She said that it would be a relief to her to be allowed to do anything she could.

Dr.Hull thanked her and said that, as Mrs.Legrand had friends in the city, it would probably be unnecessary to trouble her.

If for no other purpose, however, he said that he should possibly communicate with her hereafter with a view to informing himself as to the future of the young lady who had that night assumed the earth-life which his dear friend, Mrs.Legrand, had laid aside.
It was an incident of this extraordinary situation that Miss Ludington found herself at disadvantage even in expressing the formal condolence she proffered.

With Ida before her eyes it was impossible that she should honestly profess to deplore the event, however tragical, which had brought her back to earth.

As for Paul he said nothing at all.
The rattling of the wheels on the stony pavement was enough of itself to make conversation difficult in the carriage; even if it would otherwise have flowed easily in a company so strangely assorted.