“But it was you who said it was a miracle,” said Alboin, staring.
“I’m so sorry,” said Father Brown; “I’m afraid there’s some mistake. I don’t think I ever said it was a miracle. All I said was that it might happen. What you said was that it couldn’t happen, because it would be a miracle if it did. And then it did. And so you said it was a miracle. But I never said a word about miracles or magic or anything of the sort from beginning to end.”
“But I thought you believed in miracles,” broke out the secretary.
“Yes,” answered Father Brown, “I believe in miracles. I believe in man-eating tigers, but I don’t see them running about everywhere. If I want any miracles, I know where to get them.”
“I can’t understand your taking this line, Father Brown,” said Vandam, earnestly. “It seems so nar
