“Once—twice—you gave me the chance to escape from my life, and I refused it: refused it because I was a coward. Afterward I saw my mistake: I saw I could never be happy with what had contented me before. But it was too late: you had judged me—I understood. It was too late for happiness, but not too late to be helped by the thought of what I had missed. That is all I have lived on; don’t take it from me now! Even in my worst moments it has been like a little light in the darkness. Some women are strong enough to be good by themselves, but I needed the help of your belief in me. Perhaps I might
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