The Return of the Twelves Quotes

“It did not seem odd to Max that what he had imagined about Stumps was really true, because this was exactly how games you made up worked. Of course they were true. In your mind.”
― Pauline Clarke, The Return of the Twelves

“We want you, against this monstrous regiment of women.”
― Pauline Clarke, The Return of the Twelves

“Oh, Mr. Rochester, I'm sorry," gasped Jane.

For he had turned around and was looking at her without seeing her, it seemed, his eyes dark in his pale face. At least, that was what Jane thought.

Come in, come in, Jane," he said, and he laughed. "What did you call me?" Jane walked into the room very gently and gracefully, as she always did, and not knowing quite what to say. She looked at her feet and then up at Mr. Howson.

Mr. Rochester," she said very softly. "We call you Mr. Rochester at home, because I think you're like him, and I'm sorry, I got muddled up.

And do you know who I think you're like?" he said. "I think you're like Jane Eyre."

Have you just been reading it?" he asked.

"Yes. I love it. I love Mr. Rochester. I'm going begin reading it again."

"Most girls like Mr. Rochester," he said. "I suppose because he's so mysterious?"

Jane nodded. She did not know why she like him, but this might be one reason. Her face was flushed from racing around the garden, and glowing with her ideas about Mr. Rochester. And Mr. Howson thought to himself that Jane would grow up soon into a beautiful girl and have to marry a quite ordinary man, like himself, like any man, and not all all like the amazing Mr. Rochester. Whereupon he prayed to God there and then to send her a good, true one who would value the flame inside her and not dim it.”
― Pauline Clarke, The Return of the Twelves

“is a sign of low birth and no spirit to have but one name.”
― Pauline Clarke, The Return of the Twelves