Yes, I have seen it.
Her letter forbids my explaining what I meant. Is there no way I can reassure her?
There is only one way now. You must regain all her confidence before you touch on such matters again. You must come and go about her house as though nothing had happened—
Oh, but she will never ask me again!
Yes, she is having you all to dinner quite soon, Alix, Donna Leda, and M. Bogard.
Thanks be to God! I thank Thee, I thank Thee, I thank Thee, I thank Thee ...
May I speak quite boldly, Eminence?
Yes. I am a poor old man, all mistakes. Speak to me as you like.
If you go, take great care not to let slip any remark on religious matters. I beg of you, do not try to reinstate yourself with some orthodox comments. She might misunderstand one little word and think you were attacking her faith again. It is very serious. Your ideas are not orthodox, Father, and if you said an orthodox thing it would not sound sincere and that would be worst of all. But if you come and go simply and affectionately, she will lose her horror of you—
Horror of me!