mark would have listened to the headmasters proposition and laughed to himself, it was confusing, this was exactly what he was looking for but it was not something he really ever thought he would be doing, working with adolescent offenders, sex offenders to boot. 
he wanted to speak but he was frozen, his jaw hung open as the headmaster continued. 
'it's a serious problem, i want the school to be progressive, we have a great opportunity here mark. your position at this school would be on hold, you would assist the program set up their  school, teach for a year and then return, but at least we would have one staff person skilled up in this area, and just think of the prestige mark, you would be part of australia's first ever adolescent sex offenders program. it's a massive task, only an exceptional individual could take this on, that's why i want you to do it.'
mark found his mouth dry but he asked, 'and this priest?'
'martin o hare, a wonderful man.'
'father o hare, yes, count me in, i'd love to work with him.'
the head master smiled, mark smiled, but it was not just the name of the most famous priest in the city that clinched it. there was something else about the timing of this, he thought of poe and it crossed his mind that the lord indeed does work in mysterious ways.