"What happens if you miss curfew?"

"Well, you aren't allowed in. You have to wait until the doors open again in the morning."

"Well, that's stupid. What if there's an emergency, an accident, a flat tire?"

"It's considered discipline. By leaving you take on the consequences that you might not be able to get back in." That had been drilled into each nun from the time that she could remember. Nuns had been locked out before, and they always had a good reason for ...