I had been talking a great deal to him of the power of God, His omnipotence, His aversion to sin, His being a consuming fire to the workers of iniquity; how, as He had made us all, He could destroy us and all the world in a moment; and he listened with great seriousness to me all the while.
Laonde il mio povero Venerdì con una domanda naturalissima e affatto innocente mi pose una volta in tale imbarazzo, ch’io non seppi quasi come cavarmene per rispondergli.