"You have been weighed down with responsibilities and cares that you ought to have been free of for years to come.

You have even been stunted in your growth, as Lady Anne said.
It is time things were altered.

I don't know how I was so blind.

We ought to be grateful to the accident that has opened a door to us." When he had gone, Lady Anne came and comforted Mary.

There was a deal of kindness in the old lady's heart.
"You shall help them," she said.