Lord have mercy!  This woman even had the temper of a man.  God bless her.  Amelia moved to stand as she did, sorry that she had upset Jin and still wanting to be of use to her.

Still, to say she didn't care at all about Father Richards - how rude!  She could have just said she wasn't interested in speaking to him.

Amelia was grateful her brother - if Father Brennan really was her brother - seemed to have enough manners for both of them.

"No, I'm sorry," she said.  Jin was just a little bit taller than her, and Amelia took a step back so she would not have to tilt her head back to look at her.  "But I doubt he'll be away for very long."

Though Jin might not have wanted to wait even another hour if it really had been so long since she last saw her brother.  Amelia felt another wave of sympathy for this woman.  With a sigh, she reached our and touched her arm, but pulled back quick as she had the first time when he felt something hard beneath her sleeve.

That wasn't - no, it was just jewelry, of course.  Had to be.  What else would a woman be hiding beneath her shirt?

Amelia cleared her throat.

"You know, I come to this church every day.  I'd encourage you to do the same, so you would be one of the first people to know when Father Brennan is back.  But," she continued quickly, "if you're reluctant to do that, I can come find you to tell you since I'm here anyway.  Where are you staying while you're in town?"