Chapter Forty

"It's such false piety, " the priest said, exaggerating his pittance and the sad tone of his voice and Liam exchanged a look with his brother.

 Callum was trying to suppress a smile and was failing miserably.

"Women, " the priest waved a hand around "are using their charms to make people buy their...whatever they've made.... "

"But it is for a good cause, Father Clarke." Liam said and the old man shook his head.

"You really think so, my dear boy?" 

“It is for charity, Father. Why wouldn’t it be a good thing?”

The man produced a grumpy humph, which that time brought Callum to the laughter he could no longer suppress.

 Liam had to admit the women helping his mother organize the bazzar had done a great job in such a short time.

They had started the tradition of organizing events of the sort every year. And even though it was still something new among the society, people reacted very w