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           WhatadeliciouslittlebutterballPatriciahadbeenandsuchholyfrenzy!Ifshehadhadjustatouchmoreassertivenessandatouchlesshumilityhecouldhavemadeherapriestess.ButsuchwasPatricia’sneedtoacceptGodaccordingtoherownnaturethatshecouldhavequalifiedonlyamongtheLingayats?whereshewasn’tneeded.Fosterconsideredscanningbackandseeingherasshehadbeen,decidedagainstitwithangelicrestraint;therewasworktobedone–"Forgettheomniscio,Junior.Iwantawordwithyou."Digbydidsoandwaited.Fostertwangedhishalo,anannoyinghabithehadwhenhewasmeditating."Junior,youaren’tshapinguptooangelically."

           "I’msorry."

           "Sorrowisnotforeternity.ButtheTruthisyou’vebeenpreoccupiedwiththatyoungfellowwhomayormaynotbeourbrotherMichael.Nowwait–inthefirstplaceitisnotforyoutojudgetheinstrumentusedtocallyoufromthepasture.Inthesecondplaceitisnothewhovexesyou–youhardlyknewhim–what’sbotheringyouisthatlittlebrunettesecretaryyouhad.Shehadearnedmykissquitesometemporalperiodbeforeyouwerecalled.Hadn’tshe?"

           "Iwasstilltestingher."

           "ThennodoubtyouhavebeenangelicallypleasedtonotethatSupremeBishopShort,aftergivingheramostthoroughexaminationhimself–oh,verythorough;Itoldyouhewouldmeasureup–haspassedherandshenowenjoysthewiderHappinessshedeserves.Mmmm,ashepherdshouldtakejoyinhiswork?butwhenhe’spromoted,heshouldtakejoyinthat,too.