Let us remember and be human.

We have been saying in effect, if not in so many words: "For Ireland's sake, don't fall in love"-- we might as well say: "For Ireland's sake, don't let your blood circulate." It is impossible--even if it were possible it would be hateful.

The man and woman have a great and beautiful destiny to fulfil together: to substitute for it an unnatural way of life that can claim neither the seclusion of the cloister nor the dominion of the world is neither beautiful nor great.
We have cause for gratitude in the example before us.

The woman can learn from it how she may equal the bravest man; and the man should learn to let his wife and children suffer rather than make of them willing slaves and cowards.

For there are some earnest men who are ready to suffer themselves but cannot endure the suffering of those they love, and a mistaken family tenderness binds and drags them down.