In the two chapters, Frank goes to the library to get books for Laman and his mother. Once when it was raining very hard, Frank had to stay at the library until the rain stopped. During the waiting, Frank became immersed into the book Lives of the Saints. The librarian saw this and wrote a letter to Angela that she might have “a future priest on your hands.” Furthermore, the headmaster told Frank that he had a mind for priesthood and politics. Later, when the headmaster told Frank’s mother to meet him, he told her that she should ask the Christian Brothers to accept Frank and that Frank was smart. Angela and Frank did ask, but since Frank was poor and looked filthy, they slammed the door at his face after saying they had no room. This is similar