And then she screamed aloud: “Oh, I must dance once! I must kiss once! Let me be happy once! I cannot die before I dance! Let me go--let me dance--let me--” She drew herself up to her full height, her eyes glowed like live coals, she took a few steps towards the door-- “I must dance--let me dance!” she gasped, and fell stiffly forward on the floor--dead. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Gray Nun, by Nataly Von Eschstruth