"Did he not openly scoff at piety, and ridicule the Church?"
"I do not think he was sufficiently concerned about either of them to scoff at or ridicule them."
She met his questions with such frankness and bluntness that Westgate, nettled more at the manner than at the matter of her replies, resolved to hit closer at the mark.
"You asked the rector to do what he did at the burial?"
"I did."
"Are you, yourself, a member of any church?"
"I am not."
"Nevertheless, you attend the services at Christ Church?"
"I go every Sunday."
"Do you believe in God?"
"Not in the God you patronize and profit by."
"Do you believe in Jesus Christ?"
"As you picture Him, no. As the Bible pictures Him, yes. He was the friend of the poor and the oppressed."
"You are a socialist?"
"I am."
"And the secretary of the Socialist League?"
"I am."
"Do you know one Stephen Lamar?"
"I know him."
"He is prominent in your league?"
"He is an important member of it."
"He is a radical socialist?"
"I have heard him say that he is."
"And an atheist?"
"I have heard him say that he is."
"You are frequently in his company?"
"As often as my business with him requires it."
"Is it not a fact that this Stephen Lamar is your accepted lover?"
