02-06-2022, 09:29 PM
Mrs. Higgins seemed both awkward and very pleased. "We're happy to have ye, father," she said and she left the room with a smile on her face.
Gabriel too smiled. Father Brennan treated staff well, and that was another indication of good character. He had always rather liked Mrs. Higgins, though she could be pushy when it came to offering refreshments, and he knew better than to share any sensitive information with her. He hadn't liked the way father Kemble spoke to her.
"Our Lord drank with tax collectors and prostitutes, so I doubt there is much that would shock me," he said.
Father Kemble drank with the rich families in town, which he supposed was much like drinking with tax collectors.
"Father Kemble was on friendly terms with some non-catholic families, like the McPadraics. He was trying to get funds for some of our projects..."
Gabriel too smiled. Father Brennan treated staff well, and that was another indication of good character. He had always rather liked Mrs. Higgins, though she could be pushy when it came to offering refreshments, and he knew better than to share any sensitive information with her. He hadn't liked the way father Kemble spoke to her.
"Our Lord drank with tax collectors and prostitutes, so I doubt there is much that would shock me," he said.
Father Kemble drank with the rich families in town, which he supposed was much like drinking with tax collectors.
"Father Kemble was on friendly terms with some non-catholic families, like the McPadraics. He was trying to get funds for some of our projects..."
