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“He complained so seldom, indeed, of such stirs as these, that I really thought him not vindictive—I was deceived, completely, as you will hear.”

Weirdest vibes ever

“Self-abandoned, relaxed, and effortless, I seemed to have laid me down in the dried-up bed of a great river; I heard a flood loosened in remote mountains, and felt the torrent come… the waters came into my soul; I sank in deep mire: I felt no standing. I came into deep waters; the floods overflowed me.”

The ground has been torn from under my feet

“Are you going somewhere, Helen? Are you going home?”
“Yes; to my long home—my last home.”

Friends, teachers, and acquaintances of all kinds leave their marks on us, leaving indelible prints of influence. Everyone is a world unto their own. I appreciate the spiritual musings and the eerie atmosphere. I can’t wait to see how this develops.

“…it was a pity Mr Brocklehurst could not see them too; he would perhaps have felt that, whatever he might do with the outside of the cup and platter, the inside was further beyond his interference than he imagined.”

Rat Race—funny, intriguing