He had never scolded Carmen when she had not gone to church.

Besides, there was Carmen's little daughter always at his side at mass; and Carmen always insisted on Zoe going with him, and even seemed anxious for them to be off at the first sound of the bells of St.Saviour's.

Their souls were busy, hers wanted rest; that was clear.

He was glad he had worked it out so cleverly to the Cure--and to his own mind.

His philosophy surely had vindicated itself.
But Jean Jacques was far from thinking of these things as he drove back from Vilray and from his episode in Court to the Manor Cartier.