If there be a God, some Intelligence greater than human intelligence, he will understand better than ourselves that life is very hard and difficult, and he will be astonished not _because we are not better, but because we are not worse_.

At least, that would be my notion of a God.

I should not worry, if I were you.

Just make up your mind to do better if you get the chance, and be content with that." "If that is what you think, Little Brick," he answered, "it is quite good enough for me.

And it does not matter about prayers and the Bible, and all that sort of thing ?" "I don't think it matters," she said.