And though I am now much more to Isabel than he will probably ever be again, he has never resented it or been anything but generous and willing to give place to me.

That, you know, indicates greatness.

With all his faults, he is great." "He shouldn't make her afraid of him," Dinah said.
"I am afraid that is inevitable.

He is strong, and she has lost her strength.

Her marriage too alienated them in the first place.