Daisy reflected the next morning as to what was her right course with respect to the action that had troubled her mother so much.

Ought she to do it?
In the abstract it was right to do it; but ought _she_ in these circumstances?
And how much of a Christian's ordinary duty might she be required to forego?
and where must the stand be made?
Daisy did not know; she had rather the mind of a soldier, and was much inclined to obey her orders, as such, come what might.

That is, it seemed to her that so she would be in the sure and safe way; but Daisy had no appetite at all for the fighting that this course would ensure.

One thing she knew by experience; that if she drew upon herself a direct command to do such a thing no more, the order would stand; there would be no dealing with it afterwards except in the way of submission.

That command she had not in this case yet received, and she judged it prudent not to risk receiving it.