The good thing was that Lady Vyner fell ill and was confined to her bed. The bad thing was that Portuguese Air Traffic Control went on strike. This would have a major effect on the Ribblestrop football game. Lady Vyner’s illness meant that her legal letters went undelivered and she caused no trouble. Her collision with Miles in the corridor had unsettled her and she’d had another unfortunate encounter with a unicycling orphan the very next morning. Father O’Hanrahan made a point of visiting her regularly, but she never let him in. In fact, Father O’Hanrahan was working extremely hard, taking an interest in everyone. He was often seen trudging around the school, trying to be cheery. He wanted to lead work-parties to the ruined chapel and set up the ‘Church Renovation Club’. Unfortunately, nobody joined, and he found that however many boys he made join his expeditions, he’d always arrive at the chapel alone. He took over Doonan’s R.E.
