"
"Assuming me to be a priest?"
"Mr. Alban, I will talk no more on that point. I tell you we know it.
But we must have answers on other points. I will come back to Merton
presently. These are the questions. I will read them through to you.
Then we will deal with them one by one."
There was the rustle of a paper. An extraordinary desire for sleep came
down on the priest; it was only by twitching his head a little, and
causing himself acute shoots of pain in his neck that he could keep
himself awake. He knew that he must not let his attention wander again.
He remembered clearly how that Father Campion was dead, and that
Marjorie could not have been here just now.... He must take great care
not to become so much confused again.
* * * * *
"The first question," read the voice slowly, "is, Whether you have said
mass in other places beside Padley and the manor at Booth's Edge. We
know that you must have done so; but we must have the names of the
places, and of the parties present, so far as you can remember them.
"The second question is, the names of all those other priests with whom
you have spoken in England, since you came from Rheims; and the names of
all other students, not yet priests, or scarcely, whom you knew at
Rheims, and who are for England.
"The third question is, the names of all those whom you know to be
friends of Mr. John FitzHerbert, Mr. Bassett and Mr. Fenton--not being
priests; but Papists.
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