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Chapter 7
Heperceivedalsothattheawkwardmanattheothersideofherwassittingontheedgeoftheseat.
FatherConmeeatthealtarrailsplacedthehostwithdifficultyinthemouthoftheawkwardoldmanwhohadtheshakyhead.
AtAnnesleybridgethetramhaltedand,whenitwasabouttogo,anoldwomanrosesuddenlyfromherplacetoalight.Theconductorpulledthebellstraptostaythecarforher.Shepassedoutwithherbasketandamarketnet:andFatherConmeesawtheconductorhelpherandnetandbasketdown:andFatherConmeethoughtthat,asshehadnearlypassedtheendofthepennyfare,shewasoneofthosegoodsoulswhohadalwaystobetoldtwiceblessyou,mychild,thattheyhavebeenabsolved,prayforme.Buttheyhadsomanyworriesinlife,somanycares,poorcreatures.
FromthehoardingsMrEugeneStrattongrimacedwiththickniggerlipsatFatherConmee.
FatherConmeethoughtofthesoulsofblackandbrownandyellowmenandofhissermononsaintPeterClaverS.J.andtheAfricanmissionandofthepropagationofthefaithandofthemillionsofblackandbrownandyellowsoulsthathadnotreceivedthebaptismofwaterwhentheirlasthourcamelikeathiefinthenight.ThatbookbytheBelgianjesuit,LeNombredesÉlus,seemedtoFatherConmeeareasonableplea.ThoseweremillionsofhumansoulscreatedbyGodinHisOwnlikenesstowhomthefaithhadnot(D.V.)beenbrought.ButtheywereGod’ssouls,createdbyGod.ItseemedtoFatherConmeeapitythattheyshouldallbelost,awaste,ifonemightsay.
