Elizabeth laughed. "All you have! Well, it's not enough, not nearly
enough; if this is all you have, then you're too poor a thing for me.
You see, I too have my ideals, and you don't fulfil them. You're the
veriest self-deceiver, Joan! You think you're staying on here because
you can't bring yourself to hurt your mother. It's not that at all; it's
because you can't bear to hurt yourself in the process. It's yourself
you love. Well, I've had enough; it's no good our trying to understand
each other, it's better to make the break here and now."