Lucy drew Will and me a little closer together, but he never recovered his youthful ambition.

He was a disappointed man, and went from bad to worse.

I don't say Will hasn't always been tender and true to me, and absolutely devoted to Lucy.

But he lost all hope of being loved as he loved me, and the disappointment broke him down.

He became an old man early in life, and his lack of energy kept us very poor.