She would rather the thing had not occurred, and it was worse to have to talk about it.
"For my part, I don't see any good in being righteous overmuch," said Hesper.
I wonder if there was another saying in the Bible she would have been so ready to quote! "I don't know what that means," returned Mary.

"I believe it is somewhere in the Bible, but I am sure Jesus never said it, for he tells us to be righteous as our Father in heaven is righteous." "But the thing is impossible," said Hesper.

"How is one with such claims on her as I have, to attend to these things?
Society has claims: no one denies that." "And has God none ?" asked Mary.
"Many people think now there is no God at all," returned Hesper, with an almost petulant expression.
"If there is no God, that settles the question," answered Mary.

"But, if there should be one, how then ?" "Then I am sure he would never be hard on one like me.

I do just like other people.