“But then, Anne was in her unvexed teens; men were like big dogs to her: while Frances, at twenty-three, suffered a good deal.”
The author said this about two sisters – Frances and Anne. By this quote he wanted to show how in different age women treat men and love. Because of the fact that Anne was only fourteen, men for her were like big dogs, and she was a little bit scared of them; she never felt any huge feelings to boys, while Frances, being older, knew more about love and how it is to be in relationships.
“But, to-day, her lethargy of unhappiness was too much for her”.
Using this quote, the author wanted to show how unhappy was Frances. She even made from her unhappiness some ritual, a lethargy. She felt it fully, she lived with it, it came everyday to her, so she got used to this feeling. It was as big as lethargy in church and very private and intimate as it s there usually.
“Frances was a rare, delicate kind of being, whom he realized with a queer and delicious stimulation in his veins”.
These words were said by the author about Tom’s bearing to Frances. He was a womanizer, but there was something pure and mistrial in Frances that he couldn’t forget her. She wasn’t just another woman to him, he was something bigger and valuable, he really loved her with all his heart.
“Their eyes met, and she sank before him, her pride troubled”.
The author said that in the moment of the dialogue between Frances and Tom. She was afraid to fall in love again, to be in relationships with man and didn’t want to be subjected to Tom. But once she looked in his eyes, she felt again this wonderful feeling that she couldn’t hide it anymore, she was disarmed in front of him.
