He recalls being caught in a blizzard and thinking of death and his unfulfilled duties and responsibilities to those left behind.

But to do so would mean sharing a secret that Chareos carried with shame - a duty unfulfilled, a promise broken.

Outwardly, I fulfil my duties satisfactorily in the office, not my inner duties, however, and every unfulfilled inner duty becomes a misfortune that never leaves.

Instead of being touched by his presents, she launches into a furious lecture on his drinking habits and his unfulfilled duties as head of the household.

The thought of a duty unfulfilled shook off his torpor, and he hurried from the abode of drunkenness.