It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquillity was no more.
Non era il sostegno che mi veniva a mancare, ma piuttosto lo scopo dei miei sforzi. Non mi mancava la forza necessaria per esser calma, ma quella che mi aveva condotta a quella calma.