"Poor mamma! I am all mamma has. Must I leave her?"
"Do you know, I thought of that difficulty. I and 'mamma' have discussed it."
"Tell me what you wish, what you would like, and I will consider if it is possible to consent. But I cannot desert her, even for you. I cannot break her heart, even for your sake."
"She was faithful when I was false--was she not? I never came near your sick-bed, and she watched it ceaselessly."

"Poor mamma! I am all she has. Must I leave her?"
"Do you know, I thought of that difficulty, and have discussed it with 'mamma'."
"I cannot desert her, even for you. I cannot break her heart, even for your sake."
"She was faithful when I was false - was she not? I never came near your sick-bed, and she watched it ceaselessly. 