<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Bridget’s fears about Venantius withholding his aid were unfounded. Provided with a wagon and horses, Elisabeth and Father Jacobus are able to lead the journey to Pest and keep Bridget safely inside.</span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Uneasy at the prospect of travel, Bridget nonetheless thrills at leaving her small chapel, the place that has been her home since her removal from the monastery. </span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">The journey is a long one, but often the trio finds themselves in a town when Bridget wakes. The noise always brings back memories for Bridget—of the monastic bustle of her former life. Other nights, Bridget would spend in prayer with her crucifix, normally hung from her neck, hung in the wagon and the object of her prayers—her attempts to keep the hours, even if at the improper times. </span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Finally, travel-weary and dust-stained, the three arrive in Pest not long before the appointed time . . .</span>