Herloveforherfatherseemedtoreturnwithpainfulforce，mixedupasitwaswithhorrorathiscrime。Thatdearfatherwhowasoncesokind，sowarm-hearted，soreadytohelpeithermanorbeastindistress，tomurder!
Butinthedesertofmiserywithwhichthesethoughtssurroundedher，theariddepthsofwhosegloomshedarednotventuretocon-template，alittlespringofcomfortwasgushingupatherfeet，unnoticedatfirst，butsoontogiveherstrengthandhope。Andthatwasthenecessityforexertiononherpartwhichthisdiscoveryenforced。Oh!Idothinkthatthenecessityforexertion，forsomekindofactionbodilyormentallyintimeofdistress，isamostinfiniteblessing，althoughthefirsteffortsatsuchseasonsarepainful。Somethingtobedoneimpliesthatthereisyethopeofsomegoodthingtobeaccomplished，orsomeadditionalevilthatmaybeavoided；andbydegreesthehopeabsorbsmuchofthesorrow。Itisthewoesthatcannotinanyearthlywaybeescapedthatadmitleastearthlycomforting。Ofalltrite，worn-out，hollowmockeriesofcomfortthatwe’reeverutteredbypeoplewhowillnottakethetroubleofsympathizingwithothers，theoneIdislikethemostistheexhortationnottogrieveoveranevent，“foritcannotbehelped。“DoyouthinkifIcouldhelpit，Iwouldsitstillwithfoldedhands，content’tomourn？DoyounotbelievethataslongashoperemainedIwouldbeupanddoing？Imournbecausewhathasoccurredcannotbehelped。Thereasonyougivemefornotgrieving，istheveryandsolereasonofmygrief。GivemenoblerandhigherreasonsforenduringmeeklywhatmyFatherseesfittosend，andIwilltryearnestlyandfaithfullytobepatient；butmockmenot，oranyothermourner，withthespeech，“Donotgrieve，foritcannotbehelped。
Itispastremedy。“ButsomeremedytoMary’ssorrowcamewiththinking。Ifherfatherwasguilty，Jemwasinnocent。Ifinnocent，therewasapossibilityofsavinghim。Hemustbesaved。Andshemustdoit；for，wasnotshethesoledepositaryoftheterriblesecret？Herfatherwasnotsuspected；andnevershouldbe，ifbyanyforesightoranyexertionsofherownshecouldpreventit。ShedidnotknowhowJemwastobesaved，whileherfatherwasalsotobeconsideredinnocent，itwouldrequiremuchthought，andmuchprudence。
Butwiththecalluponherexertions，andhervariousqualitiesofjudgementanddiscretion，cametheansweringconsciousnessofinnatepowertomeettheemergency。Everystepnow，nay，theemploymentofeveryminute，wasofconsequence；foryoumustremembershehadlearntatMissSimmonds’
theprobabilitythatthemurdererwouldbebroughttotrialthenextweek。