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Except that I am not as good as Dorothea, boy do I identify with her. Dealing with a massive loss by trying to be useful - that’s a vibe. It’s good that she has her sister and brother in law for kindness, and her uncle too, but no one who understands her feeling of duty, and how much it controls her being. That sort of misunderstanding can make you very lonely.

It was a bit of whiplash to go from Dorothea’s story to Fred, Lydgate and the others. Now that I’m back on Dorothea and Casaubon, though, all I feel is frustration, and okay, a bit of compassion…. Dorothea is so keen to make Something of herself through her husband’s work that she sees value in his work that may not be there, feels affection that seems unrequited, and still has to put up with his jealousy.