This much I will
say and will refrain from expressing the rest of my thoughts here,
so please your Reverence."
Then, turning his back on the Franciscan, he went on: "Now then, this
priest on his return to the town, after maltreating the poor coadjutor,
had the corpse dug up and taken away from the cemetery to be buried
I don't know where. The people of San Diego were cowardly enough not
to protest, although it is true that few knew of the outrage. The
dead man had no relatives there and his only son was in Europe. But
his Excellency learned of the affair and as he is an upright man
asked for some punishment--and Padre Damaso was transferred to a
better town. That's all there is to it. Now your Reverence can make
your distinctions."
So saying, he withdrew from the group.
"I'm sorry that I inadvertently brought up so delicate a subject,"
said Padre Sibyla sadly. "But, after all, if there has been a gain
in the change of towns"
"How is there to be a gain? And what of all the things that are
lost in moving, the letters, and the--and everything that is
mislaid?" interrupted Fray Damaso, stammering in the vain effort to
control his anger.
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