Attonement key quotations part one - chapter two

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Bernini's
triton
1 of 14
Morning sunlight ot any light could not
conceal the ugliness of the Tallis home
2 of 14
Black and white
tiled hall - shows the division
3 of 14
Untidy bunch of rose-bay
willow herb and irises - Cecilia, links to Ophelia
4 of 14
Clarissa
- book Cecilia is reading
5 of 14
She knew she should make
plans, but she did nothing
6 of 14
If it had survived the war, the reasoning went, then
it could survive the Tallises
7 of 14
Robbie turned suddenly at
the sound of her approach
8 of 14
Mocked for her poor
degree - not that they actually awarded degrees to women
9 of 14
This was a command on which he
tried to confer urgent masculine authority - Robbie
10 of 14
Two triangular pieces which dropped to the water and
tumbled to the bottom in a synchronous, see-sawing motion
11 of 14
He had come to the house and
removed his shoes and socks - Robbie, trying to form class barrier
12 of 14
The unexpectedly freezing water that caused her to
gasp was his punishment - Cecilia, foreshadows
13 of 14
The turbulence was driven by
the lingering spirit of her fury - Cecilia
14 of 14

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Card 2

Front

Morning sunlight ot any light could not

Back

conceal the ugliness of the Tallis home

Card 3

Front

Black and white

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Untidy bunch of rose-bay

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Clarissa

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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