▁me . ▁[ P t . ▁V , ▁Chap . ▁ 7 8 , ▁p .   3 4 6 ] ▁ ▁Nature ▁is ▁stronger ▁than ▁man , ▁and ▁the ▁nature ▁that ▁is ▁inside ▁of ▁us ▁sometimes ▁hits ▁us ▁harder ▁than ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁without . ▁[ P t . ▁VI , ▁Chap . ▁ 8 8 , ▁Martin ▁Con rad ' s ▁Mem or and um , ▁p .   4 0 5 ] ▁ ▁I ▁have ▁loved ▁too ▁much , ▁dear , ▁so ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁life ▁is ▁bur nt ▁out ▁for ▁me . ▁My ▁great ▁love — lo ve ▁for ▁my ▁mother , ▁for ▁my ▁dar ling ▁baby , ▁and ▁above ▁all ▁for ▁you — has ▁consum ed ▁me ▁and ▁I ▁cannot ▁live ▁much ▁longer . ▁[ P t . ▁VII , ▁Mary ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁Let ter ▁to ▁Martin ▁Con rad , ▁p .   5 7 2 ] ▁ ▁The ▁world ▁never ▁forg ives ▁a ▁woman ▁for ▁the ▁inj uries ▁it ▁inf lic ts ▁on ▁her ▁itself , ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁had ▁too ▁many ▁w ounds , ▁dar ling , ▁to ▁stand ▁by ▁your ▁side ▁and ▁be ▁any ▁help ▁to ▁you . ▁[ P t . ▁VII , ▁Mary ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁Let ter ▁to ▁Martin ▁Con rad , ▁p .   5 7 3 ] ▁ ▁I ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁looking ▁into ▁my ▁soul ▁all ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁when ▁one ▁does ▁that , ▁and ▁gets ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁deep