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“he could just hear it, the sound. like barking, but full of human feeling; no dog had ever felt so much. the memory of it made him shudder.” UGH so suspenseful gimme moreeeee

“lying here, on this summer afternoon, he soothed himself with a question: how bad could it be to be buried in the warm earth and listen to the world conduct itself around you? that didn’t seem so dreadful”

“he had not done anything wrong, and yet here he was, ashamed. that was the cunning power of girls, he thought. they turned a strong man weak. they made a good man penitent.” ohhh i like this already!

“all he wanted was some sign from them that they acknowledged him… he didn’t like the way they looked at each other. it was as though they spoke a silent language he couldn’t understand; it unsettled him. it made him feel less strong, less good. all he wanted was to be seen.”