“You keep those animals here?” I queried.
Virginius smiled.
“Yes,” he answered. “We keep everything that has a mind to come to us. Most of those have been under the vivisectionist’s knife. We are more merciful than he, and we count the suffering and death as a sacrifice for humanity.
“I don’t think anyone would grudge them their happiness, and they are very grateful for this new home.”
“Heaven is a wonderful place,” I said.
“Yes, it is about as wonderful as Hell.”
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[Editor’s Note.—Genius is supposed to visit the abode of Jesus, whom he finds on a bed of sickness, lying wounded after a recent conflict with the Powers of Darkness. He is being tended by Philemon, the Heavenly Physician. Mary, whom the author depicts as the spiritual wife of Jesus, is also giving loving care to her Husband. It should be here noted that the author, in a letter to her publisher, states that the wife of Jesus is symbolical of the Church. To quote her own words, “They say the Bride of Jesus is the Church.” But Miss Allonby preferred to use the word “wife” instead of “bride,” for the wife “has gone through all the trials of true love, and wives should be loyal helpers.”]