Her mother saw this and said gently: "She's overstrained, that's all." The girl wiped her eyes.
"I'm ashamed, when you are so calm and wonderful." "I'm not wonderful," said her mother.

"I have no wish to cry.

I'm beyond it.

Other people's trouble often makes us behave more emotionally than our own.

If it were your Pete, I should be in tears." She smiled, and looked across the girl's head at Mr.Lanley.