“Mr. Garrison?”
The priest pierced her with his understanding eyes.
“Mr. Garrison is safe; he and his wife will leave here by the early train tomorrow. Will you see to everything?”
“Yes,” said Mary.
Then his voice hardened.
“No matter what happens, they must go; nothing can prevent that.”
Julie let herself be undressed and fell into a lethargy. Mary tried several times to awaken her; she would open her eyes and fall again into that trance which was not sleep.
The pastor came over to the hotel to see Father Cabello. They talked long into the night, of Floyd, Julie, of the fight against Martin. The pastor repeated again:
“He is one of ours; he has done wrong. He must make restitution.”
Father Cabello was troubled. Julie had shown unexpected strength. He must find a way to bring her back to the Church, to submission.