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Once shame touches your being at any point, even the most distant nerve is implicated, whether you know it or not; any feeting encounter or random thought will rake up the anguish and add to it. This first blow marks the end of Christine's unselfconsciousness.

In the midst of her weeping and carrying on, the old woman suddenly became winded and had to be put to bed, gasping for breath. Christine left her in that condition, and now her worry is becoming a guilty feeling:
"My God, I've never seen her so upset, what if something happens to her and I'm not there? Traveling, that's something for people who don't have someone sick at home, not for people like us”

*harasses partner for the historical context of this section of the book*

BOO you’re POOR and TACKY