`` It 's in higher hands than ours . But I ai n't going to associate with them on earth , whatever I may have to do in heaven . The folks round here mostly do n't make much difference and go to the Methodist church quite often . But I say if you are a Presbyterian , be a Presbyterian . Of course , if you ai n't , it do n't matter much what you do . As for that minister man , he has a grand-uncle who was sent to the penitentiary for embezzlement . I found out that much . '' And evidently Aunt Philippa had taken an unholy joy in finding it out . `` I dare say some of our own ancestors deserved to go to the penitentiary , even if they never did , '' I remarked . `` Who is that woman driving past , Aunt Philippa ? She must have been very pretty once . '' `` She was -- and that was all the good it did her . ` Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain , ' Ursula . She was Sarah Pyatt and she married Fred Proctor . He was one of your wicked , fascinating men . After she married him he give up being fascinating but he kept on being wicked . That 's the men for you . Her sister Flora were n't much luckier . Her man was that domineering she could n't call her soul her own . Finally he could n't get his own way over something and he just suicided by jumping into the well .
A good riddance -- but XXXXX course the well was spoiled .
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