"Eveline" Quotes
A young woman grapples with the decision to leave her family and home in search of a better life.
short stories | 31 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
She stood up in a sudden impulse of terror.
fear
Her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition.
lovefarewell
She had consented to go away, to leave her home.
changedecision
A bell clanged upon her heart.
emotionfear
She was tired.
fatigue
He would give her life, perhaps love, too.
hopelove
She was to go away with him by the night-boat to be his wife and to live with him in Buenos Aires.
changedecision
Escape! She must escape!
feardesperation
He was in the chapel at six o'clock and every evening with his faces turned up to the Blessed Sacrament.
religionroutine
All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart.
emotionfear
