, ▁he ▁strongly ▁attacked ▁Port - Ro yal ▁and ▁interpreted ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁an ▁inv itation ▁from ▁God ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁J ansen ist ▁her es y . ▁ ▁Antoine ▁Ar na uld ▁and ▁S éb ast ien - Jose ph ▁du ▁Camb out ▁respond ed ▁to ▁Ann at . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Gil ber te ▁P é rier ▁in ▁her ▁Vie ▁de ▁Pascal , ▁her ▁brother ▁experienced ▁renew ed ▁certain ty ▁and ▁joy ▁by ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁God ▁to ▁his ▁god d augh ter . ▁It ▁helped ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁recon c ili ation ▁between ▁Pascal ▁and ▁his ▁sister , ▁and ▁the ▁faith ▁pre ached ▁at ▁Port - Ro yal . ▁According ▁to ▁legend ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁of ▁Pascal ' s ▁ref lections , ▁recorded ▁in ▁his ▁P ens ées . ▁Pascal ▁addressed ▁his ▁sevent e enth ▁Provin cial ▁Let ter ▁to ▁Father ▁Ann at . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁mi racle ▁would ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁later : ▁medical ▁knowledge ▁has ▁evol ved . ▁Mar guer ite ▁probably ▁only ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁te ar ▁du ct ▁obst ruction . ▁ ▁Aust ere ▁and ▁retired ▁life ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁all ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Port - Ro yal ▁were ▁thrown ▁out . ▁ ▁Mar guer ite ▁P é rier ▁then ▁led ▁a ▁se cluded ▁life , ▁divided ▁between ▁Paris ▁and ▁Cl erm ont . ▁ ▁However , ▁she ▁maintained ▁strong ▁links ▁with ▁her ▁friends ▁of ▁Port - Ro yal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 0 ,