Arriving in front of the fountain, not knowing where to go, Catherine kneels down, raises her eyes to the heavens and says these few words:"Water from where we do not know, tell me where we nuns must go…"Despair grew among the nuns; the lapping of the water does not break the strange silence disturbed by the muffled sound of the horses' hooves: the threat is getting closer. That is when Catherine whispers:"Water on every side, only you can be my guide."The water from the fountain suddenly gushes out, forms a stream and responds:"Come down to my courtyard and listen to the stone in the wall, only it can speak to you and guide you."