The gravity of Francis' admission was lost on the young girl.  She couldn't believe they had kissed!  She didn't think her - Edmund would ever kiss anyone in his life!  She couldn't help but be happy for him.

"Oh, there has to be a way around a silly rule like that!  Can't priests marry people?  I'm very good friends with a priest, you know, I bet he wouldn't mind doing a favor like that for you two, if it would make you both happy!"

Surely Father Brennan would be only too happy to do something like that.  She hoped he would, anyway, and not get them in trouble like Francis was worried she would have.