“ After a quarter of a century of married life, she had very few illusions left. ”
James Joyce, Dubliners (1914). copy citation
| Author | James Joyce |
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| Source | Dubliners |
| Topic | marriage duration illusions |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm |
Context
“His friends bowed to his opinions and considered that his face was like Shakespeare's.
When the plot had been disclosed to her, Mrs. Kernan had said: "I leave it all in your hands, Mr. Cunningham."
After a quarter of a century of married life, she had very few illusions left. Religion for her was a habit, and she suspected that a man of her husband's age would not change greatly before death. She was tempted to see a curious appropriateness in his accident and, but that she did not wish to seem bloody-minded, would have told the gentlemen that Mr. Kernan's tongue would not suffer by being shortened.” source
When the plot had been disclosed to her, Mrs. Kernan had said: "I leave it all in your hands, Mr. Cunningham."
After a quarter of a century of married life, she had very few illusions left. Religion for her was a habit, and she suspected that a man of her husband's age would not change greatly before death. She was tempted to see a curious appropriateness in his accident and, but that she did not wish to seem bloody-minded, would have told the gentlemen that Mr. Kernan's tongue would not suffer by being shortened.” source
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