Can you eat when you are in the depths of despair ?" "I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say," responded Marilla.
"Weren't you?
Well, did you ever try to IMAGINE you were in the depths of despair ?" "No, I didn't." "Then I don't think you can understand what it's like.

It's very uncomfortable feeling indeed.

When you try to eat a lump comes right up in your throat and you can't swallow anything, not even if it was a chocolate caramel.

I had one chocolate caramel once two years ago and it was simply delicious.

I've often dreamed since then that I had a lot of chocolate caramels, but I always wake up just when I'm going to eat them.