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"Now that the long dreary days of sadness were drawing on, she saw: she saw that there was indeed something left, that a ray of light remained in her small soul, which had only been able to live like that, very late; for she saw that, in spite of all her repining, there was still gratitude.... "

"It was not until he was standing in front of her, at the Hague, that he knew, in his innermost soul, that he had come back to Holland because of her and of her alone."

“You’re a cowardly wretch!” she cried. “You’ve struck Emilie!” He flared up, losing all his stiff German society-manners: “And I’m her husband!” he roared. “But you ... you ...” “What about me?” “You’ve no decency! You’re in love with your uncle! With a married man!”