Miss Roscoe, you must see this.

You are not an utter child.

You must realise that to leave your father is about the greatest sacrifice you can make for him at the present moment.

He is worn out with anxiety on your behalf, literally bowed down by it.

For his sake, you are going to do this thing, it being the only thing left that you can do for him." There was more than persuasion in his voice.