The Solace of Sin by Catherine Cookson

Author:Catherine Cookson [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780360690
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

He now dropped his hands between his knees. ‘When I was born, Florence stipulated one thing: I must be given their name and I must look upon her as my mother…Then Kevin came and…and I think Florence rebelled, because Hannah went back to Ireland and didn’t return for ten years. Then it started all over again. I…I think by this time Florence had become a very wise woman; that’s all the explanation I can give for her acceptance of the situation. You know the rest …’ He waved his hand back towards the window. ‘The results are running wild; and strangely enough they’re all happy. I don’t think you’d find a happier family if you searched the countryside.’ He paused and moved his head slightly, then said, ‘You don’t believe me?’

‘Oh, yes, yes. That…that is what struck me when I first met you; I mean, the family; you all seemed very happy; well, certainly free.’

‘They’re free, all right.’

‘Do the children know?’

‘Yes; they were told at an early age and they have accepted it. And the strange thing about them is they all still look on Florence as their mother. It was different with Kevin and me, for we were brought up by Florence alone. But we, too, accepted the situation, for we loved Hannah. We all love Hannah, and she knows it…But at times it’s not enough for her, like today, and it just needs someone like Father Shelley to lift the lid. It must be two years ago since he cornered her, and the same thing happened. She hasn’t been a practising Catholic for years; nor has my father, nor I. Kevin kept it up, and the children go to a Catholic school. I’ve little time for priestly patter and less when I see what effect it can have on Hannah, although she professes not to care for God or man. But her conscience starts working overtime when they get at her. Not that Father Bateman—he’s the one that usually visits—not that he ever speaks to her unkindly; but this one, instead of being in today’s priesthood, he should have been in the Inquisition.’

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