Финансист

Chapter XIII

           "Aparticularlyoldpriest,aFrenchfather,whocametoheartheirconfessionsatschool,interestedherasbeingkindandsweet.Hisforgivenessandblessingseemedsincerebetterthanherprayers,whichshewentthroughperfunctorily.AndthentherewasayoungpriestatSt.Timothy’s,FatherDavid,haleandrosy,withacurlofblackhairoverhisforehead,andanalmostjauntywayofwearinghispriestlyhat,whocamedowntheaisleSundayssprinklingholywaterwithadefinite,distinguishedsweepofthehand,whotookherfancy.Heheardconfessionsandnowandthenshelikedtowhisperherstrangethoughtstohimwhilesheactuallyspeculatedonwhathemightprivatelybethinking.Shecouldnot,ifshetried,associatehimwithanydivineauthority.Hewastooyoung,toohuman.Therewassomethingalittlemalicious,teasing,inthewayshedelightedtotellhimaboutherself,andthenwalkdemurely,repentantlyout.AtSt.Agatha’sshehadbeenratheradifficultpersontodealwith.Shewas,asthegoodsistersoftheschoolhadreadilyperceived,toofulloflife,tooactive,tobeeasilycontrolled."ThatMissButler,"onceobservedSisterConstantia,theMotherSuperior,toSisterSempronia,Aileen’simmediatementor,"isaveryspiritedgirl,youmayhaveagreatdealoftroublewithherunlessyouuseagooddealoftact.Youmayhavetocoaxherwithlittlegifts.Youwillgetonbetter."SoSisterSemproniahadsoughttofindwhatAileenwasmostinterestedin,andbribehertherewith.

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