Well viewers, this will probably be my last letter. My health has gone down hill and I don't know how much longer I can hold on. It is okay because I have made my peace with the world and I know it is my time to die. On a more cheerful note, I have altered my will in the favor of Matthew Pocket who shall receive four thousand pounds. I have made this decision because of the wonderful things he has done, according to Pip. As for the rest of the lot, Georgiana will receive twenty pounds, Sarah will receive twenty-five pounds for medicine on the count of being 'bilious,' and Camilla will obtain five pounds for rushlights when she is worrying for everybody else in the night. That's about enough from me: I have made my peace with God. I have a feeling I shan't be here much longer, and give my thanks for viewing: Farewell!
" 'Well, old chap,' said Joe, 'it do appear that she had settled the most of it, which I meantersay tied it up, on Miss Estella. But she had wrote out a little coddleshell in her own hand a day or two afore the accident, leaving a cool four thousand to Mr. Matthew Pocket. And why, do you suppose, above all things, Pip, she left that cool four thousand unto him? "Because of Pip's account of him the said Matthew." I am told by Biddy, that air the writing,' said Joe, repeating the legal turn as if it did him infinite good, ' "account of him the said Matthew." And a cool four thousand, Pip! (496)
" 'Miss Sarah,' said Joe, 'she have twenty-five pound peranium fur to buy pills, on account of being bilious. Miss Georgiana, she have twenty pound down. Mrs.-what's the name of them wild beasts with humps, old chap?'
'Camels?' said I, wondering why he could possibly want to know.
Joe nodded. 'Mrs. Camels, 'by which I presently understood he meant Camilla, 'she have five pound fur to buy rushlights to put her in spirits when she wake up in the night.' " (496)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Miss Havisham
I sent for Mr. Pip and his arrival was quite sudden and he quickly responded to the invitation. I had at this point realized what a mistake it was to have treated this young man in such a horiffic fashion and when I expected him to lash out and punish me, he simply turned to other cheek and had forgiven me in an instant! This human decency completely rattled me and I broke down in tears, extremely ashamed of the atrocity that I had committed. We completed the transaction on behalf of Herbert for nine-hundred pounds, and Pip said this put him much more at peace. I figured it was the least I could do since I caused him so much pain and misery in the past. I also explained to Pip the story of my adoption of Estella, and how it was my fault that ice was in the place of her heart. Then the boy had gone, me going back to my reveries and before I knew it, I had caught on fire because of my carelessness around my fireplace. Luckily Pip had cared enough to come back and check on me, and when I was sprinting about the room on fire, he tackled me with a blanket to tame the fire. I was completely frantic, and was told I nearly died from a nervous attack than the wretched flames themselves. My ghastly condition has slightly improved, but I am still not in the best of shapes.
"She read me what she had written, and it was direct and clear, and evidently intended to absolve me from any suspicion of profiting by the receipt of the money. I took the tablets from her hand, and it trembled again, and it trembled more as she took off the chain to which the pencil was attached, and put it in mine. All this she did, without looking at me.
'My name is on the first leaf. If you can ever write under my name, "I forgive her," though ever so long after my broken heart is dust-pray do it!'
'O Miss Havisham,' said I, 'I can do it now. There have been sore mistakes; and my life has been a blind and thankless one; and I want forgiveness and direction far too much, to be bitter with you.'
She turned her face to me for the first time since she had averted it, and, to my amazement, I may even add to my terror, dropped on her knees at my feet; with her folded hands raised to me in the manner in which, when her poor heart was young and fresh and whole, they must often have been raised to heaven from her mother's side." (422-423)
"She answered in a low whisper and with caution: 'I had been shut up in these rooms a long time (I don't know how long; you know what time the clocks keep here), when I told him that I wanted a little girl to rear and love, and save from my fate. I had first seen him when I sent for him to lay this place waste for me; having read of him in the newspapers, before I and the world parted. He told me that he would look about him for such an orphan child. One night he brought her here asleep, and I called her Estella.' " (425)
"I looked into the room where I had left her, and I saw her seated in the ragged chair upon the hearth close to the fire, with her back towards me. In the moment when I was withdrawing my head to go quietly away, I saw a great flaming light spring up. In the same moment, I saw her running at me, shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her, and soaring at least as many feet above her head as she was high." (427)
"She read me what she had written, and it was direct and clear, and evidently intended to absolve me from any suspicion of profiting by the receipt of the money. I took the tablets from her hand, and it trembled again, and it trembled more as she took off the chain to which the pencil was attached, and put it in mine. All this she did, without looking at me.
'My name is on the first leaf. If you can ever write under my name, "I forgive her," though ever so long after my broken heart is dust-pray do it!'
'O Miss Havisham,' said I, 'I can do it now. There have been sore mistakes; and my life has been a blind and thankless one; and I want forgiveness and direction far too much, to be bitter with you.'
She turned her face to me for the first time since she had averted it, and, to my amazement, I may even add to my terror, dropped on her knees at my feet; with her folded hands raised to me in the manner in which, when her poor heart was young and fresh and whole, they must often have been raised to heaven from her mother's side." (422-423)
"She answered in a low whisper and with caution: 'I had been shut up in these rooms a long time (I don't know how long; you know what time the clocks keep here), when I told him that I wanted a little girl to rear and love, and save from my fate. I had first seen him when I sent for him to lay this place waste for me; having read of him in the newspapers, before I and the world parted. He told me that he would look about him for such an orphan child. One night he brought her here asleep, and I called her Estella.' " (425)
"I looked into the room where I had left her, and I saw her seated in the ragged chair upon the hearth close to the fire, with her back towards me. In the moment when I was withdrawing my head to go quietly away, I saw a great flaming light spring up. In the same moment, I saw her running at me, shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her, and soaring at least as many feet above her head as she was high." (427)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Miss Havisham
I was quite pleased that Estella came to visit from Richmond, and that was not the only visit: Pip also came by. He said that he came here looking for Estella and that he had found out who his benefactor was. Good thing too, I think he might of suspected me of supplying him with all that money! He did in fact ask for my monetary support of Herbert Pocket, Matthew's boy, and gave the argument that he had been providing support for Herbert (without his knowledge, of course, because he was too proud) and was no longer able to do so. Right after this, Pip began pouring his heart out for Estella! This young man couldn't contain himself, even though Estella said that she previously warned Pip about getting too close to her. When Estella took no part in listening to Pip, he left with no hope, and it seemed that he changed to a different person. I told him to always be Pip, and I then began to realize what a horrible injustice had been done to this innocent young man.
" 'I am not so cunning, you see,' I said, in answer, conscious that I reddened a little, 'as that I could hide from you, even if I desired, that I do want something. Miss Havisham, if you would spare the money to do my friend Herbert a lasting service in life, but which from the nature of the case must be done without his knowledge, I could show you how.'
'Why must it be done without his knowledge?' she asked, settling her hands upon her stick, that she might regard me the more attentively.
'Because,' said I, 'I began the service myself, more than two years ago, without his knowledge, and I don't want to be betrayed. Why I fail in my ability to finish it, I cannot explain. It is a part of the secret which is another person's and not mine.' " (382-383)
" 'Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read, since I first came here, the rough common boy whose poor heart you wounded even then. You have been in every prospect I have ever seen since-on the river, on the sails of the ships, on the marshes, in the clouds, in the light, in the darkness, in the wind, in the woods, in the sea, in the streets. You have been the embodiment of every graceful fancy that my mind has ever become acquainted with. The stones of which the strongest London buildings are made, are not more real, or more impossible to be displaced by your hands, than your presence and influence have been to me, there and everywhere, and will be. Estella, to the last hour of my life, you cannot choose but remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil. But, in this separation I associate you only with the good, and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you must have done me far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. O God bless you, God forgive you!' " (386-387)
" 'I am not so cunning, you see,' I said, in answer, conscious that I reddened a little, 'as that I could hide from you, even if I desired, that I do want something. Miss Havisham, if you would spare the money to do my friend Herbert a lasting service in life, but which from the nature of the case must be done without his knowledge, I could show you how.'
'Why must it be done without his knowledge?' she asked, settling her hands upon her stick, that she might regard me the more attentively.
'Because,' said I, 'I began the service myself, more than two years ago, without his knowledge, and I don't want to be betrayed. Why I fail in my ability to finish it, I cannot explain. It is a part of the secret which is another person's and not mine.' " (382-383)
" 'Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read, since I first came here, the rough common boy whose poor heart you wounded even then. You have been in every prospect I have ever seen since-on the river, on the sails of the ships, on the marshes, in the clouds, in the light, in the darkness, in the wind, in the woods, in the sea, in the streets. You have been the embodiment of every graceful fancy that my mind has ever become acquainted with. The stones of which the strongest London buildings are made, are not more real, or more impossible to be displaced by your hands, than your presence and influence have been to me, there and everywhere, and will be. Estella, to the last hour of my life, you cannot choose but remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil. But, in this separation I associate you only with the good, and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you must have done me far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. O God bless you, God forgive you!' " (386-387)
Miss Havisham (Flashback)
I am quite in love! Compeyson is the sweetest gentleman and I care tenderly for him. With poor old Daddy being gone and all, I have come across a great fortune. That wretched half-brother of mine, Arthur, was such a bafoon as to be disinherited by Daddy, and even though he was forgiven, did not prosper in the way that I have. This extravagant sum has allowed me to treat my adoring fiancee to whatever his heart desires, filling me with joy in seeing him so happy! The days seem to float by, me only being concerned with my soon to be bridegroom and how we will spend the rest of our passionate lives together! That insolent Matthew Pocket warned me of spoiling my true love, but only I can understand my true feelings of love, so I ordered him and his nonsense away. The date has been set for the wedding and all the preparations are to be made. It is only a short time away that I will be in the arms of my prince!
" 'Miss Havisham was now an heiress, and you may suppose was looked after as a great match. Her half-brother had now ample means again, but what with debts and what with new madness wasted them most fearfully again. There were stronger differences between him and her, than there had been between him and his father, and it is suspected that he cherished a deep and mortal grudge against her, as having influenced the father's anger.' " (190)
" 'This man pursued Miss Havisham closely, and professed to be devoted to her. I believe she had not shown much susceptibility up to that time; but all the susceptibility she possessed, certainly came out then, and she passionately loved him. There is no doubt that she perfectly idolized him. He practised on her affection in that systematic way, that he got great sums of money from her, and he induced her to buy her brother out of a share in the brewery (which had been weakly left him by his father) at an immense price, on the plea that when he was her husband he must hold and manage it all. Your guardian was not at that time in Miss Havisham's councils, and she was too haughty and too much in love to be advised by any one. Her relations were poor and scheming, with the exception of my father; he was poor enough, but not time-serving or jealous. The only independent one among them, he warned her that she was doing too much for this man, and was placing herself too unreservedly in his power. She took the first opportunity of angrily ordering my father out of the house, in his presence, and my father has never seen her since.' " (191)
" 'Miss Havisham was now an heiress, and you may suppose was looked after as a great match. Her half-brother had now ample means again, but what with debts and what with new madness wasted them most fearfully again. There were stronger differences between him and her, than there had been between him and his father, and it is suspected that he cherished a deep and mortal grudge against her, as having influenced the father's anger.' " (190)
" 'This man pursued Miss Havisham closely, and professed to be devoted to her. I believe she had not shown much susceptibility up to that time; but all the susceptibility she possessed, certainly came out then, and she passionately loved him. There is no doubt that she perfectly idolized him. He practised on her affection in that systematic way, that he got great sums of money from her, and he induced her to buy her brother out of a share in the brewery (which had been weakly left him by his father) at an immense price, on the plea that when he was her husband he must hold and manage it all. Your guardian was not at that time in Miss Havisham's councils, and she was too haughty and too much in love to be advised by any one. Her relations were poor and scheming, with the exception of my father; he was poor enough, but not time-serving or jealous. The only independent one among them, he warned her that she was doing too much for this man, and was placing herself too unreservedly in his power. She took the first opportunity of angrily ordering my father out of the house, in his presence, and my father has never seen her since.' " (191)
Miss Havisham
My entire plan, put on hold, if not destroyed! I thought Estella and I were on the same terms, but clearly I am boring and unappealing to her. How unbelievable: I raised her, I taught her everything, I had a plan for her, I practically made her! And how does she repay her sweet old, kind, caring adopted mother: she turns away and puts to rest everything I had been raising her on! The nerve, the nerve! How could she do this to me, me! How can she not love me when I did everything for her; the lesson of not loving others was instilled but I did not think that rule applied to me. Why would she want a different lifestyle, especially when I gave her all the knowledge and lessons she ever had?
" 'Mother by adoption,' retorted Estella, never departing from the easy grace of her attitude, never raising her voice as the other did, never yielding either to anger or tenderness, 'Mother by adoption, I have said that I owe everything to you. All I possess is freely yours. All that you have given me, is at your command to have again. Beyond that, I have nothing. And if you ask me to give you what you never gave me, my gratitude and duty cannot do impossibilities.' " (324)
" 'Or,' said Estella, '-which is a nearer case-if you had taught her, from the dawn of her intelligence, with your utmost energy and might, that there was such a thing as daylight, but that it was made to be her enemy and destroyer, and she must always turn against it, for it had blighted you and would else blight her; if you had done this, and then, for a purpose, had wanted her to take naturally to the daylight and she could not do it, you would have been disappointed and angry?'
Miss Havisham sat listening (or it seemed so, for I could not see her face), but still made no answer.
'So,' said Estella, 'I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.' " (326)
" 'Mother by adoption,' retorted Estella, never departing from the easy grace of her attitude, never raising her voice as the other did, never yielding either to anger or tenderness, 'Mother by adoption, I have said that I owe everything to you. All I possess is freely yours. All that you have given me, is at your command to have again. Beyond that, I have nothing. And if you ask me to give you what you never gave me, my gratitude and duty cannot do impossibilities.' " (324)
" 'Or,' said Estella, '-which is a nearer case-if you had taught her, from the dawn of her intelligence, with your utmost energy and might, that there was such a thing as daylight, but that it was made to be her enemy and destroyer, and she must always turn against it, for it had blighted you and would else blight her; if you had done this, and then, for a purpose, had wanted her to take naturally to the daylight and she could not do it, you would have been disappointed and angry?'
Miss Havisham sat listening (or it seemed so, for I could not see her face), but still made no answer.
'So,' said Estella, 'I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.' " (326)
Miss Havisham
Ahah! The plan of breaking that boy's heart is in stronger effect than ever! He stopped in the other day only to see the improved radiant beauty of Estella and was completely dumbfounded in looking at her. Everything before that he said about Estella, like her being proud and insulting, vanished and it seemed that whatever Estella had said in the past mattered not. Estella even led him on, playing with her hair, becoming attractive as possible. They walked in the courtyard, he envying her even more. When Pip reentered the room, I tried to enstill into his mind to always love Estella, only to be set up for failure! His heart will be broken, just like mine was, by the beautiful and cold Estella, who I bred for this specific task!
"The lady whom I had never seen before, lifted up her eyes and looked archly at me, and then I saw that the eyes were Estella's eyes. But she was so much changed, was so much more beautiful, so much more womanly, in all things winning admiration had made such wonderful advance, that I seemed to have made none. I fancied, as I looked at her, that I slipped hopelessly back into the coarse and common boy again. O the sense of distance and disparity that came upon me, and the inaccessibility that came about her!" (249)
" 'What? You are not going to say into the old Estella?' Miss Havisham interrupted. 'She was proud and insulting, and you wanted to go away from her. Don't you remember?'
I said confusedly that that was long ago, and that I knew no better then, and the like. Estella smiled with perfect composure, and said she had no doubt of my having been quite right, and of her having been very disagreeable." (249)
" 'You must know,' said Estella, condescending to me as a brilliant and beautiful woman might, 'that I have no heart- if that has anything to do with my memory.'
I got through some jargon to the effect that I took the liberty of doubting that. That I knew better. That there could be no such beauty without it.
'Oh! I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in, I have no doubt,' said Estella, 'and, of course, if it ceased to beat I should cease to be. But you know what I mean. I have no softness there, no-sympathy-sentiment-nonsense.' " (251-252)
"The lady whom I had never seen before, lifted up her eyes and looked archly at me, and then I saw that the eyes were Estella's eyes. But she was so much changed, was so much more beautiful, so much more womanly, in all things winning admiration had made such wonderful advance, that I seemed to have made none. I fancied, as I looked at her, that I slipped hopelessly back into the coarse and common boy again. O the sense of distance and disparity that came upon me, and the inaccessibility that came about her!" (249)
" 'What? You are not going to say into the old Estella?' Miss Havisham interrupted. 'She was proud and insulting, and you wanted to go away from her. Don't you remember?'
I said confusedly that that was long ago, and that I knew no better then, and the like. Estella smiled with perfect composure, and said she had no doubt of my having been quite right, and of her having been very disagreeable." (249)
" 'You must know,' said Estella, condescending to me as a brilliant and beautiful woman might, 'that I have no heart- if that has anything to do with my memory.'
I got through some jargon to the effect that I took the liberty of doubting that. That I knew better. That there could be no such beauty without it.
'Oh! I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in, I have no doubt,' said Estella, 'and, of course, if it ceased to beat I should cease to be. But you know what I mean. I have no softness there, no-sympathy-sentiment-nonsense.' " (251-252)
Miss Havisham
This young Pip fellow is relentless! God knows when I sent him off with his earnings and he shows up again! I thought the little bloke was to inquire for money by flattery or services, but he merely mentioned of his future plans. I believe he was going to London, adopted by some rich person and given practically infinite money. All is well for that boy, but why would he come all the way out to Satis to share that speck of information with me, a wretched old woman he barely even knew! In his tone of voice, it almost sounded like he expected something: I simply gave my congratulations and sent him on his way, for what else could have been done?
" 'I start for London, Miss Havisham, tomorrow,' I was exceedingly careful what I said, 'and I thought you would kindly not mind my taking leave of you.'
'This is a gay figure, Pip,' said she, making her crutch stick play round me, as if she, the fairy godmother who had changed me, were bestowing the finishing gift." (167)
" ' I have come into such good fortune since I saw you last, Miss Havisham,' I murmured. 'And I am so grateful for it, Miss Havisham!'
'Aye, aye!' said she, looking at the discomfited and envious Sarah, with delight. 'I have seen Mr. Jaggers. I have heard about it, Pip. So you go tomorrow?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
'And you are adopted by a rich person?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
'Not named?'
'No, Miss Havisham.'
'And Mr. Jaggers is made your guardian?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
She quite gloated on these questions and answers, so keen was her enjoyment of Sarah Pocket's jealous dismay. 'Well!' she went on; 'you have a promising career before you. Be good-deserve it- and abide by Mr. Jagger's instructions.' " (167-168)
" 'I start for London, Miss Havisham, tomorrow,' I was exceedingly careful what I said, 'and I thought you would kindly not mind my taking leave of you.'
'This is a gay figure, Pip,' said she, making her crutch stick play round me, as if she, the fairy godmother who had changed me, were bestowing the finishing gift." (167)
" ' I have come into such good fortune since I saw you last, Miss Havisham,' I murmured. 'And I am so grateful for it, Miss Havisham!'
'Aye, aye!' said she, looking at the discomfited and envious Sarah, with delight. 'I have seen Mr. Jaggers. I have heard about it, Pip. So you go tomorrow?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
'And you are adopted by a rich person?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
'Not named?'
'No, Miss Havisham.'
'And Mr. Jaggers is made your guardian?'
'Yes, Miss Havisham.'
She quite gloated on these questions and answers, so keen was her enjoyment of Sarah Pocket's jealous dismay. 'Well!' she went on; 'you have a promising career before you. Be good-deserve it- and abide by Mr. Jagger's instructions.' " (167-168)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Miss Havisham
Since I dismissed that village boy to go work in the forge with his master, everything has gone back to normal. I sit, and dream, and wonder, in my 'hell on earth.' I gave that boy twenty-five guineas when he left for his services, and it seemed that did not satisfy him. He stopped in the other day and when i told him he wouldn't get anything more out of me, he merely thanked me and told me of how life was going in the forge. He also wondered where Estella was, and there was a look in his eye that seemed quite anxious and apprehensive. He really wanted to see her, and I made some fun of it, making it seem she was too classy for him!
"Everything was unchanged, and Miss Havisham was alone. 'Well?' said she, fixing her eyes upon me. 'I hope you want nothing? You'll get nothing.' " (122)
" 'Ay!' she cried suddenly, turning herself and her chair towards me, 'You are lookin round for Estella? Hey?'
I had been looking round-in fact, for Estella-and I stammered that I hoped she was well.
'Abroad,' said Miss Havisham; 'educating for a lady; far out of reach; prettier than ever; admired by all who see her. Do you feel that you have lost her?'
There was such a malignant enjoyment in her utterance of the last words, and she broke into such a disagreeable laugh, that I was at a loss what to say." (122-123)
"Everything was unchanged, and Miss Havisham was alone. 'Well?' said she, fixing her eyes upon me. 'I hope you want nothing? You'll get nothing.' " (122)
" 'Ay!' she cried suddenly, turning herself and her chair towards me, 'You are lookin round for Estella? Hey?'
I had been looking round-in fact, for Estella-and I stammered that I hoped she was well.
'Abroad,' said Miss Havisham; 'educating for a lady; far out of reach; prettier than ever; admired by all who see her. Do you feel that you have lost her?'
There was such a malignant enjoyment in her utterance of the last words, and she broke into such a disagreeable laugh, that I was at a loss what to say." (122-123)
Miss Havisham
I recently asked the village boy, Pip, to bring along his blacksmith and guardian, Joe Gargery, for a visit. He was a nice fellow, but rather shy: he wouldn't speak a word to me and used his boy as a sort of translator! Maybe it was rudeness, but I most likely expect the poor smith to be confused and nervous to converse with someone of wealth and class. How amusing, me being the cause of all this nervousness and stress! Pip was apparently embarassed about how Joe acted, but he tried to keep it together. These people are like puppets, but why, because of wealth, money, or power? I think its inexperience of talking to someone of a higher class, and I will continue to follow this group and amuse myself.
" 'You are the husband,' repeated Miss Havisham, 'of the sister of this boy?'
It was very aggravating; but, throughout the interview Joe persisted in addressing Me instead of Miss Havisham.
'Which I meantersay, Pip,' Joe now observed in a manner that was at once expressive of forcible argumentation, strict confidence, and great politeness, 'as I hup and married your sister, and I were at the time what you might call (if you was anyways inclined) a single man.' " (105-106)
" 'Joe!' I remonstrated; for he made no reply at all. 'Why don't you answer-'
'Pip,' returned Joe, cutting me short as if he were hurt, 'which I meantersay that were not a question requiring a answer betwist yourself and me, and which you know the answer to be full well No. You know it to be No, Pip, and wherefore should I say it?' " (107
" 'You are the husband,' repeated Miss Havisham, 'of the sister of this boy?'
It was very aggravating; but, throughout the interview Joe persisted in addressing Me instead of Miss Havisham.
'Which I meantersay, Pip,' Joe now observed in a manner that was at once expressive of forcible argumentation, strict confidence, and great politeness, 'as I hup and married your sister, and I were at the time what you might call (if you was anyways inclined) a single man.' " (105-106)
" 'Joe!' I remonstrated; for he made no reply at all. 'Why don't you answer-'
'Pip,' returned Joe, cutting me short as if he were hurt, 'which I meantersay that were not a question requiring a answer betwist yourself and me, and which you know the answer to be full well No. You know it to be No, Pip, and wherefore should I say it?' " (107
Miss Havisham
Oh, Oh! How dismal I am! Continually festering in my dreadful abode... However I am delighted to have met a young common boy this day, blast who cares which one it is. He is from the lower village, brother of a wife of the blacksmith. Quite a nice young fellow, he did indeed assist me in experiencing a modicum of joy. Pip was it, played cards with dear Estella, and I think she might be in the business of breaking his heart! Dear me, such awful things bring me out of my usual reveries. What an odd sorts of boy, not being able to play, I had to suggest things until he agreed! Despite that somewhat fun moment, I think I am destined to spend the duration of my broken life up here, oblivious to everything on the outside world.
"But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunk to skin and bone." (60)
"I sometimes have sick fancies," she went on, "and I have a sick fancy that I want to see some play. There there!" with an impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand; "play, play, play!" (61)
"But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunk to skin and bone." (60)
"I sometimes have sick fancies," she went on, "and I have a sick fancy that I want to see some play. There there!" with an impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand; "play, play, play!" (61)
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