I cannot bear to put you through such misery… not after we have been so much to each other. Their expressions were grim. He tried to grab Maple through the pantry window—poor fellow was in an awful state. To close the gulf, just for a little time… His voice became quieter and quieter as he spoke.
In a more introspective tone he added, I lost so many friends in the War. Always guilty. God's mercy is infinite. Perhaps, if he could salvage the situation, he could continue his studies in Cambridge as if nothing had happened.
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