VI.
Parallel Juridical Process
“No, I don’t claim to have seen Jack in church much, but that doesn’t rule out that he believed in God,” said Reverend Delgado, sipping his coffee. His answer was directed at Mrs. Malcolm, who had a doubt about the deceased’s salvation. “The issue of salvation is a very complex question,” he added, and tried to distance himself from the conversation, to find somebody else who was not so insistent, who wouldn’t cling to him like a leech. The funeral feast had already been going on for thirty minutes, but he could not stop this lady’s unpleasantness.
“I went fishing with him a lot. He mentioned God’s name all the time, although not nicely,” laughed Bill, the neighbour. “Excuse me, Reverend, but you know, the late Jack liked to swear if the fish got away from
