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"
I
ca
n't
repent
of
what
I
had
with
her
in
that
way
,
"
Ralph
went
on
when
His
Eminence
did
n't
speak
.
"
I
repent
the
breaking
of
vows
as
solemn
and
binding
as
my
life
.
I
can
never
again
approach
my
priestly
duties
in
the
same
light
,
with
the
same
zeal
.
I
repent
that
bitterly
.
But
Meggie
?
"
The
look
on
his
face
when
he
uttered
her
name
made
Cardinal
Vittorio
turn
away
to
do
battle
with
his
own
thoughts
.
"
To
repent
of
Meggie
would
be
to
murder
her
.
"
He
passed
his
hand
tiredly
across
his
eyes
.
"
I
do
n't
know
if
that
's
very
clear
,
or
even
if
it
gets
close
to
saying
what
I
mean
.
I
ca
n't
for
the
life
of
me
ever
seem
to
express
what
I
feel
for
Meggie
adequately
.
"
He
leaned
forward
in
his
chair
as
the
Cardinal
turned
back
,
and
watched
his
twin
images
grow
a
little
larger
.
Vittorio
's
eyes
were
like
mirrors
;
they
threw
back
what
they
saw
and
did
n't
permit
one
a
glimpse
of
what
went
on
behind
them
.
Meggie
's
eyes
were
exactly
the
opposite
;
they
went
down
and
down
and
down
,
all
the
way
to
her
soul
.
"
Meggie
is
a
benediction
,
"
he
said
.
"
She
's
a
holy
thing
to
me
,
a
different
kind
of
sacrament
.
"
"
Yes
,
I
understand
,
"
sighed
the
Cardinal
.
"
It
is
well
you
feel
so
.
In
Our
Lord
's
eyes
I
think
it
will
mitigate
the
great
sin
.
For
your
own
sake
you
had
better
confess
to
Father
Giorgio
,
not
to
Father
Guillermo
.
Father
Giorgio
will
not
misinterpret
your
feelings
and
your
reasoning
.
He
will
see
the
truth
.
Father
Guillermo
is
less
perceptive
,
and
might
deem
your
true
repentance
debatable
.
"
A
faint
smile
crossed
his
thin
mouth
like
a
wispy
shadow
.
"
They
,
too
,
are
men
,
my
Ralph
,
those
who
hear
the
confessions
of
the
great
.
Never
forget
it
as
long
as
you
live
.
Only
in
their
priesthood
do
they
act
as
vessels
containing
God
.
In
all
else
they
are
men
.
And
the
forgiveness
they
mete
out
comes
from
God
,
but
the
ears
which
listen
and
judge
belong
to
men
.
"
There
was
a
discreet
knock
on
the
door
;
Cardinal
Vittorio
sat
silently
and
watched
the
tea
tray
being
carried
to
a
buhl
table
.
"
You
see
,
Ralph
?
Since
my
days
in
Australia
I
have
become
addicted
to
the
afternoon
tea
habit
.
They
make
it
quite
well
in
my
kitchen
,
though
they
used
not
to
at
first
.
"
He
held
up
his
hand
as
Archbishop
Ralph
started
to
move
toward
the
teapot
.
"
Ah
,
no
!
I
shall
pour
it
myself
.
It
amuses
me
to
be
'
mother
.
'
"
"
I
saw
a
great
many
black
shirts
in
the
streets
of
Genoa
and
Rome
,
"
said
Archbishop
Ralph
,
watching
Cardinal
Vittorio
pour
.
"
The
special
cohorts
of
Il
Duce
.
We
have
a
very
difficult
time
ahead
of
us
,
my
Ralph
.
The
Holy
Father
is
adamant
that
there
be
no
fracture
between
the
Church
and
the
secular
government
of
Italy
,
and
he
is
right
in
this
as
in
all
things
.
No
matter
what
happens
,
we
must
remain
free
to
minister
to
all
our
children
,
even
should
a
war
mean
our
children
will
be
divided
,
fighting
each
other
in
the
name
of
a
Catholic
God
.
Wherever
our
hearts
and
our
emotions
might
lie
,
we
must
endeavor
always
to
keep
the
Church
removed
from
political
ideologies
and
international
squabbles
.
I
wanted
you
to
come
to
me
because
I
can
trust
your
face
not
to
give
away
what
your
brain
is
thinking
no
matter
what
your
eyes
might
be
seeing
,
and
because
you
have
the
best
diplomatic
turn
of
mind
I
have
ever
encountered
.
"
Archbishop
Ralph
smiled
ruefully
.
"
You
'll
further
my
career
in
spite
of
me
,
wo
n't
you
!
I
wonder
what
would
have
happened
to
me
if
I
had
n't
met
you
?
"
