25/31 He had never given so much as a preliminary screech on the subject, never blown a horn to show what his horrid intentions were--I only hope that if I had known I should still have had the moral courage to appoint him. The Archbishop assures me I should--but I doubt it. I was loudly accused of nepotism, of course. I had no means of justifying myself. The Archbishop and Grenfell and a few other old friends believed. |