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They
were
all
so
big
,
these
Irish-Australian
priests
,
they
towered
far
above
him
;
he
was
so
weary
of
forever
having
to
tilt
his
head
up
to
see
their
faces
.
Father
de
Bricassart
's
manner
to
his
present
master
was
perfect
:
light
,
easy
,
respectful
but
man-to-man
,
full
of
humor
.
How
would
he
adjust
to
working
for
a
far
different
master
?
It
was
customary
to
appoint
the
Legatal
secretary
from
the
ranks
of
the
Italian
Church
,
but
Father
Ralph
de
Bricassart
held
great
interest
for
the
Vatican
.
Not
only
did
he
have
the
curious
distinction
of
being
personally
rich
(
contrary
to
popular
opinion
,
his
superiors
were
not
empowered
to
take
his
money
from
him
,
and
he
had
not
volunteered
to
hand
it
over
)
,
but
he
had
single-handedly
brought
a
great
fortune
into
the
Church
.
So
the
Vatican
had
decided
that
the
Archbishop
Papal
Legate
was
to
take
Father
de
Bricassart
as
his
secretary
,
to
study
the
young
man
and
find
out
exactly
what
he
was
like
.
One
day
the
Holy
Father
would
have
to
reward
the
Australian
Church
with
a
cardinal
's
biretta
,
but
it
would
not
be
yet
.
Therefore
it
was
up
to
him
to
study
priests
in
Father
de
Bricassart
's
age
group
,
and
of
these
Father
de
Bricassart
was
clearly
the
leading
candidate
.
So
be
it
.
Let
Father
de
Bricassart
try
his
mettle
against
an
Italian
for
a
while
.
It
might
be
interesting
.
But
why
could
n't
the
man
have
been
just
a
little
smaller
?
As
he
sipped
his
tea
gratefully
Father
Ralph
was
unusually
quiet
.
The
Archbishop
Papal
Legate
noticed
that
he
ate
a
small
sandwich
triangle
and
eschewed
the
other
delicacies
,
but
drank
four
cups
of
tea
thirstily
,
adding
neither
sugar
nor
milk
.
Well
,
that
was
what
his
report
said
;
in
his
personal
living
habits
the
priest
was
remarkably
abstemious
,
his
only
weakness
being
a
good
(
and
very
fast
)
car
.
"
Your
name
is
French
,
Father
,
"
said
the
Archbishop
Papal
Legate
softly
,
"
but
I
understand
you
are
an
Irishman
.
How
comes
this
phenomenon
?
Was
your
family
French
,
then
?
"
Father
Ralph
shook
his
head
,
smiling
.
"
It
's
a
Norman
name
,
Your
Grace
,
very
old
and
honorable
.
I
am
a
direct
descendant
of
one
Ranulf
de
Bricassart
,
who
was
a
baron
in
the
court
of
William
the
Conqueror
.
In
1066
he
came
to
invade
England
with
William
,
and
one
of
his
sons
took
English
land
.
The
family
prospered
under
the
Norman
kings
of
England
,
and
later
on
some
of
them
crossed
the
Irish
Sea
during
the
time
of
Henry
the
Fourth
,
and
settled
within
the
Pale
.
When
Henry
the
Eighth
removed
the
English
Church
from
Rome
's
authority
we
kept
the
faith
of
William
,
which
meant
we
felt
we
owed
our
first
allegiance
to
Rome
,
not
to
London
.
But
when
Cromwell
set
up
the
Commonwealth
we
lost
our
lands
and
titles
,
and
they
were
never
restored
to
us
.
Charles
had
English
favorites
to
reward
with
Irish
land
.
It
is
not
causeless
,
you
know
,
the
Irish
hatred
of
the
English
.
"
However
,
we
descended
to
relative
obscurity
,
still
loyal
to
the
Church
,
and
to
Rome
.
My
older
brother
has
a
successful
stud
farm
in
County
Meath
,
and
hopes
to
breed
a
Derby
or
a
Grand
National
winner
.
I
am
the
second
son
,
and
it
has
always
been
a
family
tradition
that
the
second
son
embrace
the
Church
if
he
feels
the
wish
for
it
.
I
'm
very
proud
of
my
name
and
my
lineage
,
you
know
.
For
fifteen
hundred
years
there
have
been
de
Bricassarts
.
"
Ah
,
that
was
good
!
An
old
,
aristocratic
name
and
a
perfect
record
of
keeping
the
faith
through
emigrations
and
persecutions
.
"
And
the
Ralph
?
"
