III.  A  no  less  important  lesson  is  given  to  you  by  the
mere  fact  that  our  Lady  submitted  to  the  requirements  of
the  ceremonial  law.  By  so  doing  she  has  taught  you  to
respect  and  submit  yourself  to  the  laws  of  the  place  in  which
you  chance  to  be.  For  the  present  moment  your  law  is  the
Rule  of  the  College  in  which  you  live.  No  doubt,  at  times,
its  requirements  are  somewhat  harassing ;  but  the  Rule


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should  not,  on  that  account,  be  set  at  naught  For  the
present,  then,  we  will  give  you  a  few  reasons  which  will
inspire  you  with  respect  for  your  Rule ;  in  its  own  due  place
the  whole  question  of  College  Rule  and  discipline  will  be
gone  into  more  minutely.
