““really couldn’t say. Although I heard a statistic once about something like possibly fifty thousand Black Masses being said every year in the city of Paris.” “You mean now?” marveled Chris. “It’s just something I heard.” “Yes, of course, from the Jesuit secret service,” twitted Mrs. Perrin. “Not at all,” said the dean. “My voices told me.” The women laughed. “You know, back in L.A.,” mentioned Chris, “you hear an awful lot of stories about witch cults being around. I’ve often wondered if it’s true.” “Well, as I said, I wouldn’t know,” said the dean. “But I’ll tell you who might—Joe Dyer. Where’s Joe?” The dean looked around. “Oh, over there,” he said, nodding toward the other priest, who was standing at the buffet””
