It was only the silence that roused me to a full sense that my happiness was a dream.

There was no husband with kind words and tender kisses.

I thought my heart would have broken.

And then I said to myself that I could live no longer without making an effort once more to change your decision.

Oh, Norman, for my sake, do not send me back to utter desolation and despair! Do not send me back to coldness and darkness, to sorrow and tears.