We insist, it seems, on living.

“The impetuous creature--a pirate--started forward, sprang away; she had to hold…”

“Fear no more, says the heart, committing its burden to some sea, which sighs co…”

“Empty, empty, empty; silent, silent, silent. The room was a shell, singing of w…”

“Sitting on the floor with her arms round Mrs Ramsay’s knees, close as she could…”