`` Oh , Dan , do n't you believe there is some good in praying ? '' said Cecily reproachfully . `` Yes , I believe there 's some good in some kinds of praying , but not in that kind , '' said Dan sturdily . `` I do n't believe God cares whether anybody can eat an apple without making a face or not . '' `` I do n't believe it 's right to talk of God as if you were well acquainted with Him , '' said Felicity , who felt that it was a good chance to snub Dan . `` There 's something wrong somewhere , '' said Cecily perplexedly . `` We ought to pray for what we want , of that I 'm sure -- and Peter wanted to be the only one who could pass the Ordeal . It seems as if he must be right -- and yet it does n't seem so . I wish I could understand it . '' `` Peter 's prayer was wrong because it was a selfish prayer , I guess , '' said the Story Girl thoughtfully . `` Felix 's prayer was all right , because it would n't have hurt any one else ; but it was selfish of Peter to want to be the only one . We must n't pray selfish prayers . '' `` Oh , I see through it now , '' said Cecily joyfully . `` Yes , but , '' said Dan triumphantly , `` if you believe God answers prayers about particular things , it was Peter 's prayer He answered . What do you make of that ? '' `` Oh ! '' the Story Girl shook her head impatiently . `` There 's no use trying to make such things out . We only get more mixed up all the time . Let 's leave it alone and I 'll tell you a story .
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