“You must promise me never again to take such a risk.” “Then you ask me not to live.” I sat up to face him more directly. “What is this life for if not to willingly give it up for those we love? Mr. Colchester, I have attended the deaths of two people I loved most in this world, and it was hard knowing I couldn’t do a thing to save them. To help Dorinda was a cherished privilege. There was something I could do, and I did it. I would never give up such a chance.”
