But Father Peter took no stock in the astrologer. He denounced him openly as a charlatan-a fraud with no valuable knowledge of any kind, or powers beyond those of an ordinary and rather inferior human being, which naturally made the astrologer hate Father Peter and wish to ruin him. It was the astrologer, as we all believed, who originated the story about Father Peter's shocking remark and carried it to the bishop. It was said that Father Peter had made the remark to his niece, Marget, though Marget denied it and implored the bishop to believe her and spare her old uncle from poverty and disgrace. But the bishop wouldn't listen. He suspended Father Peter indefinitely, though he wouldn't go so far as to excommunicate him on the evidence of only one witness; and now Father Peter had been out a couple of years, and our other priest, Father Adolf, had his flock. Those had been hard years for the old priest and Marget. They had been favorites, but of course that changed when they came under the shadow of the bishop's frown. Many of their friends fell away entirely, and the rest became cool and distant.

Media	Bøker Pocketbok (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt	26. mars 2017
ISBN13	9781544712048
Utgivere	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antall sider	112
Mål	152 × 229 × 6 mm · 158 g
Språk	Engelsk

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