"...Every night
another refusal, the silent work
of the tightening of the heart."
The tone of this passage is somber and regretful. The speaker is experiencing a divorce with her husband. She describes the time before the divorce with words like "exhausted" and "escaped." The anecdotes she relays are full of fights and sad moments. Obviously, the divorce was not easy on either of them. Then, after the divorce, the couple is hesitant to let go. Even if they weren't able to make it work in marriage, they obviously still care about each other. The ex-husband writes letters saying he is happy, but if he feels the same as the speaker, then that is doubtful.
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