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Chapter 10
ButEdywantedtoknowbecausetheyweretoldtobeinearly.
—Wait,saidCissy,I’llrunaskmyunclePeterovertherewhat’sthetimebyhisconundrum.
Soovershewentandwhenhesawhercomingshecouldseehimtakehishandoutofhispocket,gettingnervous,andbeginningtoplaywithhiswatchchain,lookingupatthechurch.PassionatenaturethoughhewasGertycouldseethathehadenormouscontroloverhimself.Onemomenthehadbeenthere,fascinatedbyalovelinessthatmadehimgaze,andthenextmomentitwasthequietgravefacedgentleman,selfcontrolexpressedineverylineofhisdistinguishedlookingfigure.
CissysaidtoexcuseherwouldhemindpleasetellingherwhatwastherighttimeandGertycouldseehimtakingouthiswatch,listeningtoitandlookingupandclearinghisthroatandhesaidhewasverysorryhiswatchwasstoppedbuthethoughtitmustbeaftereightbecausethesunwasset.Hisvoicehadaculturedringinitandthoughhespokeinmeasuredaccentstherewasasuspicionofaquiverinthemellowtones.Cissysaidthanksandcamebackwithhertongueoutandsaidunclesaidhiswaterworkswereoutoforder.
ThentheysangthesecondverseoftheTantumergoandCanonO’HanlongotupagainandcensedtheBlessedSacramentandkneltdownandhetoldFatherConroythatoneofthecandleswasjustgoingtosetfiretotheflowersandFatherConroygotupandsettleditallrightandshecouldseethegentlemanwindinghiswatchandlisteningtotheworksandsheswungherlegmoreinandoutintime.
