"It's fine," he says, pushing the door wider and taking a step back so Eponine can come inside. He's glad she hadn't come the night before, when he'd been at Matthias's, recovering as best he can from the things he'd seen, because she looks unwell, very much like she needs someone. He'd hate to have left her hanging and alone, even unintentionally.
"Come on, duck," he says. "Come inside. I've got some tea on. If confession's what you want..." He trails off, leaving the rest unsaid. Marcus knows better than most a few prayers aren't going to make a person feel better, no matter what they're all taught. God may very well absolve them, but it's not saying ten Hail Marys that makes it happen.
And at the end of it, he thinks it's more important for people to forgive themselves than for God to do so.
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Date: 2018-11-15 04:13 pm (UTC)"Come on, duck," he says. "Come inside. I've got some tea on. If confession's what you want..." He trails off, leaving the rest unsaid. Marcus knows better than most a few prayers aren't going to make a person feel better, no matter what they're all taught. God may very well absolve them, but it's not saying ten Hail Marys that makes it happen.
And at the end of it, he thinks it's more important for people to forgive themselves than for God to do so.