If I do not betray the fact, waking, I shall surely do it in my sleep; for I think of it all the time.

Mother surprised me while reading your letter.

I am afraid she saw it in my hand.

She importuned me to give her my full confidence; and to refuse was one of the hardest trials of my life.
I feel that I am changing under this new, painful experience.

The ordeal is too fiery.