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". . . and he knew that our dreams are none the less terrible to lose, because they have never been the realities for which we have mistaken them."
". . . when the horror of his grief was new to him, and every object in life, however trifling or however important, seem saturated with his one great sorrow."
"Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world."
"You seem to have quite a taste for discussing these horrible subjects," she said, rather scornfully; "you ought to have been a detective police officer.""I sometimes think I should have been a good one.""Why?""Because I am patient."