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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

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,ABODES ( HORROR HAVE FREQU5TLY BE5 DESCRIB$1 & CA/LES1 FILL$ ) SPECT]S & *IM]AS1 CONJUR$ UP BY ! MAGIC SPELL ( G5IUS TO H>R[ ! S\L1 & ABSORB ! WOND]+ M9D4 ,BUT1 =M$ ( SU* /UFF AS DREAMS >E MADE (1 :AT W]E !Y TO ! MANSION ( DESPAIR1 9 ONE CORN] ( :I* ,M>IA SAT1 5DEAVOR+ TO RECALL H] SCATT]$ ?\<TS6 

,SURPRISE1 A/ONI%M5T1 ?AT BORD]$ ON DI/RACTION1 SEEM$ TO HAVE SUSP5D$ H] FACULTIES1 TILL1 WAK+ BY DEGREES TO A KE5 S5SE ( ANGUI%1 A :IRLW9D ( RAGE & 9DIGNATION R\S$ H] TORPID PULSE4 ,ONE RECOLLECTION ) FRI<TFUL VELOCITY FOLL[+ ANO!R1 ?REAT5$ TO FIRE H] BRA91 & MAKE H] A FIT COMPANION = ! T]RIFIC 9HABITANTS1 :OSE GROANS & %RIEKS W]E NO UNSUB/ANTIAL S\NDS ( :I/L+ W9DS1 OR />TL$ BIRDS1 MODULAT$ BY A ROMANTIC FANCY1 :I* AMUSE :ILE !Y AFFRI<T2 BUT SU* TONES ( MIS]Y AS C>RY A DREADFUL C]TA9TY DIRECTLY TO ! HE>T4 ,:AT EFFECT MU/ !Y !N HAVE PRODUC$ ON ONE1 TRUE TO ! T\* ( SYMPA?Y1 & TORTUR$ BY MAT]NAL APPREH5SION6 

,H] 9FANT'S IMAGE WAS CONT9UALLY FLOAT+ ON ,M>IA'S SI<T1 & ! FIR/ SMILE ( 9TELLIG5CE REMEMB]$1 AS NONE BUT A MO!R1 AN UNHAPPY MO!R1 CAN CONCEIVE4 ,%E HE>D H] HALF SPEAK+ HALF COO+1 & FELT ! LITTLE TW9KL+ F+]S ON H] BURN+ BOSOM--A BOSOM BUR/+ ) ! NUTRIM5T = :I* ?IS *]I%$ *ILD MI<T N[ BE P9+ 9 VA94 ,FROM A /RANG] %E C\LD 9DE$ RECEIVE ! MAT]NAL ALIM5T1 ,M>IA WAS GRIEV$ AT ! ?\<T--BUT :O W\LD WAT* H] ) A MO!R'S T5D]NESS1 A MO!R'S SELF-D5IAL8 

,! RETREAT+ %AD[S ( =M] SORR[S RU%$ BACK 9 A GLOOMY TRA91 & SEEM$ TO BE PICTUR$ ON ! WALLS ( H] PRISON1 MAGNIFI$ BY ! /ATE ( M9D 9 :I* !Y W]E VIEW$--,/ILL %E M\RN$ = H] *ILD1 LAM5T$ %E WAS A DAU<T]1 & ANTICIPAT$ ! AGGRAVAT$ ILLS ( LIFE ?AT H] SEX R5D]$ ALMO/ 9EVITABLE1 EV5 :ILE DREAD+ %E WAS NO MORE4 ,TO ?9K ?AT %E WAS BLOTT$ \T ( EXI/5CE WAS AGONY1 :5 ! IMAG9ATION HAD BE5 LONG EMPLOY$ TO EXP& H] FACULTIES2 YET TO SUPPOSE H] TURN$ ADRIFT ON AN UNKN[N SEA1 WAS SC>CELY LESS AFFLICT+4 

,AFT] BE+ TWO DAYS ! PREY ( IMPETU\S1 V>Y+ EMOTIONS1 ,M>IA BEGAN TO REFLECT MORE CALMLY ON H] PRES5T SITUATION1 = %E HAD ACTUALLY BE5 R5D]$ 9CAPABLE ( SOB] REFLECTION1 BY ! DISCOV]Y ( ! ACT ( ATROCITY ( :I* %E WAS ! VICTIM4 ,%E C\LD NOT HAVE IMAG9$1 ?AT1 9 ALL ! F]M5TATION ( CIVILIZ$ DEPRAVITY1 A SIMIL> PLOT C\LD HAVE 5T]$ A HUMAN M9D4 ,%E HAD BE5 /UNN$ BY AN UNEXPECT$ BL[2 YET LIFE1 H[EV] JOYLESS1 WAS NOT TO BE 9DOL5TLY RESIGN$1 OR MIS]Y 5DUR$ )\T EX]TION1 & PR\DLY T]M$ PATI5CE4 ,%E HAD HI!RTO M$ITAT$ ONLY TO PO9T ! D>T ( ANGUI%1 & SUPPRESS$ ! HE>T HEAV+S ( 9DIGNANT NATURE M]ELY BY ! =CE ( CONTEMPT4 ,N[ %E 5DEAVOR$ TO BRACE H] M9D TO =TITUDE1 & TO ASK H]SELF :AT WAS TO BE H] EMPLOYM5T 9 H] DRE>Y CELL8 ,WAS IT NOT TO EFFECT H] ESCAPE1 TO FLY TO ! SUCCOR ( H] *ILD1 & TO BAFFLE ! SELFI% S*EMES ( H] TYRANT--H] HUSB&8 

,!SE ?\<TS R\S$ H] SLEEP+ SPIRIT1 & ! SELF-POSSESSION RETURN$1 ?AT SEEM$ TO HAVE AB&ON$ H] 9 ! 9F]NAL SOLITUDE 9TO :I* %E HAD BE5 PRECIPITAT$4 ,! FIR/ EMOTIONS ( OV]:ELM+ IMPATI5CE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE1 & RES5TM5T GAVE PLACE TO T5D]NESS1 & MORE TRANQUIL M$ITATION2 ?\< ANG] ONCE MORE /OPT ! CALM CURR5T ( REFLECTION :5 %E ATTEMPT$ TO MOVE H] MANACL$ >MS4 ,BUT ?IS WAS AN \TRAGE ?AT C\LD ONLY EXCITE MOM5T>Y FEEL+S ( SCORN1 :I* EVAPORAT$ 9 A FA9T SMILE2 = ,M>IA WAS F> FROM ?9K+ A P]SONAL 9SULT ! MO/ DIFFICULT TO 5DURE ) MAGNANIM\S 9DIFF]5CE4 

,%E APPROA*$ ! SMALL GRAT$ W9D[ ( H] *AMB]1 & = A CONSID]ABLE TIME ONLY REG>D$ ! BLUE EXPANSE2 ?\< IT COMM&$ A VIEW ( A DESOLATE G>D51 & ( P>T ( A HUGE PILE ( BUILD+S1 ?AT1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 SUFF]$1 = HALF A C5TURY1 TO FALL TO DECAY1 HAD UND]GONE SOME CLUMSY REPAIRS1 M]ELY TO R5D] IT HABITABLE4 ,! IVY HAD BE5 TORN (F ! TURRETS1 & ! /ONES NOT WANT$ TO PAT* UP ! BREA*ES ( TIME1 & EXCLUDE ! W>R+ ELEM5TS1 LEFT 9 HEAPS 9 ! DISORD]$ C\RT4 ,M>IA CONTEMPLAT$ ?IS SC5E %E KNEW NOT H[ LONG2 OR RA!R GAZ$ ON ! WALLS1 & POND]$ ON H] SITUATION4 ,TO ! MA/] ( ?IS MO/ HORRID ( PRISONS1 %E HAD1 SOON AFT] H] 5TRANCE1 RAV$ ( 9JU/ICE1 9 ACC5TS ?AT W\LD HAVE JU/IFI$ HIS TREATM5T1 HAD NOT A MALIGNANT SMILE1 :5 %E APPEAL$ TO HIS JUDGM5T1 ) A DREADFUL CONVICTION /IFL$ H] REMON/RAT+ COMPLA9TS4 ,BY =CE1 OR OP5LY1 :AT C\LD BE DONE8 ,BUT SURELY SOME EXP$I5T MI<T OCCUR TO AN ACTIVE M9D1 )\T ANY O!R EMPLOYM5T1 & POSSESS$ ( SUFFICI5T RESOLUTION TO PUT ! RISK ( LIFE 9TO ! BALANCE ) ! *ANCE ( FRE$OM4 

,A WOMAN 5T]$ 9 ! MID/ ( !SE REFLECTIONS1 ) A FIRM1 DELIB]ATE /EP1 /RONGLY M>K$ FEATURES1 & L>GE BLACK EYES1 :I* %E FIX$ /EADILY ON ,M>IA'S1 AS IF %E DESIGN$ TO 9TIMIDATE H]1 SAY+ AT ! SAME TIME 0,Y\ HAD BETT] SIT D[N & EAT Y\R D9N]1 ?AN LOOK AT ! CL\DS40 

0,I HAVE NO APPETITE10 REPLI$ ,M>IA1 :O HAD PREVI\SLY DET]M9$ TO SPEAK MILDLY2 0:Y !N %\LD ,I EAT80 

0,BUT1 9 SPITE ( ?AT1 Y\ MU/ & %ALL EAT SOME?+4 ,I HAVE HAD MANY LADIES UND] MY C>E1 :O HAVE RESOLV$ TO />VE !MSELVES2 BUT1 SOON OR LATE1 !Y GAVE UP !IR 9T5T1 AS !Y RECOV]$ !IR S5SES40 

0,DO Y\ REALLY ?9K ME MAD80 ASK$ ,M>IA1 MEET+ ! SE>*+ GLANCE ( H] EYE4 

0,NOT JU/ N[4 ,BUT :AT DOES ?AT PROVE8--,ONLY ?AT Y\ MU/ BE ! MORE C>EFULLY WAT*$1 = APPE>+ AT TIMES SO REASONABLE4 ,Y\ HAVE NOT T\*$ A MORSEL S9CE Y\ 5T]$ ! H\SE40--,M>IA SI<$ 9TELLIGIBLY4--0,C\LD ANY ?+ BUT MADNESS PRODUCE SU* A DISGU/ = FOOD80 

0,YES1 GRIEF2 Y\ W\LD NOT ASK ! QUE/ION IF Y\ KNEW :AT IT WAS40 ,! ATT5DANT %OOK H] HEAD2 & A <A/LY SMILE ( DESP]ATE =TITUDE S]V$ AS A =CIBLE REPLY1 & MADE ,M>IA PAUSE1 BE=E %E ADD$--0,YET ,I WILL TAKE SOME REFRE%M5T3 ,I MEAN NOT TO DIE4--,NO2 ,I WILL PRES]VE MY S5SES2 & CONV9CE EV5 Y\1 SOON] ?AN Y\ >E AW>E (1 ?AT MY 9TELLECTS HAVE NEV] BE5 DI/URB$1 ?\< ! EX]TION ( !M MAY HAVE BE5 SUSP5D$ BY SOME 9F]NAL DRUG40 

,D\BT GA!R$ /ILL ?ICK] ON ! BR[ ( H] GU>D1 AS %E ATTEMPT$ TO CONVICT H] ( MI/AKE4 

0,HAVE PATI5CE60 EXCLAIM$ ,M>IA1 ) A SOLEMNITY ?AT 9SPIR$ AWE4 0,MY ,GOD6 H[ HAVE ,I BE5 S*OOL$ 9TO ! PRACTICE60 ,A SUFFOCATION ( VOICE BETRAY$ ! AGONIZ+ EMOTIONS %E WAS LABOR+ TO KEEP D[N2 & CONQU]+ A QUALM ( DISGU/1 %E CALMLY 5DEAVOR$ TO EAT 5\< TO PROVE H] DOCILITY1 P]PETUALLY TURN+ TO ! SUSPICI\S FEMALE1 :OSE OBS]VATION %E C\RT$1 :ILE %E WAS MAK+ ! B$ & ADJU/+ ! ROOM4 

0,COME TO ME (T510 SAID ,M>IA1 ) A TONE ( P]SUASION1 9 CONSEQU5CE ( A VAGUE PLAN ?AT %E HAD HA/ILY ADOPT$1 :51 AFT] SURVEY+ ?IS WOMAN'S =M & FEATURES1 %E FELT CONV9C$ ?AT %E HAD AN UND]/&+ ABOVE ! COMMON /&>D1 0& BELIEVE ME MAD1 TILL Y\ >E OBLIG$ TO ACKN[L$GE ! CONTR>Y40 ,! WOMAN WAS NO FOOL1 ?AT IS1 %E WAS SUP]IOR TO H] CLASS2 NOR HAD MIS]Y QUITE PETRIFI$ ! LIFE'S-BLOOD ( HUMANITY1 TO :I* REFLECTIONS ON \R [N MIS=TUNES ONLY GIVE A MORE ORD]LY C\RSE4 ,! MANN]1 RA!R ?AN ! EXPO/ULATIONS1 ( ,M>IA MADE A SLI<T SUSPICION D>T 9TO H] M9D ) CORRESPOND+ SYMPA?Y1 :I* V>I\S O!R AVOCATIONS1 & ! HABIT ( BANI%+ COMPUNCTION1 PREV5T$ H]1 = ! PRES5T1 FROM EXAM9+ MORE M9UTELY4 

,BUT :5 %E WAS TOLD ?AT NO P]SON1 EXCEPT+ ! PHYSICIAN APPO9T$ BY H] FAMILY1 WAS TO BE P]MITT$ TO SEE ! LADY AT ! 5D ( ! GALL]Y1 %E OP5$ H] KE5 EYES /ILL WID]1 & UTT]$ A--0HEM60 BE=E %E 9QUIR$--0,:Y80 ,%E WAS BRIEFLY TOLD1 9 REPLY1 ?AT ! MALADY WAS H]$IT>Y1 & ! FITS NOT OCCURR+ BUT AT V]Y LONG & IRREGUL> 9T]VALS1 %E MU/ BE C>EFULLY WAT*$2 = ! L5G? ( !SE LUCID P]IODS ONLY R5D]$ H] MORE MIS*IEV\S1 :5 ANY VEXATION OR CAPRICE BR\<T ON ! P>OXYSM ( PHR5SY4 

,HAD H] MA/] TRU/$ H]1 IT IS PROBABLE ?AT NEI!R PITY NOR CURIOSITY W\LD HAVE MADE H] SW]VE FROM ! /RAI<T L9E ( H] 9T]E/2 = %E HAD SUFF]$ TOO MU* 9 H] 9T]C\RSE ) MANK9D1 NOT TO DET]M9E TO LOOK = SUPPORT1 RA!R TO HUMOR+ !IR PASSIONS1 ?AN C\RT+ !IR APPROBATION BY ! 9TEGRITY ( H] CONDUCT4 ,A DEADLY BLI<T HAD MET H] AT ! V]Y ?RE%OLD ( EXI/5CE2 & ! WRET*$NESS ( H] MO!R SEEM$ A HEAVY WEI<T FA/5$ ON H] 9NOC5T NECK1 TO DRAG H] D[N TO P]DITION4 ,%E C\LD NOT H]OICALLY DET]M9E TO SUCCOR AN UN=TUNATE2 BUT1 (F5D$ AT ! B>E SUPPOSITION ?AT %E C\LD BE DECEIV$ ) ! SAME EASE AS A COMMON S]VANT1 %E NO LONG] CURB$ H] CURIOSITY2 &1 ?\< %E NEV] S]I\SLY FA?OM$ H] [N 9T5TIONS1 %E W\LD SIT1 EV]Y MOM5T %E C\LD /EAL FROM OBS]VATION1 LI/5+ TO ! TALE1 :I* ,M>IA WAS EAG] TO RELATE ) ALL ! P]SUASIVE ELOQU5CE ( GRIEF4 

,IT IS SO *E]+ TO SEE A HUMAN FACE1 EV5 IF LITTLE ( ! DIV9ITY ( VIRTUE BEAM 9 IT1 ?AT ,M>IA ANXI\SLY EXPECT$ ! RETURN ( ! ATT5DANT1 AS ( A GLEAM ( LI<T TO BREAK ! GLOOM ( IDL5ESS4 ,9DULG$ SORR[1 %E P]CEIV$1 MU/ BLUNT OR %>P5 ! FACULTIES TO ! TWO OPPOSITE EXTREMES2 PRODUC+ /UPIDITY1 ! MOP+ MELAN*OLY ( 9DOL5CE2 OR ! RE/LESS ACTIVITY ( A DI/URB$ IMAG9ATION4 ,%E SUNK 9TO ONE /ATE1 AFT] BE+ FATIGU$ BY ! O!R3 TILL ! WANT ( OCCUPATION BECAME EV5 MORE PA9FUL ?AN ! ACTUAL PRESSURE OR APPREH5SION ( SORR[2 & ! CONF9EM5T ?AT FROZE H] 9TO A NOOK ( EXI/5CE1 ) AN UNV>I$ PROSPECT BE=E H]1 ! MO/ 9SUPPORTABLE ( EVILS4 ,! LAMP ( LIFE SEEM$ TO BE SP5D+ ITSELF TO *ASE ! VAPORS ( A DUNGEON :I* NO >T C\LD DISSIPATE4--,& TO :AT PURPOSE DID %E RALLY ALL H] 5]GY8--,WAS NOT ! WORLD A VA/ PRISON1 & WOM5 BORN SLAVES8 

,?\< %E FAIL$ IMM$IATELY TO R\SE A LIVELY S5SE ( 9JU/ICE 9 ! M9D ( H] GU>D1 BECAUSE IT HAD BE5 SOPHI/ICAT$ 9TO MISAN?ROPY1 %E T\*$ H] HE>T4 ,JEMIMA 7%E HAD ONLY A CLAIM TO A ,*RI/IAN NAME1 :I* HAD NOT PROCUR$ H] ANY ,*RI/IAN PRIVILEGES7 C\LD PATI5TLY HE> ( ,M>IA'S CONF9EM5T ON FALSE PRET5SES2 %E HAD FELT ! CRU%+ H& ( P[]1 H>D5$ BY ! EX]CISE ( 9JU/ICE1 & CEAS$ TO WOND] AT ! P]V]SIONS ( ! UND]/&+1 :I* SY/EMIZE OPPRESSION2 BUT1 :5 TOLD ?AT H] *ILD1 ONLY F\R MON?S OLD1 HAD BE5 TORN FROM H]1 EV5 :ILE %E WAS DIS*>G+ ! T5D]E/ MAT]NAL (FICE1 ! WOMAN AWOKE 9 A BOSOM LONG E/RANG$ FROM FEM99E EMOTIONS1 & ,JEMIMA DET]M9$ TO ALLEVIATE ALL 9 H] P[]1 )\T HAZ>D+ ! LOSS ( H] PLACE1 ! SUFF]+S ( A WRET*$ MO!R1 APP>5TLY 9JUR$1 & C]TA9LY UNHAPPY4 ,A S5SE ( RI<T SEEMS TO RESULT FROM ! SIMPLE/ ACT ( REASON1 & TO PRESIDE OV] ! FACULTIES ( ! M9D1 LIKE ! MA/]-S5SE ( FEEL+1 TO RECTIFY ! RE/2 BUT 7= ! COMP>ISON MAY BE C>RI$ /ILL F>!R7 H[ (T5 IS ! EXQUISITE S5SIBILITY ( BO? WEAK5$ OR DE/ROY$ BY ! VULG> OCCUPATIONS1 & IGNOBLE PLEASURES ( LIFE8 

,! PRES]V+ H] SITUATION WAS1 9DE$1 AN IMPORTANT OBJECT TO ,JEMIMA1 :O HAD BE5 HUNT$ FROM HOLE TO HOLE1 AS IF %E HAD BE5 A BEA/ ( PREY1 OR 9FECT$ ) A MORAL PLAGUE4 ,! WAGES %E RECEIV$1 ! GREAT] P>T ( :I* %E HO>D$1 AS H] ONLY *ANCE = 9DEP5D5CE1 W]E MU* MORE CONSID]ABLE ?AN %E C\LD RECKON ON OBTA9+ ANY :]E ELSE1 W]E IT POSSIBLE ?AT %E1 AN \TCA/ FROM SOCIETY1 C\LD BE P]MITT$ TO E>N A SUBSI/5CE 9 A REPUTABLE FAMILY4 ,HE>+ ,M>IA P]PETUALLY COMPLA9 ( LI/LESSNESS1 & ! NOT BE+ ABLE TO BEGUILE GRIEF BY RESUM+ H] CU/OM>Y PURSUITS1 %E WAS EASILY PREVAIL$ ON1 BY COMPASSION1 & ?AT 9VOLUNT>Y RESPECT = ABILITIES1 :I* ?OSE :O POSSESS !M CAN NEV] ]ADICATE1 TO BR+ H] SOME BOOKS & IMPLEM5TS = WRIT+4 ,M>IA'S CONV]SATION HAD AMUS$ & 9T]E/$ H]1 & ! NATURAL CONSEQU5CE WAS A DESIRE1 SC>CELY OBS]V$ BY H]SELF1 ( OBTA9+ ! E/EEM ( A P]SON %E ADMIR$4 ,! REMEMBRANCE ( BETT] DAYS WAS R5D]$ MORE LIVELY2 & ! S5TIM5TS !N ACQUIR$ APPE>+ LESS ROMANTIC ?AN !Y HAD = A LONG P]IOD1 A SP>K ( HOPE R\S$ H] M9D TO NEW ACTIVITY4 

,H[ GRATEFUL WAS H] ATT5TION TO ,M>IA6 ,OPPRESS$ BY A DEAD WEI<T ( EXI/5CE1 OR PREY$ ON BY ! GNAW+ WORM ( DISCONT5T1 ) :AT EAG]NESS DID %E 5DEAVOR TO %ORT5 ! LONG DAYS1 :I* LEFT NO TRACES BEH9D6 ,%E SEEM$ TO BE SAIL+ ON ! VA/ OCEAN ( LIFE1 )\T SEE+ ANY L&-M>K TO 9DICATE ! PROGRESS ( TIME2 TO F9D EMPLOYM5T WAS !N TO F9D V>IETY1 ! ANIMAT+ PR9CIPLE ( NATURE4 

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