From their counsel, or their conversation, she knew she could receive no assistance, their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress, while her self-command would neither receive encouragement from their example nor from their praise.
Zij wist, aan hun raadgevingen of hun gesprekken kon zij geen steun ontleenen; hun medegevoel en hun verdriet zouden haar smart nog vermeerderen; terwijl haar zelfbedwang noch door hun voorbeeld, noch door hun lof zou worden aangemoedigd.