"I repeat, what reason had the person who stole the chalices to try to blow up the Governor's residence?
Is it a sign of infidelity, or--" "You can answer for that yourself," angrily interposed the Abbe.

The strain was telling on his nerves.
"It is fair to give reasons for the suspicion," urged the Seigneur acidly.
"As I said before, Francois, this is not the fifteenth century." "He hated the English government," said the Abbe.

"I do not understand," responded Charley.

"Am I then to suppose that the alleged criminal was a Frenchman as well as an infidel ?" There was silence, and Charley continued.

"It is an unusual thing for a French Abbe to be so concerned for the safety of an English Protestant's life and housing...