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JOANNA BAILLIE 'S ORRA . `` The heart knoweth his own bitterness . '' PROV . 14:10 . But only a few days after Mrs. Travilla 's visit , an event occurred , which , by exciting Elsie 's sympathy for the sorrows of another , and thus preventing her from dwelling so constantly upon her own , was of great benefit to her . Adelaide received a letter bringing tidings of the death of one who had been very dear to her . The blow was very sudden -- entirely unexpected -- and the poor girl was overwhelmed with grief , made all the harder to endure by the want of sympathy in her family .