Question

How was pity shown "the least of things"? The Ballad of peter Gilligan.
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Answer 1

Answer:

He rides to the sick man's house where his wife answers the door and says that the man has died. Father Gilligan is horrified and cries "mavrone!" until the woman thanks him for coming the previous night. He falls to his knees and thanks God for sending an angel down to do his work when he was too tired to do so.