"We might have a little walk." She waited till they had reached a quiet road leading to the hills.
"You will find her changed," she said.

"Mentally, I mean.

Though she will try not to show it.

She was dying for your sake--to set you free.
Hilda seems to have had a talk with her and to have spared her no part of the truth.

Her great love for you made the sacrifice possible and even welcome.