She felt as though she held in her hands the strings of destiny.

Should she tell the truth?
She pondered long.

All her considerations were given weight according to what she saw as their possible effect upon Larry; for Larry was the one person left whom she loved, and on him were fixed the aspirations of these her final years.

Therefore her thoughts and arguments were myopic, almost necessarily specious.

She wanted to see justice done, of course.
But most of all she wanted what was best for Larry.