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Alanna Thornton
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“And suddenly, the fine shades of manner by which she harmonized herself with her surroundings, it flashed on him that, to need such adroit handling, the situation must indeed be desperate. She was on the edge of something-that was the impression left with him. He seemed to see her poised on the brink of a chasm, with one graceful foot advanced to assert her unconsciousness that the ground was failing her.”
— 21 hours, 44 min ago
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Alanna Thornton
is on page 249 of 368
Is he asking Lily to confirm that his wife was having an affair??
— 19 hours, 23 min ago
Alanna Thornton
is on page 226 of 368
"The whole truth?" Miss Bart laughed. "What is truth?
Where a woman is concerned, it's the story that 's easiest to believe. In this case it's a great deal easier to believe Bertha Dorset's story than mine, because she has a big house and an opera box, and it's convenient to be on good terms with her."
Oof Lily is so frustrating but this is so true
— 20 hours, 31 min ago
Where a woman is concerned, it's the story that 's easiest to believe. In this case it's a great deal easier to believe Bertha Dorset's story than mine, because she has a big house and an opera box, and it's convenient to be on good terms with her."
Oof Lily is so frustrating but this is so true
Alanna Thornton
is on page 218 of 368
My gasp even though I knew that was coming haha
— 20 hours, 49 min ago
Alanna Thornton
is on page 189 of 368
"Sometimes," she added,
"I think it's just flightiness-and sometimes I think it's because, at heart, she despises the things she's trying for. And it's the difficulty of deciding that makes her such an interesting study."
— 21 hours, 52 min ago
"I think it's just flightiness-and sometimes I think it's because, at heart, she despises the things she's trying for. And it's the difficulty of deciding that makes her such an interesting study."
Alanna Thornton
is on page 180 of 368
Oof that was sad and painful
Onto Book Two
— 21 hours, 58 min ago
Onto Book Two
Alanna Thornton
is on page 159 of 368
“It was pitiable that he, who knew the mixed motives on which social judgments depend, should still feel himself so swayed by them. How could he lift Lily to a freer vision of life, if his own view of her was to be coloured by any mind in which he saw her reflected?”
— Jun 27, 2026 11:30AM
Alanna Thornton
is on page 138 of 368
“Why can’t we be friends? You promised once to help me," she continued in the same tone, as though the words were drawn from her unwillingly.
"The only way I can help you is by loving you," Selden said in a low voice. <\3
— Jun 27, 2026 08:15AM
"The only way I can help you is by loving you," Selden said in a low voice. <\3
