AuntKateturnedfiercelyonhernieceandsaid:
`IknowallaboutthehonourofGod,MaryJane,butIthinkit’snotatallhonourableforthePopetoturnoutthewomenoutofthechoirsthathaveslavedtherealltheirlivesandputlittlewhipper-snappersofboysovertheirheads。IsupposeitisforthegoodoftheChurch,ifthePopedoesit。Butit’snotjust,MaryJane,andit’snotright。’
Shehadworkedherselfintoapassionandwouldhavecontinuedindefenceofhersister,foritwasasoresubjectwithher,butMaryJane,seeingthatallthedancershadcomeback,intervenedpacifically。
`Now,AuntKate,you’regivingscandaltoMrBrowne,whoisoftheotherpersuasion。’
AuntKateturnedtoMrBrowne,whowasgrinningatthisallusiontohisreligion,andsaidhastily: