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Tom Hancock watched his companion, let him sit in silence for a few moments

"Doubt is natural, Chief Inspector It can est where they’re broken?" asked the Chief, with a s on it," said the Reverend Mr Hancock

Ga "But still you do it," he said at last "You sit with parishioners who are sick and dying It scares you, but you do it every day You don’t run away"

"I have no choice I have to aiet where I want to go And so do you"

"Where do you want to go?"

Hancock paused, thinking "I want to get to shore"

Ga exhale Hancock watched him

"Not everyone makes it across the river," said Gamache quietly

"Not everyone’s supposed to"

Ga voice

Ga his elbows on his knees and lacing his strong fingers together, one hand clasping the other, which trembled just a little Then he rested his chin on the into the half light "Not seeing the full picture, though all the clues were there Not grasping it all until it was almost too late and even then I made a terribledoor, the wrong way The seconds ticking down The race back toward the other door, heart pounding

Don’t worry, son It will be all right

Breaking through the door and seeing hi the wall Facing the clock That ticked down

Yes sir, I believe you

To zero

Bringing himself back to the silent church Gaoes in a direction not of our choosing," said the minister, softly "That’s e need to adapt It’s never too late to change direction"