We felt that you should be given a chance to redeem yourself. There is a College which takes on cases such as yours, called the College of Correction ...and Redemption, though where you might go afterwards, neither I nor the Bishop could imagine. However, I spoke to Monsignor Flavin, the Principal of the College, and he seemed to think that somewhere could be found for you. You are not, of course, released from your vows of life-long obedience and poverty, they are irrevocable. It remains to be. I hoped they'd get to me soon, losing that much blood couldn't be good. I took another look at the car and realized that the front end was too small. Hooboy. I could see it now, from this angle. It looked like a big part of the engine compartment was in the front seat with me. It's amazing that I hadn't felt any pain from my legs when I was awake. They had to be, well, I didn't think I wanted to dwell on it. Broken at the least, and I suspected that they might be pretty well. ‘I had no right to mouth off like that,’ Diego apologizes. ‘I’m sorry.’ ‘No, it’s alright,’ Clive says standing up with a large smile set on his face. ‘In any case, you all did a fine job. Why don’t you relax a little.’ Diego makes no attempt to hide the smile that forms on his face as Ash thanks the commander. The moment they step out of the office Diego says, ‘Now how about we head to the tavern for a drink and some women?’ Clint looks at him, ‘Is that all you think about?’ ‘What else is. She’s a fine figure of a true Irish colleen, Johnny thought as he shook hands with her. ‘My uncle owns the Gazette and he hired me to do stories about tea socials, flower shows, and debutant balls for the society page.’ ‘That sounds like a fine thing Miss Dempsey.’ ‘Call me Maggie please and I’ll call you Johnny if I may,’ she replied. ‘It is a good job but I want to write about more important things. I want to report on real news items, about the things important to Portland and to Oregon.’.
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