Your friends will stand by you, the world will be with you, if you do nothing rash, nothing that forces it to babble and scold.

But you must play its game, my dearest.
I'll swear that the worst has not happened.

She drove him to his club, and, after a man has had a triumph, a woman will not drive him to his club if--my darling, you must trust me! If there must be the great smash, let it be done in a way that will prevent you being smashed also in the world's eyes.

You can live, and you will live.

Is there nothing for you to do?
Is there no one for whom you would do something, who would be heart-broken if you--if you went mad now ?" Suddenly a great change passed over Hylda.