Dr. Manning, Missionary Secretary in Toronto...

(Pascal felt his life was in danger because he had been asked to act as interpreter in province of Ontario on the issue of the “Dry” province…)

I consulted Dr. Manning, the missionary secretary in Toronto. He advised against our leaving… “St. Francis Assisi would not leave.”

“This may be so but he did not have the responsibility of a wife and daughter.” Both of us regretted the situation and proceeded our own way.

So we packed the very few belongings and set out to Montreal…the place which we knew best. Our great difficulty was where will we stay? We could not afford to rent an apartment and buy the furniture. The matter was serious, but there was a way out.

We communicated with aunt Sarah and aunt Elizabeth. They lived in Lachute, and had accommodation. Yes they had room for us. We went and decided that Margaret and Anita were to stay with the aunt and I was to go to Montreal and rent a room in the Wesleyan College and carry on historical research. And, so I went to Montreal and rented the room which I had occupied and visited my little family on week ends.

After a few months we rented a flat partly furnished which served our needs. The flat was on Park Ave…not far from the college. This meant that I could go home for my meals. The short distance made it possible for Margaret to take Anita to the McGill Campus where they enjoyed playing.