With her passionate generosity she had given her all; even as his all had been nobly given by her husband.

And then all of both had been swept ruthlessly away down the gory draught of sacrifice.
Poor Betty! "I'm a damned little coward," she said, as she bolted into the house.

The brave, foolish words rang in my ears all that night.

In the early morning I wondered what I should do.

A commonplace message, written or telephoned, would be inept.