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"
Yes
.
"
"
Is
it
full
of
chandeliers
?
"
"
Yes
,
but
so
is
Drogheda
.
"
"
Oh
,
Drogheda
!
"
said
Dane
in
disgust
.
"
I
'll
bet
ours
are
little
ones
compared
to
yours
.
I
'd
love
to
see
your
palace
,
and
you
in
a
red
soutane
.
"
Cardinal
Ralph
smiled
.
"
Who
knows
,
Dane
?
Perhaps
one
day
you
will
.
"
The
boy
had
a
curious
expression
always
at
the
back
of
his
eyes
;
a
distant
look
.
When
he
turned
during
the
Mass
,
Cardinal
Ralph
saw
it
reinforced
,
but
he
did
n't
recognize
it
,
only
felt
its
familiarity
.
No
man
sees
himself
in
a
mirror
as
he
really
is
,
nor
any
woman
.
*
*
*
Luddie
and
Anne
Mueller
were
due
in
for
Christmas
,
as
indeed
they
were
every
year
.
The
big
house
was
full
of
light-hearted
people
,
looking
forward
to
the
best
Christmas
in
years
;
Minnie
and
Cat
sang
tunelessly
as
they
worked
,
Mrs.
Smith
's
plump
face
was
wreathed
in
smiles
,
Meggie
relinquished
Dane
to
Cardinal
Ralph
without
comment
,
and
Fee
seemed
much
happier
,
less
glued
to
her
desk
.
The
men
seized
upon
any
excuse
to
make
it
back
in
each
night
,
for
after
a
late
dinner
the
drawing
room
buzzed
with
conversation
,
and
Mrs.
Smith
had
taken
to
preparing
a
bedtime
supper
snack
of
melted
cheese
on
toast
,
hot
buttered
crumpets
and
raisin
scones
.
Cardinal
Ralph
protested
that
so
much
good
food
would
make
him
fat
,
but
after
three
days
of
Drogheda
air
,
Drogheda
people
and
Drogheda
food
,
he
seemed
to
be
shedding
the
rather
gaunt
,
haggard
look
he
had
worn
when
he
arrived
.
The
fourth
day
came
in
very
hot
.
Cardinal
Ralph
had
gone
with
Dane
to
bring
in
a
mob
of
sheep
,
Justine
sulked
alone
in
the
pepper
tree
,
and
Meggie
lounged
on
a
cushioned
cane
settee
on
the
veranda
.
Her
bones
felt
limp
,
glutted
,
and
she
was
very
happy
.
A
woman
can
live
without
it
quite
well
for
years
at
a
stretch
,
but
it
was
nice
,
when
it
was
the
one
man
.
When
she
was
with
Ralph
every
part
of
her
came
alive
except
that
part
which
belonged
to
Dane
;
the
trouble
was
,
when
she
was
with
Dane
every
part
of
her
came
alive
except
that
which
belonged
to
Ralph
.
Only
when
both
of
them
were
present
in
her
world
simultaneously
,
as
now
,
did
she
feel
utterly
complete
.
Well
,
it
stood
to
reason
.
Dane
was
her
son
,
but
Ralph
was
her
man
.
