02-09-2022, 10:57 AM
Didn’t want to trouble him. Ropati braced a smile, for he’d been living in England for years. What he heard was British for “help me.” His eyes only clarified that.
Was Mr. Brennan’s shipping experience like Ropati’s? Almost certainly not. He didn’t smell like death, and his collar was bright as a dove. But he did figure anyone off a boat had not washed their hands in some time.
He’d already nearly caught the death of himself last tuberculosis wave.
“It’s no trouble,” he lied, sticking his hands in his pockets and continuing toward the church. “Is this your first church?”
How long did it take to hatch a priest these days? They put everyone in academies for the most mundane tasks. He’d had a woman who went to school to be a wife and then slept with everyone but her husband; his faith in European schooling was about as high as his faith, period.
Was Mr. Brennan’s shipping experience like Ropati’s? Almost certainly not. He didn’t smell like death, and his collar was bright as a dove. But he did figure anyone off a boat had not washed their hands in some time.
He’d already nearly caught the death of himself last tuberculosis wave.
“It’s no trouble,” he lied, sticking his hands in his pockets and continuing toward the church. “Is this your first church?”
How long did it take to hatch a priest these days? They put everyone in academies for the most mundane tasks. He’d had a woman who went to school to be a wife and then slept with everyone but her husband; his faith in European schooling was about as high as his faith, period.
