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“Perhaps, then, I was too severe in my judgments, for I abhorred the sinner as well as the sin; now, I flatter myself I am more charitable and considerate; but am I not becoming more indifferent and insensate too? Fool that I was to dream that l had strength and purity enough to save myself and him!“

My heart aches for Helen.

I’ve found myself totally immersed in this read. I feel like Gilbert, wanting to unlock the mystery of Helen.

“..It must be, either, that you think she is essentially so vicious, or so feeble-minded that she cannot withstand temptation, - and though she may be pure and innocent as long as she is kept in ignorance and restraint, yet, being destitute of real virtue, to teach her how to sin is at once! to make her a sinner, and the greater her knowledge, the wider her liberty, the deeper will be her depravity..”