human
Who was the poor old lady that prayed so fervently? he asked;
gpt
I have never heard anything like it since I was a boy.
human
Oh, that's the Widow Leach, Telly responded;
gpt
Does she always pray as fervently as she did to-night?
human
Oh, yes, that's her way, was the answer;
gpt
Then after a pause she added,
human
How did you enjoy the meeting, Mr. Page?
gpt
Well, replied Albert slowly, and mentally contrasting it with many Sunday services when he had occupied a pew with the Nasons at their fashionable church in Boston,
human
Then he added a little sadly,
gpt
It has also been a pain, for it recalled my mother and how she used to pray that I might grow to be a good man.
human
You are not a bad man, are you?
gpt
Oh, no; I hope not, he answered, smiling,
human
I try to do as I would be done by, but the good people here might think I was, maybe, because I am not a professor of religion. For that reason I should be classed as one of the sinners, I presume.
gpt
Well, so is father, responded Telly,
human
How do you feel about this matter of belief? he asked after a pause.
gpt
Are you what this old lady would call a believer, Miss Terry?
human
Oh, no, she replied slowly,
gpt
I fear I am not. I always go to meeting Sundays when there is one,--mother and I,--and once in a while to the Thursday evening prayer-meeting. I think it's because I enjoy the singing.