He had needed her, and she had felt that there was no other woman who could have borne his burden half so well.

Edith was too sweet to be thought of as a burden, but it could not be denied she weighed.

In marrying Walter she would lift half the weight.

Anne was strong, and she glorified in her strength.

That was what she was there for.
How much more was she prepared to do?
Keeping his house was nothing; Nanna had always kept it well.