I told her that she would not give way, that duty would sustain her (this she quite recognised), that her burden was altogether peculiar, but the honour was in proportion, that no one could wonder at her feeling the present, which is near, but that the reward is there, though distant....
Morley reflects on the burdens of duty and the recognition of personal struggles in the face of responsibility.
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He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.
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