Topic 13 of 15: Cool passages
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (00:46) |
Amy (Amy)
I was searching on the word "hurt" in the Middlemarch document at U of Virginia (see link on the conference front page) and found a number of other things I'd forgotten about.
2 responses total.
Topic 13 of 15 [middlemarch]: Cool passages
Response 1 of 2: Amy (Amy) * Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (00:49) * 5 lines
We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, " Oh, nothing!" Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts -- not to hurt others.
Refers to Sir Chetham's recover over the loss of D as a possible mate and his quick transition to Celia.
He still cares about her all the way through the book, though, I think, though he realizes Celia is better suited to him.
Topic 13 of 15 [middlemarch]: Cool passages
Response 2 of 2: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Thu, Feb 20, 1997 (16:01) * 1 lines
That little passage jumped out at me too, Amy.
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