I am under no obligation to take cognizance of his deeper feelings.
The only feelings which concern me in this matter are the feelings of his daughter.

If my staying were to prove a burden for her I could not, of course, stay.

But I see many ways in which I may be helpful, and I know that she needs and wants the secretarial work which I have given her.

Usually she holds her head high and one isn't even allowed to guess.

But one does guess.