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           PatriciaPaiwonskiwasnotafraidoftheDevilhimself;shewassustainedbyherfaiththatshewassavedandthereforeinvulnerabletotheDevil.Butshewasuneasyforthesafetyofherfriends."Smitty?lookmeintheeye.HaveyoumadeapactwiththeDevil?"

           "No,Pat,Ihavenot."

           Shecontinuedtolookintohiseyes,thensaid,"Youaren’tlying-"

           "Hedoesn’tknowhowtolie,AuntPatty."

           "-soit’samiracle.Smitty?youareaholyman!"

           "Idon’tknow,Pat."

           "ArchangelFosterdidn’tknowthathewasaholymanuntilhereachedhisteens?eventhoughheperformedmanymiraclesbeforethattime.Butyouareaholyman;Icanfeelit."Shethought."IthinkIfeltitwhenIfirstmetyou."

           "Idon’tknow,Pat."

           "Ithinkhemaybe,"admittedJill."Buthereallydoesn’tknow,himself.Michael?Ithinkwe’vetoldhertoomuchnottotellhermore."

           "‘Michael!’"Pattyrepeatedsuddenly."TheArchangelMichael,senddowntousinhumanform."

           "AuntPatty,please!Ifheis,hedoesn’tknowit-"

           "Hewouldn’tnecessarilyknowit.Godperformshiswondersinhisownway."

           "AuntPatty,willyoupleasewaitandletmetalk,justforabit?"

           SomeminuteslaterMrs.