Status Updates From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

“I thought an interview would only disturb your peace and madden me”

“I grasped the gatepost for support, and stood intently gazing towards the door to take my last look on my soul‘s delight, my first on the detested mortal who had torn her from my heart and doomed her. I was certain, to a life of misery”

“to no concerns of daily life could I attend while this tempest of doubt and dread, of jealousy and rage distracted me.”

“I was not going to stand there to expose my tortured feelings to the insolent laughter and impertinent curiosity of a fellow like that.”

“Never till now had I known the full fervour of my love — the full strength of my hopes, not wholly crushed even in my hours of deepest despondency, always tenaciously clinging to the fact that one day she might be mine”

“I deeply regretted my stupidity and my foolish pride, but it was now too late to remedy the evil.”

“I was burning with anger, but pride obliged me to suppress my feelings and preserve a smooth face — or at least stoic calmness”

“it is deeds not words that must purchase my affection and esteem.”

“she is casting her pearls before swine. May they be satisfied with trampling them under their feet”

“don’t argue against me anymore: all you can say has been already said by my own heart and refuted by my reason.”

“I have done very, very wrong, I know, but as usual I have reaped the bitter fruits of my own error — and must reap them to the end.”

“her clear, dark eyes were fixed on mine with a gaze so intensely earnest that they bound me like a spell.”

“he extinguished all her affection at last.”

“these six years have wrought almost as great to change upon himself as on my feelings regarding him.”

“No shadow of remorse for him I left behind.”

“I should freeze all the sunshine out of his heart”

“no particular temptation has yet occurred to put his virtue to the test.”

“No, it is never too late to reform, as long as you have the sense to desire it and the strength to execute your purpose.”

“When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone — there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both heart and hands in your own possession till you see a good reason to part with them.”

“You might as well sell yourself to slavery at once as marry a man you dislike.”

“My heart clings to him more than ever, and my soul is sick of solitude.”

YES GILBERT GO GET HER