He'll just have to take it for granted.

Well, Anne, dearie, it's a mercy the Lord doesn't answer all our prayers.

I've been praying hard right along that the operation wouldn't cure Dick.
Of course I didn't put it just quite so plain.

But that was what was in the back of my mind, and I have no doubt the Lord knew it." "Well, He has answered the spirit of your prayer.

You really wished that things shouldn't be made any harder for Leslie.