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 the companions that I had ever had before in my life. I used to ask Bess a lot of questions—not so that I could contradict them, but because I wanted to know how she looked at them.

One day I said, "Bess, if the healing isn't the most important part of Christian Science, why couldn't a person be a Christian Scientist and leave that part out of it?"

"Well, for goodness' sake," said Bess; "what do you suppose is the reason that Christian Scientists use it, when they are sick?"

"Well," I said, "I suppoessuppose [sic] it is because you think it would be wrong to have a doctor,—and because you want to be consistent and—" I couldn't think of any other reason.

"You've left out a rather important point," she saidsaid. [sic]

"What is it?"

"That they wish to get well!"

"Oh!"

"—and that, quickly,—and to stay well. I think that is a fairly good reason in itself. Don't you?"

"But they don't—always."

"Do doctors' patients—always?"