But don't grieve overmuch, my dear.

Therefore I beg of you to have the goodness to tell him what follows: 'He is not to grieve overmuch.

And even if it be Heaven's will that this too should be impossible, still he is not to grieve overmuch.

Nevertheless it is impossible to grieve overmuch for the misfortune that befell men who freely forgave and condoned such treacherous barbarity.