简介：FatherAdrienhadtakenthevowsofeternalsilence,prayerand,ofcourse,celibacy,whenheenteredtheTrappistMonastryofNotreDamed'AfriqueinAlgeria.Oneday,hechoppeddownatreethatblockedapartoftheMonasterywall,butasitfellitknockedayounggirlsenseless.AsFatherAdrienbathesherfacesheregainsconsciousnessandinamischievousmoodembraceshim.TheembracewasseenbyanothermonkbuttheMonasticdisciplineimposedisasnothingcomparedtothetorturingpenancesofmindandbodywhichthecontriteFatherAdrienhasimposeduponhimself.IntheenditisalltoomuchforpoorFatherAdrienandheabandonshisvowsandescapesintothedesert,resuminghissecularnameAndrovsky.OnthewaytotheoasisofBeni-MoraheencountersDominiEnfildenwhohasbeenbroughtupasaCatholic.AndrovskyrescuesDominifromariotingcrowdandshefindsherselfdeeplyattractedtohim.…