To possess again to be to repossess.
That author believes that the situation is without hope, so he was no reason to continue one.
It is foreshadowed that Susan is at a zenith, a highpoint in her life. This, however seems to be the last highpoint that she will ever be at, insinuating that the rest of her life was much more depressing and less exciting.
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