Premise: Helen could say no more ; she kissed and comforted the faithful little soul , feeling all the while such sympathy and tenderness that she wondered at herself , for with this interest in the love of another came a sad sense of loneliness , as if she was denied the sweet experience that every woman longs to know .<br>Amy never could remain long under a cloud , and seeing Helen 's tears , began to cheer both her cousin and herself .<br>`` Hoffman said he might live with care , do n't you remember ?<br>and Hoffman knows the case better than we .<br>Let us ask him if Casimer is worse .
Hypothesis: There was a sense of lonliness