“No, no,” said Mr. Fogarty eagerly. “I think you’re wrong there. It was Lux in Tenebris , I think⁠—Light in Darkness.”

“O yes,” said Mr. M’Coy, “ Tenebrae. ”

“Allow me,” said Mr. Cunningham positively, “it was Lux upon Lux . And Pius IX his predecessor’s motto was Crux upon Crux ⁠—that is, Cross upon Cross⁠—to show the difference between their two pontificates.”