nearly midnight before
It means that I must demonstrate the truth regarding the existence of prejudice . It is easy enough for me to say it does not exist or to believe God never made it , and this would be a step in the right direction ; but to annul this error entirely , I must be able to prove to myself , its nonexistence ; that means I must fully understand the nothingness of evil under the guise of prejudice , and realize the ever-presence of Good , for if God -LRB- Good -RRB- is ever present , prejudice , or evil , is never present ; now I must get to work . `` I made my first demonstration with the help of the Bible and ` Science and Health , ' and with their help I will make this one . '' It was nearly midnight before he stopped his work . He was not afraid of his mother calling in to see him , as she had been unable to leave her bed for several days , his father had been compelled to hire a servant to do the housework , and she was coming in the morning . The Rev. Williams did not retire until long after midnight ; he also had the same evil to fight , for he had admitted that he was prejudiced and so his prejudice seemed real to him . When Walter had first quitted the room , the pastor thought of calling him back and giving him a severe reprimand ; but as he thought of all the misery the boy had been through in these many years of sickness , he decided not to do it .