About Ms. Nugent 3-5-1935

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pax 2021-08-05/146 2 - 5 - 5 Dear Miss Martin I must be today at Thurles, to see His Grace - when shall I have time to write you at ease? I begin now, before leaving, because I understand how urgent is the case of Miss Tugent. A. I understand how I portant it is to use the opportunity given by the Providence, as it seems, to have a so good subject, and to try it in conditions very favourable to get just idea of what she can realize. B. Putting by side the question of my own "everburding" - I did worse in my life, and really, I am not yet worn out. Moreover, the term is very short. But Glenstal? (1) If Lizzie is really to leave us in summer, as you think, we want to provide. And even, without the case of her leaving, a serious and continuous supervision and control become earnestly necessary. The more I so in the work of the kitchen, the more I find lack of care, of thought. An example: Yesterday, she had to prepare a mixted salade for the supper - that is three fathers, no one more! and the staff. She had potatoes over: "ow she put of the fire a whole saucepar of beans and peas. Naturally she didn't use not the half, not even! the third. I saw the remainder: when I asked why she has prepared so much: 'Ah! I didn't think what I was doing!' - and I suppose it is frequently the case. There is a great waste of stuff and of remainder - and the reals in the kitchen become as various for the tite as for the menu. (2) But, how to introduce Miss M. in the staff? To put her at the 2nd first at the herd seems psychologically impossible. To suppose there would be a real revolution and opposition against her. You are "Miss Martin" loved and expected by all of them. She is a tranger, she knows nothing about Glenstal. Did you imagine the way - the position to give her so as to be willingly accepted by the others? This remains for me the chief difficulty, and I don't know how to remove it. (3) An other - I think I told you already - is the financial position. I cannot receive the service - and so valuable and extensive service of that person without a just salary. To say that she comes to see M.M. and make up her mind is a little compensation. On the other hand, I cannot increase the burdens of the monastery, so heavy with our large staff and 10 or eleven boys. I hope on the contrary to balance by the short term what I have lose during the long ones. I must go to the station. That does not cut prayer - I hope to have some free time to recommend that difficult question to God - and also to pray for you, ever so kind and anxious about all of us. I am always very yours in Christ.