caning her in public and declaring her a ghost. And yet—and this is something many of us feel during breakups—even though Timothy had told everyone that Elizabeth had literally ceased to exist, he still wanted her love and approval when she was at his fake funeral. Even though she knew it was fake! He wanted her to be in tears at even the thought of him being dead. No matter what, he expected her to go on loving him. Or at least loving him enough to outweep anyone else at that fake funeral.

