Herconscience,however,wasnotaDrouet,interestedtopraise。
Theresheheardadifferentvoice,withwhichsheargued,pleaded,excused。Itwasnojustandsapientcounsellor,inits,lastanalysis。Itwasonlyanaveragelittleconscience,athing,whichrepresentedtheworld,herpastenvironment,habit,convention,inaconfusedway。Withit,thevoiceofthepeople,wastrulythevoiceofGod。
“Oh,thoufailure!”saidthevoice。
“Why?”shequestioned。
“Lookatthoseabout,“camethewhisperedanswer。“Lookatthose,whoaregood。Howwouldtheyscorntodowhatyouhavedone。