She hoped that in some way the girdle might reach Ceres and help her to find her lost daughter. […] She did not dare show herself, for fear that he might be angry, but you see she could not help answering. […] At sight of those comely boys and fair, trembling maidens, any heart might have softened. […] Ceyx was thinking of his dear wife, and praying that no harm might befall her while he was away. […] Every morning, she went to the temple of Juno and prayed that her husband’s life might be spared, and that he might soon be restored to her.