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At last The Princess in the Tower was finished. Vernon suffered from a tremendous wave of reaction. The whole thing was rotten -- hopeless. Best to chuck it into the fire.
Nell's sweetness and encouragement were like manna to him at this time. She had that wonderful instinct for always saying the words he longed to hear. But for her, as he constantly told her, he would have given way to despair long ago.