Letters of Two Brides

And I wait for the fruit of all these sacrifices which remain a secret

between God, myself, and you. On motherhood I have staked enormously;

my credit account is now too large, I fear I shall never receive full

payment. To it I look for employment of my energy, expansion of my

heart, and the compensation of a world of joys. Pray Heaven I be not

deceived! It is a question of all my future and, horrible thought, of

my virtue.