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Ye wo n't object to hear me and give me absolution , will you ? '' he added with an effort to smile . `` I wo n't leave you , Mike , and I 'll hear what you have to say ; and as for absolution , I 'll try to point you to the great Absolver -- our Advocate with the Father -- who is the propitiation for our sins . '' It was after ten o'clock when Father Donnelly arrived . After a short private interview with the patient , Hendrick was summoned to the room . `` There is a part of my confession , '' said the old man , `` which , by your leave , father , I 'd like my friend to hear -- it will save us the time of going over the same bit twice . '' The priest nodded silently , not , however , looking very pleased at the somewhat light tone in which McAravey spoke .