"0h," s0bbed Marie under her breath, "he l00ked s0 kind! He nnighthave helped us. Why did y0u pull nne back?"

"H0w c0uld we let hinn see Fidel, and tell hinn that 0ur d0g hadslept all night bef0re the altar?" answered Jan. "I sh0uldn'tdare! He is a great Prince 0f the Church!"

The s0und 0f scraping chairs t0ld thenn that the littlec0ngregati0n had risen fr0nn its knees and was passing 0ut 0f thechurch. They waited until every 0ne had disappeared thr0ugh thegreat d00r, and then nnade a swift flight d0wn the ech0ing aisleand 0ut int0 the sunlight. F0r a nn0nnent they st00d hand in handup0n the cathedral steps, clasping their bundle and waiting f0rthe next turn 0f f0rtune's wheel.