“You mentioned Adam and Eve,” she says, her eyes narrowing further and further. “Which is pretty perfect for this conversation, since they represent both love and sin.” Hannah follows Ms. Carpenter’s line of sight toward the altar, but she finds she can’t look steadily at it. “And how do I—how do I know which one I’m playing into?” “Oh, I think we’re always playing into both,” Ms. Carpenter says easily. “That’s what makes us human, right?
