And the other time that O'Shea let her go was the first winter she came here, for he knew no one could come at the islands for the snow, and we followed by the first ship in spring." "Couldn't she get a separation ?" "O'Shea says the law is that way made that she couldn't." "If she changed her name and went away somewhere----" Caius spoke thoughtfully.
"And that's what O'Shea has been at her to do, for at least it would give her peace; but she says, no, she'll do what's open and honest, and God will take care of her.

And I'm sure I hope He will.

But it's hard, sir, to see a young thing, so happy by nature as her, taking comfort in nothing but prayers and hymns and good works, so young as she is; it's enough to make the angels themselves have tears in their eyes to see it." At this the woman was wiping her own eyes; and, making soft sniffing sounds of uncultivated grief, she went back to her work of strewing wet garments upon the grass.
Caius felt that O'Shea's wife had read the mind of the angels aright..