Of course Father Dowling knew Florence Gatler. They would have gone to St. Vincent de Paul, but then I remembered the parish book sale. That was very good of you. Florence was wearing a baggy sweatshirt and jeans, and little Gatlers swarmed around her. Father, they re just old books.
Old books are the best.
Florence conveyed no sense of a mystery involving her grandfather, but Amos Cadbury sat suddenly upright at the mention of George Williams. Amos had attended Father Dowling s noon Mass and then joined the pastor for lunch. Marie had not hovered over the table as was her custom when Amos Cadbury was there, and soon the two men adjourned to the study. We were close friends. I was his lawyer.