"What religion are you, Max?"
"Roman Catholic."
"Then I hope the Mother of God will not pray for you when you die, for you have offended one of God's little ones."
The soldier with bleeding mouth was lying on the side of the road; my cook tried to help him, but was roughly driven away.
Carrying Wanda upstairs, trying to still her; heartbroken myself, what could I tell the little creature? Suddenly she asked:
"Mammy—why does God sleep?"
"God is not asleep, darling——"
"Then Wanda don't love God when He lets the soldiers be hurt and kicked!"
"God sees all and loves all—but the bad man gets into the hearts of some of His children——"