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They were now on the outskirts of the village, and pointing to a cabin the Essene told Joseph that he would sleep there and enter on the morrow upon his probationship.

From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Duty has its rewards as well as its pain, and the knowledge that I am passing through a time of probationship sustains me.

From The Lake by Moore, George (George Augustus)

To begin his probationship with a surreptitious act would disgrace him in the eyes of the prior, whose good opinion he valued above all.

From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)

You will remain with us for to-night and for as long after it as pleases you—to the end of your probationship and after, if you prove yourself worthy of admission.

From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)

So did his thoughts run on till he came within sight of a curator, who told him that sometimes, on the first day of probationship, honey and figs were allowed.

From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)