But it is discussed, with increasing anguish and urgency, in private conversations with listeners who can be trusted, and recently even in public.
She's selfish and heedless but fundamentally honorable, and as danger closes in, Ms. Emery shows us the increasing anguish eating away at Jeanne from the inside, the guilt and shame she feels for having become involved with a protector who she now realizes is a destroyer.
But under the attentive direction of Carolyn Cantor, who also directed "After the Revolution," the actors embody their characters with impeccable precision, so that each of Jamie's encounters with the men and women in his life draws us into more uncomfortable intimacy with his increasing anguish.
"Today, dear brothers and sisters, I wish to add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world, from every people, from the heart of each person, from the one great family which is humanity: It is the cry for peace!" the pontiff told thousands gathered for Angelus prayers in St. Peter's Square.
This may indeed offer an opportunity to prevent increasing anguish if the end of life is drawn out and give the family a better chance to cherish the last moments with their dying child.
The prediction increased the anguish for thousands of people whose homes and businesses were hit in the latest floods.
The McCanns, of Rothley, Leicestershire, have vehemently denied allegations made in the book and say the former detective's claims caused damage to the hunt for Madeleine and increased the anguish endured by her relatives.
By not having the courage to admit his crime, the judge added, he had forced the prosecution to prove their case in detail, which "no doubt deliberately"had increased the anguish of his victim's family.
Waiting for different kinds of information increased the anguish and fear in the face of an unknown future.
Meanwhile, the vote to leave the E.U. has already had consequences that, it's fair to hazard, will increase the anguish of lonely Britons, particularly those whose health has suffered from the effects of social isolation.
A study of Japanese Americans found that the suicide rate in the camps was double the national average and that the survivors suffered long-term health consequences that included psychological anguish, increased rates of cardiovascular disease and increased rates of premature death.
