`` Well , there may be something in that , '' admitted Mary . `` Mind you , I have n't got anything against God , Una . I 'm willing to give Him a chance . But , honest , I think He 's an awful lot like your father -- just absent-minded and never taking any notice of a body most of the time , but sometimes waking up all of a suddent and being awful good and kind and sensible . '' `` Oh , Mary , no ! '' exclaimed horrified Una . `` God is n't a bit like father -- I mean He 's a thousand times better and kinder . '' `` If He 's as good as your father He 'll do for me , '' said Mary . `` When your father was talking to me I felt as if I never could be bad any more . '' `` I wish you 'd talk to father about Him , '' sighed Una . `` He can explain it all so much better than I can . '' `` Why , so I will , next time he wakes up , '' promised Mary . `` That night he talked to me in the study he showed me real clear that my praying did n't kill Mrs. Wiley . My mind 's been easy since , but I 'm real cautious about praying . I guess the old rhyme is the safest . Say , Una , it seems to me if one has to pray to anybody it 'd be better to pray to the devil than to God . God 's good , anyhow so you say , so He wo n't do you any harm , but from all I can make out the devil needs to be pacified . I think the sensible way would be to say to HIM , ` Good devil , please do n't tempt me . Just leave me alone , please . ' Now , do n't you ? ''
`` Oh , no , no , XXXXX .
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