It suggested her in an absurd human way, and she felt an intense desire to share some joke.
"She's the only thing that's left to me," sighed Willoughby.

"We go on year after year without talking about these things--" He broke off.

"But it's better so.

Only life's very hard." Helen was sorry for him, and patted him on the shoulder, but she felt uncomfortable when her brother-in-law expressed his feelings, and took refuge in praising Rachel, and explaining why she thought her plan might be a good one.
"True," said Willoughby when she had done.

"The social conditions are bound to be primitive.