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which, at best, is but an imitation
of the human voice.
The music this morning was entirely
performed by the nuns themselves, who
were invisible to the congregation; and
though the church of the convent is open
to the public, like a common parish
church, in which the priests are in sight,
as elsewhere, yet the responses are made
behind the altar, where the organ is
placed. I looked in vain for that and the
singers, upon my first entrance into the
church, without knowing it belonged to
a convent. Upon my praising this sing-
ing, I was told that there were several
convents here in which the nuns sing
much better. Of this I must own I was
in doubt; I could only say that I should
be very glad to hear them. And I was so
pleased with this singing, that though I
dined with a private family, in a very so-
ciable and agreeable way, I ran from the
company before the second course was
served, in hopes of hearing more of it at
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