"Would they say they were sorry?"
Would William of Prussia ever be sorry?
"Can God stop it, Mother?"
Margaret wrenched her mind away from the picture which his words had painted for her, the Kaiser on his knees! Miserere mei, Deus—
With quick breath, "Yes, dear."
"Then why doesn't He stop it, Mother?"
Why? Why? Why? Older voices were asking that question in agony.
"He will do it in His own good time, dearest. Perhaps the world has a lesson to learn."
With Teddy walking ahead with nurse, Jean proclaimed to Margaret, "I shan't pray for them."
"I know how you feel."