Andifshehadbeendisgracedbeforeeveryone,draggedfromherhomeawayacrossabigseatoliveamongstrangers,andnotknownwhereherboywasforyears,I’mnotabitsurethatshe’dhavedonebetterthanMrs。Pryor。Yes,shewouldtoo;cometothinkitout——she’dhavekeptonbelievingtheLordhadsomethingtodowithit,andthatHe’dfixitsomeway;andIknowsheandfatherwouldhaveheldhandsnomatterwhathappenedorwheretheywent。
IguessthebiggestthingthematterwithPryorswasthattheydidn’tknowhowtogoaboutlovingeachotherright;maybeitwasbecausetheydidn’tloveGod,sotheycouldn’tknowexactlywhatPROPERLOVEwas;becauseGodislove,likefathersaid。
Mrs。Pryordidn’twanttoseeMr。Pryor——Ican’tgetusedtocallingthemPaget——andshedidn’taskanythingabouthim。I
guessshewasprettymadathim。SheneverhadlikedtheEmmetcousin,andshe’dhadnothingbuttroublewithhimallthetimehehadbeeninherfamily,andthenthatawfuldisgrace,thatshealwaysTHOUGHTwasallhim,butshecouldn’tproveit,andshehadnomoney。
That’saverybadthing。Awomanshouldalwayshavesomemoney。