During his education at the seminary, and at Saint-Jean, he had aroused the curiosity of the archbishop. It had, then, been relatively easy to flatter the older prelate. A man of erudition, born into a wealthy and renown family with a long lineage of ecclesiastic position, Albin de Saint-Denis carried a stately presence emphasized by a tall, ascetic frame, a noble face with piercing blue eyes which were devoid of human compassion. He took great pride in the upkeep of a thick wavy white mane, flowing gracefully under the four-cornered red biretta cap. Whenever Sebastien met his eminence, the etiquette called for the honored person to bow and lightly kiss the archbishop's extended hand.…