...shut the door behind her, and then her self-possession gave way. Throwing herself into the nearest seat, she covered her face with her hands, and burst into tears. " Is there any use trying to do good ? " sobbed she. " One only gets blamed for it. And yet, how can...

...much anxious solicitude, that poor Minnie's equanimity was entirely overthrown, and sinking again upon her seat, she covered her face with her hands and burst into tears. The feelings so long pent up, and the tears that had been gathering for several days, had at last found...