Thou did not dare to indulge thy private sorrow at the risk of neglecting the work God had given thee to do.

Jane had nothing to interest her.

Her house was so well arranged it hardly needed oversight.
The charities that had occupied her heart and her hands were ended and closed.

In every room in your house, in every avenue of your garden and park Martha had left her image.

Many hours every day you were in a total change of scene and saw a constant variety of men and women.