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Later that afternoon, on an errand with her sister Marie and school friend Jeanne ( Mary Anderson ) to collect firewood outside the town of Lourdes, Bernadette is left behind when her companions warn her not to wade through the cold river by the Massabielle caves for fear of taking ill. About to cross anyway, Bernadette is distracted by a strange breeze and a change in the light.

Investigating the cave, she finds a beautiful lady ( Linda Darnell ) standing in brilliant light, holding a pearl rosary.

She tells her sister and friend, who promise not to tell anyone else, but of course they do, and the story soon spreads all over town.