And to think you were left alone to struggle with it! Can you ever forgive us ?" "But it is gone now.

You have driven it quite away for the present," I said.
"You will not let it return again," she queried anxiously.
"I can't quite say that," I replied.

"It might be too early to say that, considering how strange everything will still be to me." "But you will not try to contend with it alone again, at least," she persisted.

"Promise that you will come to us, and let us sympathize with you, and try to help you.

Perhaps we can't do much, but it will surely be better than to try to bear such feelings alone." "I will come to you if you will let me," I said.
"Oh yes, yes, I beg you will," she said eagerly.