“But I believe in him entirely!” cried Paula, with a flood of tears.
“You believe because you love him,” replied the abbess.
“And because he deserves it.”
“And how long has he deserved it?”
“Was he not a splendid man before his fall?”
“And so was many a murderer. Most criminals become outcasts from society in a single moment.”
“But society still accepts Orion.”
“Because he is the son of the Mukaukas.”
“And because he wins all hearts!”
“Even that of the Almighty?”