As for Lucy, this warmhearted young woman found herself in constant contact with an older man who was the fulfillment of her girlish ideals and whose breathtaking good looks exuded virility. She had witnessed the way he lit up a room or a boatful of guests by his very presence, by his humor and lively imagination. Further he was important, made visible in the deference paid him by his peers, even superiors. To Lucy, Franklin Roosevelt was godlike, and this prince among men gave her every reason to believe that he loved her. Those who contend that her Catholicism would have barred illicit love,
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