As It Was in the Beginning," p. 35, Question Number2.

In the story "as it was in the beginning" what ended Esther happiness was when Laurence told father Paul, his uncle about the love and the desire to marry Esther. But father Paul got upset because he was worried about his nephews future. He wanted Laurence to marry well for example the Hudson's bay factor's daughter. She was white with yellow hair, unlike Esther that came from uncertain blood the daughter of a pagan Indian and her mother was uncivilized. One of the things that hurt her were the words that came from her venerable teacher, the person she though as a saint, the person who pretended to love her, who cared for her happiness was encouraging the man she love to marry the factor’s daughter. But what really hurt her was when Laurence instead of fighting for that love he agreed with what father Paul was telling him by saying “thank you for bringing me to myself”.