i nodded and she hurried out of the bathroom , much more cheerful . `` it 's far worse when it fails , '' he said . but how do you tell the woman you love-the woman you 're determined to spend the rest of your life with-about a love story that concerns another woman ? it was a different time and place , but the fear was the same . `` makes me wonder what 's going to happen now . maria is quite unable to proceed without supervision . ' 