She looked at me kindly.
"I have said a great deal more than I meant to, Mr.Ducaine.I think that it would have been better if I had left most of it unsaid.

You must go your own way.

I only wanted to guard you against disappointment." "Disappointment! You think, after all, then--" "No, that is not what I meant," she interrupted.

"I am sure that you will be offered the post, and I am sure that you will not hesitate to accept it.

But nevertheless I think that it will bring with it great disappointments.