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Dane
knelt
,
pressed
his
lips
to
the
ring
;
over
his
bent
tawny
head
Cardinal
Vittorio
's
gaze
sought
Ralph
's
face
,
scanned
it
more
closely
than
in
many
years
.
Very
slightly
he
relaxed
;
she
had
never
told
him
,
then
.
And
he
would
n't
suspect
,
of
course
,
what
everyone
who
saw
them
together
would
instantly
surmise
.
Not
father-son
,
of
course
,
but
a
close
relationship
of
the
blood
.
Poor
Ralph
!
He
had
never
seen
himself
walk
,
never
watched
the
expressions
on
his
own
face
,
never
caught
the
upward
flight
of
his
own
left
eyebrow
.
Truly
God
was
good
,
to
make
men
so
blind
.
"
Sit
down
.
The
tea
is
coming
.
So
,
young
man
!
You
wish
to
be
a
priest
,
and
have
sought
the
assistance
of
Cardinal
de
Bricassart
?
"
"
Yes
,
Your
Eminence
.
"
"
You
have
chosen
wisely
.
Under
his
care
you
will
come
to
no
harm
.
But
you
look
a
little
nervous
,
my
son
.
Is
it
the
strangeness
?
"
Dane
smiled
Ralph
's
smile
,
perhaps
minus
conscious
charm
,
but
so
much
Ralph
's
smile
it
caught
at
an
old
,
tired
heart
like
a
passing
flick
from
barbed
wire
.
"
I
'm
overwhelmed
,
Your
Eminence
.
I
had
n't
realized
quite
how
important
cardinals
are
.
I
never
dreamed
I
'd
be
met
at
the
airport
,
or
be
having
tea
with
you
.
"
"
Yes
,
it
is
unusual
...
Perhaps
a
source
of
trouble
,
I
see
that
.
Ah
,
here
is
our
tea
!
"
Pleased
,
he
watched
it
laid
out
,
lifted
an
admonishing
finger
.
"
Ah
,
no
!
I
shall
be
'
mother
.
'
How
do
you
take
your
tea
,
Dane
?
"
"
The
same
as
Ralph
,
"
he
answered
,
blushed
deeply
.
"
I
'm
sorry
,
Your
Eminence
,
I
did
n't
mean
to
say
that
!
"
"
It
's
all
right
,
Dane
,
Cardinal
di
Contini-Verchese
understands
.
We
met
first
as
Dane
and
Ralph
,
and
we
knew
each
other
far
better
that
way
,
did
n't
we
?
Formality
is
new
to
our
relationship
.
I
'd
prefer
it
remain
Dane
and
Ralph
in
private
.
His
Eminence
wo
n't
mind
,
will
you
,
Vittorio
?
"
"
No
.
I
am
fond
of
Christian
names
.
But
returning
to
what
I
was
saying
about
having
friends
in
high
places
,
my
son
.
It
could
be
a
trifle
uncomfortable
for
you
when
you
enter
whichever
seminary
is
decided
upon
,
this
long
friendship
with
our
Ralph
.
To
have
to
keep
going
into
involved
explanations
every
time
the
connection
between
you
is
remarked
upon
would
be
very
tedious
.
Sometimes
Our
Lord
permits
of
a
little
white
lie
"
--
he
smiled
,
the
gold
in
his
teeth
flashing
--
"
and
for
everyone
's
comfort
I
would
prefer
that
we
resort
to
one
such
tiny
fib
.
For
it
is
difficult
to
explain
satisfactorily
the
tenuous
connections
of
friendship
,
but
very
easy
to
explain
the
crimson
cord
of
blood
.
So
we
will
say
to
all
and
sundry
that
Cardinal
de
Bricassart
is
your
uncle
,
my
Dane
,
and
leave
it
at
that
,
"
ended
Cardinal
Vittorio
suavely
.
