
Compound Interest Credit Terms
Computer Models Currency
Computer Systems Custody Services
Consulting Customer Agreement
Consumer Confidence Index Customer Inquiries
(CCI) Customer Relations
Consumer Credit Customized Credit Solutions

7
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Customized Investment Dividend Receivables
Portfolios Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Data Processing Dividend/Interest Payments
Database Management Documentation
Day Trader Dollar Bond
Debt Donated Stock
Debt Consolidation Services Dow Jones Composite Average
Debt Underwriting Dow Theory
Decimal Pricing Due Diligence
Deferred Compensation Dynamic Pricing
Retirement Plan Earned Surplus
Department of Commerce Earnings Reports
Deposit Accounts Earnings Schedules
Derivatives Earnings Season
Derivatives and Asset Economic Indicators
Management Economics
Devaluation EDP
Development of a Mission Efficient Market Theory (EMT)
Direct Deposits Emerging Markets
Director Labor and Standard Employee Benefits Reports
Costs Employer-Employee
Disbursement and Tracking of Relationships
Loans Enforcement Policies
Disclosure Forms Equity
Discount Brokerage Equity Funds
Discretionary Income Equity Ratio
Discretionary Investment E-Reporting
Management Escrow
Disposable Income Escrow Deposit
Divestiture Estate Planning
Dividend Credit Eurobonds

8
 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
European Union (EU) Foreign Currency
Exchange Rate Foreign Exchange
Excise Tax Laws and Regulations Foreign Markets
Expenditures Fraud Account Functions
Expense Recording Fund Coding
Expense Reports Fund Custody Services
Expenses Fund Expenses
Federal/State/Unemployment Fund/Sponsor Investments
Taxes Future Sales and Trading
Filing Procedures GAAP and SSAP formats
Finance GCAS Productivity
Financial Accounting General Ledger
Financial Advisory Services Global Fund Services
Financial Analysis Global Macroeconomics
Financial Expertise Global Markets
Financial Modeling Global Trade Services
Financial Plan Government Entities
Financial Reporting HMO Rates
Financial Statements Home Loans
Financial Strategies Homeowners
Financial Systems Illustrative Cost Calculations
Financial Trend Analysis Income Statements
First and Junior Trust Deed Income-Related Statements
Loans Inequities
Fixed Assets Information Systems
Fixed Income Securities Institutional Equities
Fixed-Income Sales and Trading Insurance and Financial Services
Fleet Financing Insurance Products
Flexible Funding Alternatives Integrated Financial Solutions
Focus Sessions Internal Control Procedures
Forecasts Internal/External Reporting

9
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
International Banking Services Managerial Accounting
International Bond Funds Manual Worksheet System
International Economics Manually Issued Policies
International Index Assets Market Averages
Investment Banking Market Awareness
Investor Relations Market Indicators
Investor Services Market Invoices
Investors Marketing
Invoices Markets
IRA Merchant Investment Banking
IRS Filing Mergers and Acquisitions
IRS Service Policies Middle- and Upper-Income
ISA/ABS Systems Markets
Issuance of Policies Money Management
Journal Entries Money Market Account
Journal Transactions Money Market Instruments
Key Ratios Month-End Journal
Leasing Companies Monthly Closing
Legal and Credit Files Monthly Financial Statements
Lending Monthly Forecasts
Liabilities Monthly Manufacturing
License Agreements Accounting Report
Lien Mortgage Loans Mortgage Loans
Line Management Mortgages
Listed Companies Municipal Securities
Loan Documents Mutual Funds
Loan Payments NASD Regulations
Lotus NASDAQ
Management Information National/International Markets
Systems New Benefits
Management Services New York Stock Exchange

10
 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Online Investments Production Costing
Operating Budget Profit Plans
Operational Support Profit Sharing
Options Profitability
Originating (Brokering and Pro-Forma Statements
Funding) Property and Casualty Carrier
Outstanding Payable Balance Public Companies
Outstanding Tax Obligations Public Finance
Overdrafts Public Relations
Overdue Accounts Purchase Orders
Partnerships Purchasing
Past Due Interest Quantitative Analysis
Payable Vouchers Quarterly/Monthly Reports
Payroll Real Estate and Mortgage Loans
Payroll Coverage Real Estate Transactions
Payroll Functions Receipts
Payroll Records Record Transactions
Personnel Recordkeeping Services
Petty Cash Regulators
Planning Refinement Regulatory Bodies
Portfolios Remit Payments
Premium-Based Worker’s Reports
Compensation Repurchase Agreements
Pricing Policies Residential Loan Applications
Primary and Secondary Public Retail Banking
Stock Offerings Retirement Accounts
Principal Auditor Retirement Management
Private Client Services Retirement Programs
Private Companies Retirement Services
Probabilities Retrospective Refund
Problem Resolutions Skills Liabilities

11
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Revenue Collection Tax and Regulatory
Royalties Computation Requirements
Sales Tax Filings
Schedules Tax Forms
SEC Reporting Tax Liabilities
Secured Business Lending Tax Returns
Secured Loan Programs Tax Shelters
Securities Taxable Fixed Income
Securities Lending Services Tax-Deferred Investments
Securities Services Tax-Exempt Assets
Securities Trading Telephone Collections
Security Discrepancies “Tiered” Interview Techniques
Self-Insurance Program Trade Capture Settlement
Selling Trade Management Development
Shareholder Account Activities Trade Settlements
Shareholder Inquiries Transaction Management
Shares Transfers
Single Country Funds Travel and Entertainment
Single-Family Residences Reconciliations
Spending Behavior Travelers Checks
Spreadsheets Treasury
State Insurance Regulations and Treasury Bills
Legislation Trend Reports
Statistics Trial Balance
Stock Brokerage Licensure Trust and Banking Markets
Stock Market Investments Trust Departments
Stock Research Unbillable/Uncollectible Business
Stocks Underwriting
Strategic Decisions Underwriting Philosophy
Strategic Plans Underwriting Results
Tax and Insurance Escrow Valuation

12
 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Variable Annuity Products Weekly Cash Requirements
Vendor Identification Files Wire Transfers
Vendor Payments Worker’s Compensation

COMMONLY USED ACTION VERBS :

Acted Created Performed
Actuated Determined Planned
Adjusted Developed Posted
Administered Entered Prepared
Allocated Established Programmed
Analyzed Estimated Projected
Anticipated Expanded Provided
Appraised Filed Qualified
Assessed Forecasted Reconciled
Audited Generated Recorded
Balanced Implemented Reduced
Budgeted Improved Researched
Calculated Maintained Resolved
Compiled Managed Retrieved
Completed Marketed Reviewed
Composed Measured Settled
Computed Monitored Supported
Conserved Netted Utilized
Controlled Oversaw Worked
Corrected Passed

ACTION VERBS AND BUZZ WORDS USED IN CONTEXT:

• Managed all aspects of finance, accounting, foreign
exchange dealings, marketing, and data processing of
company and its overseas offices.

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R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
• Reviewed finances and securities pertaining to ad-
vances and shipping for client of about 200.

• Audited private companies; listed companies, partner-

ships, and individual business.

• Prepared financial statements and schedules.

• Settled bond and equity transactions in the United

States markets.

• Generated income statements, balance sheets, general

ledger, checks, and reports.

• Entered payable vouchers.

• Performed all accounting functions to include jour-

nal entries, accounts payable and receivable, petty cash,
deposits, bank reconciliations, and trial balance.

• Controlled budget, cash flow, and capital expenditures.

• Developed corporate and project-oriented financial

strategies.

14
 CHAPTER TWO
A DMINISTRATIVE

THESE BUZZ WORDS ARE FOR

applicants looking for general management and
office positions. They reflect an involvement and familiar-
ity with general office management as well as oversight of
facilities and systems associated with the day-to-day organi-
zational activities. Important skills include administrative,
project management, customer service, and light labor.

COMMON POSITIONS INCLUDE :

Administrative Assistant Order Entry Clerk
Administrative Director Receptionist
Bank Teller Secretary
Data Entry Shipping/Receiving Expediter
Dispatcher Staff Assistant
Executive Assistant Stenographer
Executive Secretary Telephone Operator
File Clerk Ticket Agent
General Office Clerk Typist
Inventory Control Analyst Vice President of
Mail Room Supervisor Administration
Office Manager

15
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS

R ESUME BUZZ WORDS :

Account Records Maintenance Calculators

Account Transactions Certified Mail
Accounts Payable Clerical Functions
Accounts Receivable Clerical Skills
Ad Placement Client Files
Adding Machines Client Relations
Administrative Policies and Client/Customer Correspondence
Procedures Coding
Administrative Support Services Commercial Loan Files
Advertising Company Literature
Agendas Computer and Software
Analysis Applications
Appraisal Files Computer Operation
Archives Computer Skills
Articulate/Expressive Speaker Conferences
Associates Degree Confidential Records
Association Membership Contract Bids
Bank Services Consultant
Banking Processes Correspondence
Billing Courier Services
Billing Systems Credit Checks
Bills of Lading Customer Inquiries
Bookkeeping Customer Relations
Branch Audits Customer Service
Budget Requirements Daily Activities
Business Administration Daily Deadlines
Business Forms Daily Deliveries
Business Letters Daily Fund Deposits
Busy Phone Work Daily Office Functions

16
 A DMINISTRATIVE
Daily Reporting General Accounting Procedures
Data Entry Human Resources
Data Gathering Inbound and Outbound Mail
Data Processing Incoming Calls
Database Management Incoming Mail
Departmental and Divisional Information Trafficking
Reports Inquiry Resolution
Design Composition Insurance Claims and Payments
Detail Oriented Inter-Building Correspondence
Dictaphone Interviews
Direct Mail Inventory
Dispatch Inventory Analysis
Documentation Inventory Control
Donor Relations Inventory Discrepancies
Editing Inventory Systems
E-mail Invoicing
Employee Appraisals Logistics
Equipment Maintenance Mail Processing
Event Planning Marketing Forecast Reports
Expense Accounts Mass Mailings
Expense Reports Material Coordination
Express Mail Meeting Minutes
Facilities Management Meeting Planning
Fax Messages Meetings
Federal Express Member Appointments
File Coding Membership
File Maintenance Merchandising
Filing Systems Monthly Charges
Financial Management Monthly Payroll
Financial Statements Monthly Reports
Forms Multiline Phones

17
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Multiple Projects Product Displays
Newsletter Production Schedules
Office Equipment Promotions/Contests
Office Management and Proofreading
Operations Public Inquiries
Office Procedures Public Relations
Office Reports Purchase Orders
Online Database Questions and Complaints
Organization Policies and Reconciliation
Procedures Record Keeping
Packing Slips Reference Library
Payable Invoices Registered Mail
Periodical Production Relocation Policy
Personnel Functions Report Generation
Personnel Management Report Writing
Personnel Records Reports
Petty Cash Research
Phone Requests Rules/Regulations
Photo-Typesetting Sales Reports
Physical Inventory Sales Support
Plan Meetings Schedule Hours
Positive Attitude Schedule Management
Presentations Secretarial Staff
Press Releases Seminars
Problem Identification and Shipping/Receiving
Resolution Shorthand
Problem Solving Site Visits
Procedural Enhancement Special Events
Procedure Manual Special Projects
Procedures Speed Writing
Processing Spreadsheets

18
 A DMINISTRATIVE
Staff Meetings Trade Shows
Staffing Needs Training Skills
Statement Transcription Transcription
Statistical Typing Travel Arrangements
Statistics Travel Calendar
Stenography Travel Vouchers
Strict Deadlines Troubleshooting
Supervisory Skills Typing
Survey Data UPS
Switchboard Vendor Relations
Systems Enhancement Word Processing
Tax Returns Words Per Minute (WPM)
Telephone Inquiries Work Flow
Telex Workers’ Compensation
Time Records Writing Skills
Time Sheets

COMMONLY USED ACTION VERBS :

Arranged Filed Recorded
Assisted Handled Resolved
Budgeted Implemented Scheduled
Collected Improved Secured
Conducted Managed Served
Coordinated Monitored Serviced
Created Organized Solicited
Designed Performed Sorted
Developed Planned Supervised
Distributed Prepared Tested
Edited Prioritized Translated
Executed Produced Utilized
Facilitated Provided

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R ESUME BUZZ WORDS

ACTION VERBS AND BUZZ WORDS USED IN CONTEXT:

• Translated survey data into numerical code for data entry.

• Designed forms for archive.

• Assisted in revising physical inventory procedures.

• Served as principal consultant on plant inventory systems.

• Developed nationwide relocation policy and proce-

dures for new employees.

• Provided word processing, customer relations, and

some accounts payable processing.

• Handled incoming calls; scheduled appointments.

• Supervised employees to ensure observation of rules/

regulations.

• Provided customer service; resolved complaints.

• Coordinated catering for special events.

• Budgeted and facilitated four-day professional seminar.

• Secured new business utilizing customer inquiries

and mass mailing responses.

• Scheduled site visits and installations.

• Collected, sorted, and distributed incoming mail.

• Created effective product displays.

• Monitored equipment and supply inventories.

• Performed analysis of client files.

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 CHAPTER THREE
A EROSPACE

POSITIONS IN THIS FIELD MIGHT

be in manufacturing, commercial or military
aviation, or research. Aerospace industry buzz words dis-
play experience with manufacturing, engineering, and
maintenance of commercial, military, and business air-
craft; helicopters; aircraft engines; missiles; spacecrafts;
and materials, related components, and equipment. This
includes scientific research; hands-on work repairing and
constructing aircraft equipment and parts; guaranteeing
customer safety through quality assurance testing; and
producing reliable, high-quality products.

COMMON POSITIONS INCLUDE :

Account Executive Engineered Product Support
Business Development Specialist
Manager Enterprise Data Architect
Cabin Crew Member Flight Deck Crew Member
Contracts Manager Lead Stress Engineer
Database Analyst Managing Software Engineer
Engineer Manufacturing Planner

21
R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Material Handler Senior Quality Engineer
Materials and Process Engineer Senior Subcontracts
Mechanical Engineer Administrator
Project Engineer Systems Analyst
Risk Engineering Consultant Technical Sales Leader
Sales Engineer Test Engineer
Scientist Tool Facilities Operator
Senior Aerodynamics Engineer Vehicle Inspector
Senior Design Checker

R ESUME BUZZ WORDS :

ABS Resins Aircraft Engines
Acquisition Management Aircraft Fuel Systems
Activity Reports Aircraft Fuselages
Actuators Aircraft Maintenance
Adapter Cards Aircraft Modification
Advanced Combat Systems Aircraft Refueling
Advanced Fighter Aircraft Altitude
Advanced Technology Products Analysis Reports
Aerospace Defense Products Appliances
Aerospace Ordnance Devices Audio Accessories
Aerospace Systems Automation
Aerospace Telemetry Aviation Communications
Air Defense Technologies Products
Air Force Material Command Avionic Display Systems
Air Traffic Control Avionic Mechanisms
Air/Coastal Defense Radar B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber
Systems Boeing 747
Aircraft Braking Control Systems
Aircraft Avionics Broadcasting
Aircraft Components Cabin Interior Products

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Cabin Video Systems Distribution of Electricity
Capital Services Ducting Systems
Casting Foundry Dynamic Hydraulic and
Circuit Breakers Mechanical Testing
Circuits Dynamic Testing
Combat Systems Edge-Lighted Plastic Panels
Command/Control Systems Electric Motors
Commercial Aircraft Electrical Components
Commercial Aircraft Parts Electrical Distribution
Commercial Jet Transports Electrical Modules
Commercial Pumping Systems Electrical Supply Houses
Computer Bus Structures Electromagnetic Parts
Computer Peripheral Electromechanical Locks
Computer Systems Electronic Components
Development Electronic Firing Systems
Computer-Based Information Electronic Industrial Automation
Control Equipment Products
Control Systems Electronic Systems
Control Valves Electronics
Controls Electro-Optics
Corporate Aircraft Emergency Rescue Equipment
Coupling Equipment Energy Extraction Applications
Data Communications Hardware Engine Components
Products Engine Instrumentation
Data Interchange Services Engine Parameters
Database Systems Support Engines
Defense Industry Environmental Testing
Defense Systems Ethernet
Design Activities Evaluation Reports
Displacement and Pressure Executive Aircraft
Transducers Explosive Devices

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External Commercial and Inertial Navigation and Guidance
Industrial Customers Information Systems
F/A-18 Management
Filters Inter-Computer Network
Filtration Equipment Communications
Fire Detection/Protection Interior Aircraft Equipment
Systems Jet Aircraft Engine Parts
Flight Controls Jet Engines
Flight Simulators Laminates
Flight Test Data Large Commercial Aircraft
Fluid Power Systems Laser Firing Systems
Freight Air Carriers Latching Devices
Fuel Light Machining
Fuel Pumps Liquid Propellant
Fusing Devices Local Area Network
General Aviation Aircraft Logistics
Global Support Logistic Support Analyses
Ground Support Services Major Aircraft Manufacturers
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Methods
Helicopters Manufacturing Support Services
High-Security Marine Systems
High-Technology Ferrous Measuring Methods
Hydraulic Mechanical Separation Devices
Igniter Assemblies Medical Supplies
Industrial Applications Medical Systems and Equipment
Industrial Automation and Microcircuits
Control Microelectronics
Industrial Gas Turbine Engines Microprocessor-Based Electronic
Industrial Lighting Products Sequencers
Industrial Machinery Military Aircraft
Industrial Use Military Missiles

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Military Planes Pressure Regulators
Missile Systems Pressure Transducers
Missiles Procedures
Molecular Biology Research Items Processes
Nacelle Systems and Components Product Development
Navigation Control Systems Programming Experience
Navigational Instruments Pumps
Network Topologies Quality Assurance
Networking Products Quality Control
Nonferrous Castings Radar Equipment
Operations Research Radio and Television
Optical Equipment Transmitters for Aircraft
Optical Pick-Offs Remote Network Access
Orbiting Satellites Communications
Ordnance-Related Products Repair Services
Panel Meters Replacement Parts
Passenger Air Carriers Resistors
Passenger Control Units Rocket Engines
Passenger Video Entertainment Rotary and Linear Optical
Systems Incremental Encoders
Performance Polymers Satellite Guidance Systems
Plastics Satellite-Based Communications
Pneumatic Component Parts Systems
Policies Scientific Applications
Positioning Instruments Sensors
Power Cartridges Service Accessories
Power Systems Servovalves
Precision Fastening Systems Shared Services
Precision Measuring Scales Sheetmetal
Precision Patterned Glass and Silicones
Metal Products Simulation-Based Devices

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R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Simulator-Related Training Systems Analysis
Services Systems Engineering
Small-Launch Vehicles Systems Management
Software Systems Tactical Air Defense Systems
Solid Rocket Motors Tactical Missile Systems
Sophisticated Aerospace Tactical Weapon Systems
Equipment Technical Guidance
Sounding Rockets Technical Products
Space Testing
Space and Communications Token Ring
Space and Aviation Systems Training Devices
Space and Missile Systems Center Training Services
(SMC) Transmission
Space Applications Transportation Systems Products
Space Systems Architecture Troubleshooting
Space Vehicles Turbine Engines
Specialty Insurance Valves
Speed Vibration (Random/Sine) Testing
Strategic Missile Systems Waterjet Propulsion Systems
Strategic Weapon Systems Weapon Systems
Superabrasives Wiring Systems

COMMONLY USED ACTION VERBS :

Analyzed Evaluated Production
Assisted Generated Provided
Designed Led Recommended
Developed Manufactured Researched
Engaged Performed Supplied
Engineered Planned Tracked
Established Prepared Wrote

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ACTION VERBS AND BUZZ WORDS USED IN CONTEXT:

• Evaluated quality-control processes, policies, and
procedures.

• Recommended revisions of weapons systems.

• Provided technical guidance to staff of twenty;

tracked progress of product development.

• Wrote analysis reports for the development of

advanced combat systems.

• Researched and generated flight test data for com-

pany handbook focusing on military planes and missile
systems.

• Assisted in the design of new and current wiring sys-

tems, adapter cards, and positioning instruments.

• Designed and developed manufacturing methods

for major aircraft manufacturers.

• Established new operating procedures for the im-

provement of industrial-use turbine engines.

• Prepared evaluation reports, performed routine qual-

ity-assurance tests, and was involved in troubleshooting
network failures.

• Led initial design activities and assisted in ground

product development on a number of projects.

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 CHAPTER FOUR
A PPAREL, FASHION, AND TEXTILES

BUZZ WORDS IN THIS INDUSTRY

highlight experience with clothing design, ex-
port, and sales; knowledge of current style or style char-
acteristics; or the manufacturing, weaving, and knitting
of fabric, yarn, or cloth. This includes work with curtains,
drapery, shoes, and sportswear; skill with nonwoven fab-
rics, textile goods and finishing, and yarn and thread
mills; or the buying, handling, shipping, receiving, and
selling of such goods.

COMMON POSITIONS INCLUDE :

Buyer Outside Sales Representative
Converter Patternmaker
Customer Sales Representative Planner
Designer Printer
Domestic Product Manager Production Manager
Fashion Sales Representative Quality Controller
Independent Sales Executive Retail Store Manager
Merchandiser Sampling Coordinator
Merchandising Manager Senior Designer

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Sewer Stitcher Technical Designer
Stylist Textile Tester

R ESUME BUZZ WORDS :

Absorbency Children’s Sleepwear
Accent Cloth Labels
Accessories Clothes
Acetate Clothing Manufacturers
Apparel Coats
Apparel Design Arena Color
Apparel-Manufacturing Comforters
Company Commission
Apprenticeship Complete Line
Artwork Consumer Markets
Assortment Convert Fabric
Automotive Distribution Core Products
Bandages Cotton
Baseball Caps Cotton-Blend Fibers
Bedroom Ensembles Curtains
Belts Daywear
Block and Slopers Development Denim
Blouses Department Store Merchandise
Brand Names Design Concepts
Brands Designer Jeans
Bridal Gowns Designer Lines
Care Labels Designs
Carpet Detail
Casual Wear Die-Casting
Catalog Sales Direct Marketing
Chain Stores Distribution Centers
Chamois Flannel Diversified Line

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Divisions Independent Textile Converter
Draperies Industrial Distribution
Dress Shirts Industrial Hosiery
Dresses Industrial Markets
Dye-Printing Process Industrial Processes
Dyeing Industrial Uniforms
Elastic Knitting Interior Furnishings
Export Intimate Apparel
Extensive Range Inventory
Eye Glasses Jackets
Fabrics Jeans
Fashion Apparel Products Jersey Fabrics
Fibers Junior Sizes
Filament Knit
Finished Home Products Knit Health Care Products
Footwear Knitted Fabrics
Formal Wear Knitted Fleece
Furnishings Knitted Textile Fabrics
General Merchandise Stores Labels
Global Retailer Laces
Goods Leather Apparel
Grade Rules Leisure Shirts
Half Sizes Leisurewear
Hand-Knitting Yarn Licensed Labels
High-Quality Fabric Licenses
High-End Velvet Licensing
High-Spec Industrial Loungewear
Applications Luggage
Home Fashion Products Lycra and Rubber Products
Home Furnishings Mail Order Catalogs
Import Major Discounters

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R ESUME BUZZ WORDS
Man-Made Fibers Petite Dresses
Manufacturers Pillows
Manufacturing Plants Plaids
Marketing Plastic Injection Moldings
Markets Polyurethane Coated Fabrics
Mass Merchants Principal Buyers
Mass Volume Retailers Printed Fabrics
Material Printed Items
Measurement Charts Private Label Sleepwear
Medical Products Private Labels
Men’s Apparel Private Retail
Merchandise Private-Label Designer
Metal and Coil Slide Fasteners Processes Wool
Micro Safe Fiber Processing
Miss Sizes Producing Pattern
Narrow Elastic Fibers Product Development
National and Regional Chains Production
Nationally Distributed Products
Natural and Synthetic Fibers Purses
Neckwear Quality Control
Nonwovens Retail Outlets
Novelties Retail Sales Prices
Nylon Fibers Retail Units
Nylon Travelers Retailers
Outerwear Line Robes
Packaging Products Rug Kits
Pants Sale
Paper Making Machines Sales Category
Patternmaking Samples
Patterns Scarves
Petite Sewing Thread

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Sheets Textured Nylon
Shirts Texturing
Shoes Towels
Skirts Trading
Slacks Trimmings
Special Machinery Spools T-Shirts
Special Occasion Dresses Twisting
Specialty Fabrics Undergarments
Specialty Markets Uniform Shirts
Specialty Stores Uniforms
Specialty Weaves Upholstery
Spinning Cotton Value-Priced Apparel
Sportswear Variety
Sportswear Items Warp Knit Fabrics
Spun Yarns Washable Service Apparel
Stores Watches
Stretch Panties Wear
Styles Weaving
Suits Weekend Casual Sportswear
Support Facilities Wide-Warp Knit
Synthetic Winding
Synthetic Filament Polyester Window Treatments
Synthetic Thread Women’s Apparel
Tailored Men’s Clothing Women’s Sheer Hosiery
Tapes Woodturnings
Textile Outerwear Woolen Coats
Textile Products Worldwide
Textile Products Manufacturing Woven
Textile Wholesaler Woven Finished Fabrics
Textile Yarns Woven Greige Fabrics
Textiles Woven Synthetics

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Woven Velvets Young Ladies’
Wrinkle-Free Cotton Fabrics Young Men’s Apparel
Yarns Youth Market

COMMONLY USED ACTION VERBS :

Checked Handled Purchased
Created Licensed Received
Designed Managed Sold
Developed Manufactured Supervised
Established Oversaw Tailored
Featured Printed Wove
Finished Processed
Generated Produced

ACTION VERBS AND BUZZ WORDS USED IN CONTEXT:

• Generated high-quality apparel for major brand
name labels. Responsibilities included keeping inventory
of specialty fabrics, sewing thread, and scarves; contacting
retailers; and updating marketing charts.

• Supervised workers in apparel-manufacturing com-

pany, specifically dealing with product development and
quality control.

• Responsible for handling mail orders from mass mer-

chants for women’s apparel.

• Developed a line of wrinkle-free cotton fabrics with

team of textile engineers while working in an experi-
mental-based apparel design arena.

• Oversaw patternmaking process, from initial design

concept through woven finished fabrics.

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• Checked samples for texturing and fiber consistency.

• Designed metal and coil slide fasteners for woolen

coats.

• Produced textile yarns, textured nylon, spun yarns,

and knitted textile fabrics for company focused on spe-
cialty weaves.

• Responsible for the purchasing and receiving of

young ladies’ and young men’s clothing at a youth market
retailer.

• Managed specialty store that featured intimate ap-

parel, private label sleepwear, and high-end velvet accent
furnishings. Featured an assortment of brand names; es-
tablished strong professional relationship with several
major retailers.

• Wove textile yarns using special machinery spools for

private label designer.

• Tailored men’s dress slacks, shirts, jackets, and formal

wear under apprenticeship.

• Established dye-printing process for generating plaid

patterns on high-quality fabrics.

• Created designer line of women’s purses, shoes, and

accessories.

• Sold lycra and rubber products to major sportswear

producers worldwide.

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 CHAPTER FIVE
A RCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION,
AND ENGINEERING

IN THESE FIELDS, EFFECTIVE

buzz words highlight one’s experience with apply-
ing scientific and mathematical principles to the design,
layout, and construction of machines, structures, build-
ings, and systems. This includes planning the physical
composure of a bridge, house, or monument; graphically
conceptualizing the mathematical dynamics of huge land
structures; and physically preparing, assembling, or reno-
vating pre-existing architecture.

COMMON POSITIONS INCLUDE :

Architect Estimator
Bridge Department Manager Foreman
Campus Planning Leader Graphics Support Specialist
Chief Transportation Planner Highway Design Engineer
Civil Designer Landscape Architect
Civil Engineer Lead Mechanical Estimator
Electrical Engineer Project Architect
Engineer Project Designer

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Railway Signal Design Engineer Team Leader
Senior Interior Designer Transportation Planning
Senior Project Designer Engineer
Steward Urban Design Principal
Surveyor

R ESUME BUZZ WORDS :

Accident Reconstruction Building Products
Accident Statistical Data Analysis Building Restoration
Aggregates Buildings
Air Conditioning Systems Business Support Services
Airfield Lighting Power Cabinets
Distribution Carpet Base
Airfields Chemicals
Airports Civic Centers
Architectural Planning Civil Disciplines
Architectural/Engineering Civil Engineering
Services Coal
Asphalt Felt-Based Linoleum Coal Production
Asphalt Paving Code Compliance
Aviation Commercial Architecture
Banks Commercial Construction
Biomechanics Commercial Industries
Brick Masonry Commercial Services
Bridge Inspection Compressor/Vacuum Pump
Bridges Products
Budget Development Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Builders Conceptual Design
Building Entrances Concrete Repair
Building Materials Condominiums
Building Plans Construction

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different content
face in his hands, and was absorbed in thought—as far
as he was capable of thinking.

While thus engaged, an arras door opened behind him, 32

revealing the charming little curly head of a girl of
eighteen or nineteen years. No one could have seen
that exquisite figure moving along with such easy and
consummate grace without confessing he had never
before seen such exquisite beauty and fascinating
manner. Her charm appeared not only in her beautiful
figure, but also in the gracious expression which
characterized her personality and radiated from her
countenance.
[14]
This maiden was the famous Agnes Sorel, the
favorite of Charles the Seventh, who, as history relates,
was conspicuous for her womanly tenderness, and who
always used her influence over the King for noble
purposes and never for personal ends.

The Dauphin was not aware of her presence until he felt

the light touch of her hand upon his shoulder. The sight
of her was magical in its effect. His face lightened up,
and all traces of dejection disappeared.

“Is it you, Agnes? Now everything is all right.”

“What has been wrong?” she asked most tenderly.

“Marie has been here. She has made my head ache and
has nearly ruined my appetite. But—”

“I know all about it,” interrupted Agnes.

“How? You know all about it? Who could have told
you?”
“No one told me.”

“Oh, you have been eavesdropping. Ah, ha!”

“I had to. I could not go back, and of course I was not

permitted to enter.”

“Hm! Never mind. It is all right, just the same.” 33

“Oh, no, Your Majesty.”

“How? What do you mean?”

“I share the anxiety and trouble of your proud consort.”

“Nonsense! You ought not to be troubled.”

“By all the saints, Your Majesty, I shall be inconsolable

and unhappy if you do not abandon your decision. I
should be ashamed to serve a prince who can so easily
renounce his rights and his dignities.”

“Well, well, I will consider the matter. Will that satisfy

you?”

“Oh, no, sire. You must promise me that you will not
think again of that hateful scheme. Will you not for my
sake?” Thereupon she triumphantly and gracefully
pirouetted about the apartment.

“Agnes, I take back my word,” cried the Dauphin.

This made her all the happier, and she continued her
dance, singing this accompaniment:—

“Eio, eio, eio, no,

He cannot be a King
Who does not keep his word!
 Eio, eio, eio, O,
This one here—he is not such,
No, no, no, oh, no.”

With the last word she suddenly disappeared, for the 34

heavy tramp of men’s feet was heard in the
antechamber. The interruption displeased the Dauphin,
and he was about to leave the room, but before he
could do so the new-comers stood at the door. It only
increased his displeasure that he was forced to remain.
The two men, whom he regarded with a sinister
expression, were rough and sturdy, men of the class
who stand fast in battle and look death fearlessly in the
eye, knights in the truest sense of the word.

“So quickly back, my brave La Hire?” said Charles to one

of them.

“By Our Lady, Your Majesty, never was there greater

need for quick and decisive action than now,” was his
reply. “I have just heard that Count Salisbury has
completely invested the city of Orleans. Not even a cat
can get out of it, and in a few weeks it will be in the
clutches of famine. If we do not help them you can
easily see—”

“Help them!” interrupted the Dauphin, despondently.

“My good knight, how much money do you suppose
there is in my treasury? Ha! ha!”

“The people will see to it that the treasury of their

legitimate King is filled if in turn they have the
assurance that he will make a stand for the right, for his
honor, and for the fatherland.”

“And until then I suppose I can keep on with my fasting 35

cure to which my mother accustomed me. You will not
believe it, my good La Hire, but it is the sad truth that
my cook has notified me he has nothing to serve to-day
but a pair of fowls and a hind-quarter of mutton. And
you are to be invited as guests to such a banquet as
that!”

“Well, sire, that is all right. To-day we will eat the fowls
and the mutton; to-morrow we will drive the English out
of their kitchens, and seat ourselves at their tables.”

“But how are we going to drive them out? It is

impossible. Can I summon troops out of the ground?”

“Yes, sire, you can!”

The Dauphin looked at him with astonishment.

“Do you take me for a wizard? Or, do you mean I am in

partnership with the devil?”

“Resolution and courage, sire, have often worked

wonders. Inscribe them on your banner to-day, and to-
morrow it will not flutter deserted. It will rally those
around it who have fallen away discouraged as well as
those who follow the profession of arms, and would
gladly enlist under such a royal banner for the sake of
the rich reward. There are men yet who are ready to
stand by you with their good swords. See, here is my
stanch friend Saintrailles,” pointing to his companion,
“and he is not the only one who is ready.”

“You are welcome, brave knight,” said Charles. “It is a 36

shame I can only invite you to sit down to two fowls
and a leg of mutton.”

“Sire,” replied Saintrailles, who could hardly restrain his

indignation, “I was not thinking of your table when I
followed my friend here. I was thinking of your
wretched plight and of the bleeding fatherland.”

“And do you believe it can be helped?”

“Certainly, sire, but he who would win must venture.”

“Yes, and in the meantime he may also lose. But, by my

faith, I have not much more to lose.”

“But all the more to win. The brave soul thinks only of
winning.”

“Oh, yes, you talk like La Hire, and La Hire talks like
Marie, and Marie talks like—but if the English would let
me have Languedoc as an independent dukedom, then
—”

He did not finish the sentence, for through the side-

door, which was partly open, he saw the warning finger
of Agnes Sorel. Then he resumed:

“I am glad you have come, noble knights. We will meet

at table and further consider this matter. But, alas! two
fowls and a leg of mutton!”

On the evening of the same day, when La Hire reached 37

his lodgings and was laying off his armor, a young man
of about eighteen years entered. His strong, supple
frame, handsome, noble face, piercing black eyes, lofty
forehead beneath raven-black hair, as well as his
resolute, self-confident bearing, impressed themselves
upon the knight.

“Who are you, and what do you wish?” he said, at the

same time regarding the young man with evident
satisfaction.
“My name, noble knight, is probably unknown to you,”
was his reply. “My father of blessed memory, however,
left it to me unstained. I have come to honor that name
under your banner in the service of the distressed King
and the unhappy fatherland.”

“Well said, young man, and, by Our Lady, you look to

me like one who can use his sword as well as his
tongue. We will consider the matter.”

“Will you not accept my service, noble sir?”

“Gently, young man. Do you suppose that I confide the

honor of my banner to every nameless fellow? Out with
your name.”

“I am called Jean Renault.”

“Renault? Was your father that Thomas Renault who fell

in the service of the Duke of Orleans, fighting against
the English?”

“The same, noble sir.”

“Then a thousand times welcome. Your father was a 38

brave knight and a noble gentleman. From to-day you
shall serve under my banner, and you will have ample
opportunities to earn your knightly spurs.” Thereupon
he shook the young man’s hand heartily.

“I thank you for your confidence, noble sir,” replied the

new adherent, with beaming eyes. “I will do my utmost
to justify this confidence, but what I can do to earn my
knightly spurs I do not yet know, partly because of my
youth, and also, though it is no disgrace, partly because
of my poverty.”
“Poverty! Your father had property.”

“Yes; but it was at Rouen, and it has fallen into the

hands of the English.”

“Well, we will see that it is returned to you. But now tell

me where you acquired your training.”

“Under my father, to whose retinue I was last attached.”

“Then you have also fought against the English?”

“Yes, I was in the battle in which my father fell and the

Duke of Orleans was captured.”

“Then you are doubly welcome, my young friend,”

warmly exclaimed the knight. “I well know I cannot take
your father’s place, but I will do for you all that a man
can.”

Overcome by such generosity, Jean pressed the knight’s 39

proffered hand to his lips. His heart was too full for
words. La Hire understood his silence, and admired him
all the more. “You are from the neighborhood of Rouen,
and are acquainted there?” he resumed.

“I know every village thereabouts, noble sir. Alas! they

are nearly all ruined.”

“Yes! God and the saints pity them. But, further, do you
know the Bishop of Beauvais?”

“Certainly I know him. It is his diocese.”

“That is fortunate. I have a message for the bishop, but

no messenger who is acquainted with that region, or
cunning enough to evade the English. I can trust you for
both?”

“I am ready, noble sir, provided you do not wish me to

act as a spy.”

“Do you suppose, my young friend, that I would choose

you if I needed a spy? No, the mission you are to
undertake has nothing to do with the war. However, I
cannot conceal from you the danger involved in the
undertaking. The Bishop of Beauvais has the reputation
of loving money and leaning to both sides. Do you
understand me?”

“Perfectly, noble sir. He is devoted, now to the

Burgundians, now to the Lotharingians, now to the
English, and now to the Duke of Orleans.”

“Listen. The English might easily regard a messenger to 40

him as a spy, which, by Our Lady, would grieve me. But
then again, even if they should hold you as a prisoner it
would be uncomfortable, for money is so scarce in our
treasury that you might have to wait a long time for
your release.”

“I do not think, noble sir, that the English will catch me.”

“Then you will undertake the mission?”

“I await your commands.”

“Rest to-day and to-morrow. The day after to-morrow

you shall have the letter for the Bishop.”

As the road to Rouen led directly through the English

district it was practically impossible for a messenger to
make the journey on horseback. Jean therefore decided
to go on foot, disguised as a peasant. As the cities
around Orleans were in possession of the English, he
was continually forced to take divergent routes. He
made a wide circuit around Paris, and at last
approached Rouen from the east. While on this part of
his journey he stopped in a forest one noon to rest and
enjoy his simple meal. While thus engaged, he suddenly
heard a female voice crying for help. He sprang up, and
ran to the road whence the cry had come. Concealing
himself behind some bushes, he watched and listened.
He heard the distant rattle of a carriage and the clatter
of armor toward the east. A heavy travelling carriage
soon came lumbering along the rough road,
accompanied by half a dozen men at arms.

“Has a shameful crime been committed, and did the cry 41

come from that carriage?” said Jean to himself. “What! I
think I know the arms on the carriage door. Why,
certainly. They are the Duke of Luxemburg’s. But I must
be sure of it.” With this he rushed from his hiding-place.
“Halt!” he shouted, brandishing his knobbed stick.

The coachman and attendants were astonished. It

seemed incredible that a single man, armed with such a
weapon, should dare to order them to halt. While they
prepared for resistance they watched, not so much the
young man as the thickets, for they were suspicious
that other peasants might make their appearance.
During this brief waiting Jean discovered what he had
feared, and what he was so anxious to ascertain.
Scarcely had his “halt” died away when a girl’s face
appeared at the carriage door.

“Help! help!” she cried, in terror. “Help! They are

dragging me to a convent—”
A smothered exclamation of pain followed the last word.
Some one inside the carriage had pulled her back and
stifled her cries. Instead of the girl’s face there now
appeared at the door the wrathful face of a knight.

“Seize the dog,” he shouted. “Do not kill him. I must 42

have him alive.”

The men at arms prepared for action at once, but Jean

did not stir. He stood immovable as a statue, staring at
the door. The distress which he was powerless to relieve
threatened his own undoing, but he remained as if
glued to the spot, trying to identify the personality of
the victim. He had only caught a fleeting glance of her,
but that glance left an impression that could not be
effaced. She was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years, and
so radiantly beautiful that even her expression of
poignant suffering and fear could not diminish her
charm.

Meanwhile the men at arms were arranging their plan.

They evidently intended to surround and overpower
him, but their movements were too slow to suit the
knight in the carriage. “Well,” he roared, “what are you
waiting for? Seize him!”

The command brought Jean to his senses, and the first

glance revealed his danger. With a quick rush he broke
through the circle of his assailants and ran back into the
thicket.

“Follow him, ride him down,” furiously cried the knight.

The men at arms rode after him, but before they could 43
overtake him he had disappeared in the woods, where
they could not follow him on horseback. To dismount
and pursue him on foot would have been a rash
undertaking, so they turned about only to receive
violent reproaches and curses from their master, who
was forced to resume his journey without his wished-for
victim.

Jean did not go far, for he well knew they would not
dare to follow him into the forest. Leaning against a
tree, he watched the carriage, which took the road to
Rouen. His first impulse was to follow it and keep it in
sight, but, upon second thought, he remembered he
was not at that moment his own master, but was in the
service of another, and that under such circumstances
he had no right to risk his liberty or his life. Accordingly
he let the carriage go on several hours before he
resumed his journey.

Making allowance for the precautions he must take, it

would be three or four days before he could reach
Rouen. On the way he made several inquiries as to the
whereabouts of the carriage, so that when he entered
that city on the evening of the fourth day, he knew it
was there. At the inn where he put up he passed
himself off as a fugitive peasant who desired an
interview with the bishop, that he might tell him of the
sufferings of himself and his fellow villagers. As his story
was a probable one, he hoped there would be no
opposition to his remaining there. He was told that the
bishop arrived two days before in the company of the
Duke of Luxemburg, and had brought a young novice to
the convent of Saint Ursula. He had gone away again
with the Duke, but only for a short time.

Whenever Jean ventured out of the inn, he took his way 44

to the convent. He could see only its outer walls, and
yet he was drawn to it over and over again. Near the
convent stands the church of Saint Ursula. As its doors
were always open there was nothing to prevent him
from entering and praying fervently for the unhappy girl
he had seen in the forest. One day he as usual selected
a spot close to the wall between the church and the
convent for his devotions. This wall must have been in
frequent use, for there was a door in it opening upon a
passage-way to the other buildings. While Jean was
praying the church was empty, and in the gathering
shades of evening the sacred room was quiet and
restful. In the profound silence it seemed to him that he
heard human sobs in the distance. He listened intently.
There could be no doubt of it. He was not deceived. The
sound seemed to come out of the wall. He placed his
ear against the stone, and distinctly heard a woman’s
painful ejaculations between alternate groans and
gentle sobs. A cold sweat stood on his brow. He felt
rooted to the spot. The longer he listened the fiercer
grew the storm in his breast. At last he could endure it
no longer. He rushed out into the air. His heart was
almost bursting. “The captive lady!” he cried, “can it be
she?”

His despair drew him again to the spot, and again he 45

listened. His pulse beat so feverishly, and he was under
such excitement, that it was impossible for him to judge
calmly, but he fancied he recognized the voice.

During the remainder of his stay in Rouen Jean spent

his time almost exclusively in trying to discover the fate
of this unfortunate one, but it was in vain. He only
found that he was drawing attention to himself, and this
attention at last became so apparent that after
delivering the letter to the Bishop he was forced to
leave Rouen abruptly and make his way back.
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Chapter III
The Conspiracy

[15]
Four leagues distant from Cambray the towers of
Beaurevoir Castle rise from forest-crowned heights. In
selecting this spot the builders combined the useful and
the beautiful, for the castle was famous both for its
strength and for its attractive situation. The view from
the upper windows and from the towers repaid the
appreciative observer at any season of the year, but he
would have lingered longest in admiration when park
and gardens, wood and meadow, field and grove were
decked in the beauty of early spring, when the thickly
clustered villages, east, west, and north, smiled amid
their luxuriant crops, or when on the southern heights
the Argonne forest was clad in its most gorgeous
greenery. How much more attractive the beauties of this
spot must have been to a child whose greatest delight
was to be among the flowers of the garden and
meadow, the birds in the parks, and the varied scenery!
How closely such a child must have been attached to
such a spot! How strong its temptation to pass all its
time with nature!

Just such a child as this had been allured to the park 47

and gardens by the sunshine of an early April day in the
year last named,—a girl blooming with color, vigorous
with health. At a distance she appeared to be about
eighteen years of age, but closer observation showed
she could not have been much over fifteen. Of all the
beautiful things in this beautiful scene she was the most
attractive, as she frolicked and skipped about like a
fawn, bounding over the flowery meadows for the first
time. As she ran about in the sunshine she gave
expression to her childish joy at each fresh
manifestation of the marvellous work of spring, and
broke out in most exultant exclamations when she
discovered the first violets in the grass.

Two ladies slowly following her, and engaged in earnest

conversation, were attracted by her outcries. “There
now,” said one of them, a somewhat slender person
with angular features and sharp eyes, “you see what an
undisciplined creature she is. Is it proper for her to
behave in such a manner? This comes of letting her
have her own way. How often have I protested! But of
what use is it? When you see that your talking is of no
avail it is best to hold your tongue. If you do not, then
they say, ‘Oh, yes, that’s the way envious old spinsters
always talk.’”

The other lady, whose handsome face, beaming with 48

good nature, was in striking contrast with that of her
companion, cast an appealing glance at her. “Oh, dear
Rosette, are you not mistaken? Who would dare to
insult my husband’s sister by making such a remark?”

“Oh, well, you know people often think many things

they do not say.”

“That is true. But even if they do, why should you

conclude they are thinking things about you they do not
venture to say?”
“I cannot give you any precise reason.”

“Then I must tell you it is not kind to think evil of

others, especially of your own friends, unless you have
sufficient cause to do so. But never mind. You were
speaking of Marie. You are offended with the behavior
of the poor child.”

“Child! A fine child she is,—ha! ha! You ought to have

known some time ago that she is no longer a child. She
is a grown-up girl.”

“Let us hope she may not discover it for a long time yet.
How happy she would be if she could always preserve
her childlike nature! Look at her, dear Rosette! Is it not
a beautiful sight—such an innocent child, sporting in
pure delight?”

The sister-in-law turned up her nose. 49

“But why is not her behavior proper?” continued the

other. “Proper! What is proper? Are not many things
proper which are called highly improper? Marie is in her
own world here. She has grown up in it, is attached to
it, and enjoys herself in it. You cannot imagine how
delighted I am to see her thus. Poor little one!
Orphaned at an early age, she has never known the
comfort of a father’s or mother’s embraces, and shall I
begrudge her her harmless pleasures?”

“It would be much better if she were to begin leading a

more quiet and serious life right away, in preparation for
her future.”

“What has the future in store for her?”

“Is she not intended for the convent?”

“Who says so? She is sole heir of Louis of Chafleur, who
has left her a rich property. Why should she take the
veil?”

“She will not take it voluntarily. I think it is the wish of

your husband.”

“I think you are mistaken. At least, I do not know of any

such plan. John simply said that a convent would be the
safest retreat for Marie in case the tumult of war should
invade the Argonne forest. To seek the shelter of a
convent and to take the veil are two different things.”

Rosette’s eyes glistened with malicious triumph as she 50

looked at Marie, who at that instant came bounding
forward with a bunch of violets and put an end to the
conversation; her look seemed to say, “I know some
things better than you.”

While this was going on in the park, two men were

standing at an upper window of the castle. They were
considerably beyond middle age, and resembled one
another in a certain cold, crafty, calculating expression
of countenance. One of them wore the usual costume of
a knight, the other the conventional dress of a high
church dignitary. One was John of Luxemburg, lord of
the castle; the other, Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of
Beauvais.

“The girl is really a handsome child,” said the Bishop, as

he looked at Marie.

“Oh, yes,” slowly assented the lord of the castle. “But,”

he added with a peculiar twinkle of the eye, “I know
something that is more beautiful.”
The prelate understood. “Hm! I won’t dispute that.
These are fine possessions. It would be a pity to have
them pass into the hands of strangers.”

“You have echoed my very thought, your reverence. So

I think we are agreed on the general point.”

“You mean that in these times of disturbance there is no

place where Marie will be so secure as in the cell of a
convent.”

“Exactly, and unless I am mistaken that is also what you 51

mean.”

“In a general sense, yes; but we have not yet

considered the most important point.”

“Let us come to it.”

“The question arises, How is the girl to be secured for

the convent? and next, How is she to be taken there?”

“I will see that she is taken there. As to the rest of the

business, I appeal to the experience of your reverence.”

“Hm! a difficult task when, as in this case, the novice

has the utmost aversion to a convent.”

“It is not so difficult as appears at first sight. I know of

similar cases where the task has been successfully
accomplished.”

“Yes, but under peculiar circumstances.”

“The circumstances in our case are similar.”

The Bishop’s face wore a crafty expression. “That is

truly quite another thing. Let us hear about it.”
“Of course Marie’s property remains in possession of her
guardian until she reaches legal age, when it is at her
disposal.”

“That is clear. But what will the Church get?”

“Patience, your reverence. If she should not reach that

age—and that is not impossible—”

“Well?”

“I understand that in such a case the property is legally 52

mine.”

“That is also clear. But what will the Church get?”

“In that case we can make an agreement as to how

much the Church shall have.”

“We understand each other, noble knight. But supposing

she reaches legal age?”

“Then the Church must see to it that the legal

requirements are not binding. I say ‘legal requirements.’
You understand me, holy father?”

“Perfectly, my noble friend. Sometimes we have had to

grant exemptions from requirements which afterwards
were shown to have been void because of irregularities.”

“I am glad we understand each other so well.”

“Yes, but what will the Church get?”

“The same as in the other case, namely, a share of the

property, only the Church will not come into actual
possession until after the death of the testatrix.”
“Hm! It seems to me, my noble friend, that you not only
propose to take the lion’s share, but the entire prize.
The Church would have the first claim in case of death.”

“You haven’t let me finish, your reverence. Until the

death of the heir I will secure you, as the representative
of the Church, a yearly income of three hundred
pounds.”
 “Dear uncle, see these beautiful violets,” she
cried
53
The Bishop’s eyes glistened. “And the security?” he said,
stretching out his hand.

“My word, the word of a nobleman;” and they shook

hands.

A pause ensued. Each of the men, in the stillness,

seemed to be studying whether he might not find
eventually that he had been overreached and had not
received his proper share. The Bishop was the first to
come to a decision, and asked, “When shall we begin
our work, noble friend?”

“At once, if you are ready.” Thereupon he rang a bell,

and ordered the servant who answered it to call
Mademoiselle de Chafleur.

It was not long before Marie came running into the

room, full of joyous exultation. “Dear uncle, see these
beautiful violets,” she cried. “Oh, what delicious
perfume!”

“Very beautiful indeed. They are messengers sent by

Spring to the other flowers.”

“It must be so. Oh, you cannot imagine how beautiful

the park is already! Tell me quickly what I am to do, so
that I can return soon.”

“So you find it very pleasant in the park?”

“Oh, I could stay there always.”

“I am all the more sorry, then, that you will have to
leave it soon.”

“What! Leave! Uncle, I do not understand you.”

“Yes, child. The tumult of war approaches nearer and 54

nearer.”

“What of that? Is not the castle safe? Let the

Englishmen come. We will send those long-nosed
gentlemen home again. Yes, ‘we,’ I say, for you know I
am a Chafleur.”

“I have the highest respect for your courage, my little

Amazon, but the English will not be greatly scared by it.
No, child, I must find a safer place for you.”

“And my aunts?”

“Oh, that is a different matter. My wife and sister must

submit to the inevitable.”

“And I can also.”

“No, child. Your father sacredly intrusted you to me. I

should not be keeping my word if I exposed you to the
dangers of war.”

“But I say again, uncle, and you have said yourself, that
the castle is safe enough.”

“Still it can be taken; but no enemy will dare to attack

the sacred walls of a convent.”

“A convent! What do you mean? Do you intend to make

me a nun? Me! A nun! Ha! ha! ha! I shall die a-
laughing.”
“It is not always nuns who find shelter in a convent.”

“Nevertheless, uncle, and once for all, I say I will have

nothing to do with a convent.”

“Then tell me what you will do, for you cannot stay 55
here.”

“Are you in earnest, uncle?”

“Absolutely so.”

The tears came to the girl’s eyes. Sobbing, and throwing

her arms around his neck, she exclaimed: “Uncle, you
cannot send me away from you.”

“It is for your safety, my child.”

“But I do not wish any special safety. Where my aunts

can stay, I can stay.”

“It is of no use. No use. My decision is final.”

The girl stood erect. She wiped the tears from her eyes
and looked at the knight with a strange and distressed
expression. Gradually her look became colder and more
fixed, and at last he realized her undaunted
determination.

“My decision is made too, uncle. I will not go to a

convent. I would rather fall into the hands of the
English. But the situation is not so desperate as that. I
will let my kinsman La Hire know. He will protect me.
Let me have a messenger, uncle. In an hour I will have
a letter ready.” Thereupon she left the room.
“Well, what do you think now, noble knight?” began the
Bishop.

“Pah!” he replied, “I will send her a messenger who will

throw her letter into the first forest brook he comes to,
and return without seeing La Hire.”

On the morning of the fourteenth day after this scene, a 56

heavy travelling carriage stood in the castle yard with an
escort of six armed men. Marie lay sobbing in the arms
of Madame de Luxemburg. Still sobbing, she at last
followed the impatient lord of the castle to the carriage.
Nothing had been heard from La Hire, and when, as
John of Luxemburg had said, an attack upon the castle
was likely to be made, he told Marie he would
accompany her to her kinsman. At the first inn they met
the Bishop of Beauvais, apparently by accident. As he
was journeying in the same direction he accepted the
knight’s invitation to take a seat in the carriage.

Overcome with grief, and not expecting any trickery,

Marie at first did not notice the road they were taking.
After passing three or four inns, however, she saw that
they were going west instead of south. Not even then
did she suspect treachery. They easily satisfied her
inquiries by pretending they must take a circuitous route
to avoid encountering the English. When, however, they
kept on in the same direction the next day, her
suspicions were fully aroused.

“Uncle,” she said, “you cannot deceive me any longer;

you are not taking me to Chinon. What are you going to
do with me?”

“I will not deceive you, child,” replied the knight, for 57

pretense was useless any longer. “I cannot carry out my
plan to take you to Chinon. The whole district of the
Loire is in the hands of the English. I cannot even get
back to Beaurevoir, so nothing remains but—”

“But what?” she piteously exclaimed.

“The convent.”

She uttered a scream of terror.

“Be quiet,” said the knight, harshly. “If you scream again
I will silence you in a way that may not be agreeable.”

They were in a forest where fugitive peasants might be

in hiding. Even at a distance from it, he had been fearful
lest the girl might attract some one’s attention. He
wished to reach his destination without being observed,
and was particularly anxious no one should even
suspect where he was or what he was doing.

Marie was not frightened by his threat, but a quick

glance showed her they were in a forest where no help
of any kind could be expected. In despair she sank back
into a corner of the carriage. Anger, desperation, and
scorn raged by turns in her breast, until at last,
overcome by exhaustion, she buried her face in her
hands and wept.

The vigorous “halt” of a manly voice aroused her from 58

her wretched condition. In an instant she was at the
carriage door. Her first glance fell upon a handsome
youth who was advancing courageously toward the
carriage. The reader knows who he was.

“Help! help!” she involuntarily cried. “They are taking

me to a convent.”
Her guardian pulled her back, and silenced her cries by
holding his handkerchief over her mouth. She tried
desperately to release herself,—but what availed her
weakness against the strength of a trained knight? In
her anguish the image of the brave youth rose before
her, and her anxiety about his fate made her forget her
own. She listened intently to all that was going on
outside. She trembled when it seemed impossible for
her to escape, but at last she exulted when she knew
that he was safe.

It was late at night when the carriage came to a stop.

Marie knew by the call of a watchman that they were
either before a city or a castle. The Bishop gave his
name, and the creaking gate opened. The carriage
passed through several dark streets, and stopped at last
before a large, gloomy building. Here also the Bishop’s
name was an Open Sesame; the heavy bolts were
pushed back, the carriage rolled over a paved yard, and
with a hollow, fateful sound the gate was closed and
locked.

Marie shook as in an ague fit. She realized that she was 59

a prisoner, and perhaps was cut off from all the
pleasures of life; but not a sound escaped her lips. Her
mute sorrow alone reproached her persecutors. She did
not know she was in the Ursuline Convent at Rouen, but
she had no doubt it was some convent in the Bishop’s
diocese. Evidently they were ready to receive an exalted
guest, whom they had expected, in a manner befitting
her station. The abbess, a lady of middle age, who,
judging by her speech and manners, might have been
of high rank, was awaiting her in the parlor. After the
Bishop had exchanged a few words with her, the abbess
turned to Marie and said: “May your entrance among us
be blest, Mademoiselle de Chafleur. I hope these sacred
walls will furnish you both the outward security which
you need, and your heart that peace which the world
cannot give.”

There was something so cordial, and withal so winning,

in the tone with which she spoke these words, that
Marie pressed her extended hand to her lips with the
utmost sincerity, and covered it with kisses. She longed
to throw herself into the arms of this gracious lady, and
weep away her sorrow as she would on a mother’s
breast. Her longing was so overpowering that she sank
upon her knees and moistened the abbess’s hand with
her tears.

“Save me, gracious lady, save me,” she implored. “I am

the victim of a conspiracy. They have deceived me,
brought me here by force, and torn me from all that is
dear and sacred to me.”

The astonished abbess cast an inquiring glance at the 60

Bishop. “The novice,” he said in reply to it, “is here
because it is the wish of her guardian, a lord of
Luxemburg, who alone has authority to act for her.
Therefore it is idle to talk of force. To your—”

“I am not a novice,” cried Marie, rising. “I am Marie of

Chafleur. My guardian has control of my property, but he
has no right arbitrarily to dispose of my person.”

“I trust your ability,” resumed the Bishop, “to remove

these worldly ideas, which are unbecoming within these
sacred walls, and to implant in this perverse soul the
spirit of quiet resignation and Christian humility. I
authorize you to employ all the means which are at your
command to produce this result, and I have no doubt of
their efficacy.”
The last words were spoken with a peculiar intonation
which was in the nature of a command to the abbess,
but of the significance of which the poor child had not
the most remote idea. The abbess, who understood well
enough what was expected from her, made a quiet sign
of assent, and the two men took their leave, firmly
convinced that their work was completed successfully.

Marie was assigned to the usual cell and left alone. She 61
first went to the grated window. It looked out only upon
the yard. With a pitiful sob she threw herself upon the
hard couch. Her tears flowed, and she gave vent to her
anguish in melancholy ejaculations. At last she knelt
before the crucifix and poured out her aching heart in
long and fervent prayer. Again she quietly sought her
couch. She was now able to think calmly over recent
events. As she was ignorant of what was in store for
her, she was still buoyant with the hopefulness of youth.
She thought of La Hire, whom she had known as an
honorable knight. The image of the young man also
mingled pleasantly in her thoughts of the future. She
decided she would write again to La Hire. He could not
have deserted her. Thus consoling herself, she sank into
kindly slumber. Poor child! Little she knew that her
letters could not find their way into the outside world
without first being read by the superior.

One day two nuns, commissioned to acquaint her with

the rules of the Ursuline order, visited her. Her
declaration that she did not wish to know them made no
impression upon the sisters. They performed their duty,
and then withdrew to make their report. Shortly
afterwards another sister entered, and summoned the
novice to prepare herself by prayer and fasting for the
vow which she was shortly to take.
“What means this farce?” said Marie. “I am not a 62
novice. I will not join your order. I will not take a vow.”

“Our wishes are useless within these walls,” replied the

sister. “We must do what the superior, the abbess, and
the rules of the order command.”

“What is that to me? I am not one of you.”

“You will do well, sister, to submit to the inevitable.”

“And what if I do not?”

“Then they will force you to submit.”

“Force me, Marie of Chafleur! I should like to hear how

they propose to do it.”

“I can tell you, sister. They will lock you in your cell and
let you go half starved.”

“Well, I would rather wholly starve than take the vow.”

“They will thrust you into a gloomy prison.”

“Go on.”

“They will come daily to your prison and punish you

without mercy.”

Marie shrieked aloud. She clenched her fists. Her lips

quivered. “Woman,” she at last exclaimed, “the devil has
sent you to tempt me! Leave me. Go and report that I
will suffer death rather than consent.”

“I must first do what I have been ordered, sister.” 63

Thereupon the nun knelt before the crucifix and
repeated aloud the prayers which were prescribed as a
preparation for the vow. When she had finished she
withdrew. What she had said came to pass. Marie first
was locked in her cell and given only a scanty bit of
bread. When that proved of no avail she was put into
the prison. It was her loud laments which Jean had
heard while praying in the church of Saint Ursula, for
the prison was only separated from the church by a
single wall.

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