In Our Convent Days

A former pupil returns to the convent she once called home, recalling a world that has slipped into quiet modernity. She watches new electric lights and steam‑powered comforts replace the simple, disciplined life she knew, and wonders whether the freedoms granted to the present‑day girls truly replace the fierce, youthful intensity of her own childhood. Her reflections frame a bittersweet portrait of a place where reverence and rebellion once walked side by side.

The story opens on a Sunday when a mysterious newcomer, Marianus, steps into the boys’ role and ignites a ripple of excitement among the girls. In the chill