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 the house of my Order. Rest assured I shall not forget your kindness. The time may come when Father Steen can give you more substantial proofs of his gratitude. I still owe to another of your blood a debt which has long remained uncancelled.”

He held out his hand, which the young man grasped warmly. Thus began the strange friendship between Father Steen, the Jesuit priest, and the Protestant advocate, Conrad Chenoweth.