The House On Parchment Street (2013)
“He smiled at them as they came up the aisle. The side windows were narrow, round-arched, and the light fell in slender fingers from them to touch the pews. The light from the great east window above the altar flamed from the glass rose and turned Father Malory’s face a gentle pink.
“Good morning,” he said. “We’ve just had choir practice.”
“With Roger Simmons’ cello?” Bruce said. “I saw him leave.”
“Oh, yes. And we have some guitars and Martin Brewster’s recorder. He wanted to play a guitar, but he can’t quite handle it and he keeps trying to sing. So I found him something simpler. Randall Harris wanted to bring his trombone, but he tends to drown out everyone else. So I let him bring his flute, which sounds quite nice with the cello whenever they hit the right notes.” He paused a moment, gathering music. “It’s an odd combination, but they are so eager, and that counts. They haven’t performed at a mass yet.
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