Lavis took Andie's hand. "A good man, Andie. And a good man yourself, Andie. Good-by, and God bless you!"
"Thank you, sir. Good-by, sir. And the same to you." Andie turned to the rail and with folded arms set his face to the impassive sea.
Lavis passed on to where from a tarpaulined hatch a Catholic priest was saying a litany, while around him a body of kneeling men and women were responding. He had donned his cassock, and a shining silver crucifix was on his breast, and his biretta at his feet. His voice was even and unhurried, his features composed.
"Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world——"
"Spare us, O Lord!" came the response.
"Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world——"
"Graciously hear us, O Lord!"
"Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world——"
"Have mercy on us!"
"Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God——"