“Will God leave off taking care of them, then?” asked Denis, “and take care only of us?”
“No,” said Aimée. “God is willing, Isaac says, to take care of all men, whether they serve him or not.”
Denis shook his head, as if he did not quite approve this.
“Our priest told Isaac,” continued Aimée, “that God sends his rain on the just and on the unjust. And do not you know that he does? When the rains come next month, will they not fall on all the plantations of the plain, as well as in the valley where the camp is? Our waterfalls will be all the fresher and brighter for the rains, and so will the springs in Cap.”
“But if he is everybody’s master, and takes care of everybody,” said Denis, “what is all this fighting about? We are not fighting for Him, are we?”
“Your father is,” said Margot; “for God is always on the side of kings. Father Laxabon says so.”
The boy looked puzzled, till Aimée said—
“I think there would be none of this fighting if everybody tried to please God and serve Him, as is due to a master—as father did for the king. God does not wish that men should fight. So our priest at Breda told Isaac.”
“Unless wicked rebels force them to it, as your father is forced,” said Margot.
“I suppose so,” said Aimée, “by Isaac’s choosing to go.”