She heard a change in Father Farrell's voice when next he spoke.
"Ye'd better tell me the whole tale, Sister. Who is it ye want to go back to in the world?"
She looked up, bewildered.
"Any one—home. Where I can just be myself again—"
"And how much home have ye got left, after being a nun ten years? Is your mother alive?"
"No."
"Your father?"
"No," faltered Alex.
"They died after ye left home, I daresay?"
"Yes."