Before he left, Kent gave him a brief note for Fingers.

He had just finished his dinner, and Carter had taken the dishes away, when Father Layonne returned.

A look at his face, and Kent knew that he bore unpleasant tidings.
"Fingers is an--an apostate," he said, his lips twitching as if to keep back a denunciation still more emphatic.

"He was sitting on his porch again this morning, half asleep, and says that after a great deal of thought he has come to the definite opinion that he can do nothing for you.

He read your note and burned it with a match.