“ It might be possible, Septimus thought, looking at England from the train window, as they left Newhaven; it might be possible that the world itself is without meaning. ”
Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway (1925). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | Mrs Dalloway |
| Topic | life meaning train |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200991.txt |
Context
“She respected these Englishmen, and wanted to see London, and the English horses, and the tailor-made suits, and could remember hearing how wonderful the shops were, from an aunt who had married and lived in Soho.*
It might be possible, Septimus thought, looking at England from the train window, as they left Newhaven;* it might be possible that the world itself is without meaning. At the office they advanced him to a post of considerable responsibility. They were proud of him; he had won crosses. 'You have done your duty; it is up to us——' began Mr Brewer; and could not finish, so pleasurable was his emotion.” source
It might be possible, Septimus thought, looking at England from the train window, as they left Newhaven;* it might be possible that the world itself is without meaning. At the office they advanced him to a post of considerable responsibility. They were proud of him; he had won crosses. 'You have done your duty; it is up to us——' began Mr Brewer; and could not finish, so pleasurable was his emotion.” source
