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           Thetroublewasthatshedidn’tpermitlovethewayDanedid,nordidsheevergiveMeggiethewonderfulfeelingofbeingneeded.Shewasn’tmateyorfullofpranks,andshehadadisastroushabitofputtingpeopledown,chiefly,itseemed,hermother.MeggiefoundmuchinherthathadbeenexasperatinginLuke,butatleastJustinewasn’tamiser.Forthatmuchbethankful.

           Athrivingairlinemeantthatallthechildren’svacations,eventheshortestones,couldbespentonDrogheda.However,afteraninitialperiodofadjustmentbothchildrenenjoyedtheirschooling.DanewasalwayshomesickafteravisittoDrogheda,butJustinetooktoSydneyasifshehadalwayslivedthere,andspentherDroghedatimelongingtobebackinthecity.TheRiverviewJesuitsweredelighted;Danewasamarvelousstudent,intheclassroomandontheplayingfield.TheKincoppalnuns,ontheotherhand,weredefinitelynotdelighted;noonewitheyesandatongueassharpasJustine’scouldhopetobepopular.AclassaheadofDane,shewasperhapsthebetterstudentofthetwo,butonlyintheclassroom.

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           TheSydneyMorningHeraldofAugust4th,1952,wasveryinteresting.Itsbigfrontpagerarelyboremorethanonephotograph,usuallymiddleandhighup,theintereststoryoftheday.AndthatdaythepicturewasahandsomeportraitofRalphdeBricassart.

           HisGraceArchbishopRalphdeBricassart,atthepresenttimeaidetotheSecretaryofStateoftheHolySeeofRome,wastodaycreatedCardinaldeBricassartbyHisHolinessPopePiusXII.