Given the premise, is the hypothesis maintaining a neutral stance? Premise: All of a sudden I sat down on the edge of the table, and put my face in my hands, sobbing out a 'Mon Dieu!  Hypothesis: I had stood my ground for days, but I broke down and started crying.
All of a sudden I sat down on the edge of the table, and put my face in my hands, sobbing out a 'Mon Dieu! ###I had stood my ground for days, but I broke down and started crying.