6/27 "Do you think I have done wrong in dismissing him ?" "By no means, dear daughter," replied the priest. "You have acted most discreetly. But you will forgive me if I urge you--nay, implore you not to take the veil; but rather to bestow your hand upon some Catholic gentleman----" "Such as Mr.Catesby," interrupted Viviana, glancing in the direction of the individual she mentioned, who was watching them narrowly from the further end of the room. "None more fitting could be found, nor more worthy of you. Our Church has not a more zealous servant and upholder; and he will be at once a father and a husband to you. |