Complex sentence: Before Gabriel arrives, Simon is befriended by a small schoolgirl, Mary (Moriah Shining Dove Snyder), and, in his desperation to hide the soul, passes it on to her.
Split into simpler sentences: Before Gabriel arrives, Simon is befriended by a small schoolgirl, Mary (Moriah Shining Dove Snyder). In his desperation to hide the soul, Simon passes it on to her.